The Royal Navy has banned sailors from drinking alcohol for at least two days a week, in a ruling that would have been unthinkable in the days of splicing the mainbrace and the daily rum ration.

The UK navy is tightening the taps on allowing alcohol at sea, the defence ministry said Thursday. Under new rules unveiled ...

Royal Navy implements new limits on alcohol consumption onboard ships as data shows that half of personnel drink too much.

The Royal Navy has ordered sailors to abstain from alcohol for at least two days a week and meet strict Government health targets. In a breach of hundreds of years of naval tradition, ships will be ...

The British Royal Navy is limiting the amount of alcohol sailors can consume during operations at sea. Traditionalists are ...

A traditional daily ration, or "tot", of rum was issued to Royal Navy personnel for about three centuries, until the practice ...