Those involved are generally punished by a mixture of fines, restriction of privileges and stopping of shore leave.

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He was so good, the relief pitchers treated the night before his starts the way a sailor treats shore leave.

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Leading Seaman MacColl, originally from Killin, in Stirlingshire, was last seen in the early hours of 27 May while on shore leave.

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You tell him to take a shore leave to clear his head.

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Are you one of those timid mariners who's afraid to leave shore because you might come to the edge of the world and fall into a dragon's maw?

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And while there are four restaurants to choose from on the shore, 24-hour in-villa dining is available so you never have to leave this heavenly hut.

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