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Maritime Media Awards 2011 Video Documentary: Unreported Ocean

BBC Defence Correspondent wins Desmond Wettern Media Award Captain Richard Woodman awarded Maritime Fellowship Award for outstanding achievement. BBC Defence Correspondent Caroline Wyatt won the Desmond Wettern Media Award at the Maritime Media Awards 2011 for her excellence in reporting on maritime defence issues. Of her award – named in honour of Desmond Wettern – [...]

The Annual Service for Those Lost at Sea took place at All Hallows by the Tower, London EC3 on Thursday, 13th October 2011.

First Sea Lord to attend prestigious event at Institute of Directors THE Maritime Foundation’s annual appeal for the country’s top maritime journalists, writers and broadcasters comes has recently closed with a record number of nominations. Winners of the five following major categories will be honoured at a dinner at the Institute of Directors, in London [...]

Video highlights of the Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Awards 2010

Rear Admiral Philip Wilcocks will open this year’s Maritime Debate at the Hay Festival with a speech on the importance of the Royal Navy

Former Shadow Defence Minister Julian Lewis and veteran marine broadcaster and journalist Tom MacSweeney are to speak at this year’s Hay Festival.

The Maritime Foundation is supporting Seafarers Awareness Week (6-12 June), the UK’s annual promotion of events and activities that focus on the essential work done by seafarers to keep our island nation supplied with fuel, food and goods. Now in its third year, Seafarers Awareness Week provides a great focus for Seafarers UK and beneficiary [...]

Supporters of the Maritime Foundation will be sorry to learn that Mike Plumridge died on Sunday 10th April.

The Maritime Foundation is featured in a new BBC Television programme which is hosted by James Landale.