On August 29 the Spanish warship SPS INFANTA CRISTINA joined Operation ATALANTA off the Horn of Africa having previously deployed to this op… (allafrica) [mappress] Source: allafrica, August 31,2011;
An official Iranian news agency says Iran is sending a submarine and a warship to the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea… (washingtonpost) [mappress] Source: washingtonpost, August 31,2011;
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, Aug. 26 for a four-day goodwill port visit. Prior to its arrival, Samuel B. Roberts was underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. The visit marked the s
The Russian large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev of the Pacific Fleet is on its way to the Gulf of Aden, where it is due to join an… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr, August 29, 2011;
Seven heavily armed assailants boarded a Cameroonian ship with 150 people on board off the coast of Nigeria Saturday and took its captain ho… (AFP) [mappress] Source: AFP, August 29, 2011;
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) departed Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 13, following a two-week visit in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. While in port, Rear Adm. Kenneth “K.J.” Norton, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa deputy chief of staff for strategy, resources and plans, hosted the Mariti
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) departed Seychelles Aug. 18, after six-days of training in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East. During the visit, Sailors from Samuel B. Roberts hosted a damage control course designed to familiarize partner students with shipboard damage control equipment
Piracy attacks are escalating in the Gulf of Guinea, endangering the future of one of the world’s emerging shipping hubs and highlighting… (voanews) [mappress] Source: voanews, August 19, 2011;
Russian Navy command appraises anti-piracy actions of Russian warships in the Gulf of Aden and near Horn of Africa as effective. Large ASW ship Severomorsk securing civil shipping in those regions on Aug 17 arrived in the central part of the Arabian Sea to start forming a new convoy of merchant vess
U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) aided a stranded Somali skiff and returned it to shore, Aug. 13. On Aug. 12, a SH-60B helicopter from the Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron, Light (HSL) 46 ‘Grandmasters,’ assigned to Anzio, spotted the small skiff approximately 45 miles from shore
Crew of large ASW ship Severomorsk continues successful patrolling in the Gulf of Aden. Northern Fleet mariners on Aug 13 began to escort another convoy consisting of three ships flying flags of Cyprus, Liberia, and Panama. Dry cargo ship Valdai and tanker Zaliv Anadyr are Russian-crewed. This is th
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Victoria, Seychelles, to begin their involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East’s hub Aug. 12. The Seychelles hub will feature students from East African partner nations participating in courses including fisheries, senior enlisted leadership and
