YACHTSMAN Adrian Flanagan is to hitch a lift on a merchant ship because ... he makes it into the record books as the first solo sailor to attempt the route. His ex-wife and expedition manager ...

I understand why you’re pissed”. Defence force investigators later seized Leading Seaman Hitch’s phone. The sailor was set to contest the charges at a trial this week, but entered an ...

The shadowbox tradition follows a belief that “when a sailor leaves a ship for the last time, it’s bad luck for the sailor’s shadow to touch shore before he does,” said Chief Petty Officer ...

Defence Force Magistrate Brigadier Michael Cowan QC on Tuesday demoted Sydney-based Leading Seaman Rohan Hitch to the rank of Able Seaman and ordered he be kicked out of the service.