THE navy knew within days that claims crewmen ran a competition on how many female sailors they could sleep with were false, but did nothing to set the record straight, the Federal Opposition claims.
THE Royal Australian Navy is denying that the decision to recall about 1600 sailors from warships over summer is a result of a recruiting crisis, claiming it merely forms part of a new family-friendly policy.
NEWCASTLE shipbuilder ADI expects to hear next month if it has won the $750million contract to build 12 patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy at Carrington.