Pirates boarded a Swedish tanker off the coast of Benin at the weekend but were chased away by the African nation’s navy, leaving the vessel… (msn) [mappress]Source: msn, August 1, 2011;
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture between Fincantieri and Selex Sistemi Integrati, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to build a vessel for the Algerian Navy. Fincantieri made the announcement yesterday, but did not give any
As part of measures to re-tool the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the Ghana Navy is to receive two patrol boats from China by the end of the year… (modernghana) [mappress] Source: modernghana, July 28, 2011;
U.S. Sailors joined forces with the Danish to kick-off the second training hub to take place in Tanzania this year as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, July 25. The first hub in Tanzania also took place in Dar Es Salaam from Feb. 22 to March 3. APS East, and the Tanzania cadre […
U.S. Navy ships and aircraft are searching for a Sailor from USS Boxer (LHD 4) who went missing while the ship was conducting maritime security operations in the Gulf of Aden today. The Sailor did not report to watch and after a search of the ship, man overboard was called away. Helicopters and fixe
Again, pirates are back in action as they have seized another Italian tanker with 23 crewmen on board travelling near the Gulf of Guinea Sun… By Nasir Nadeem (lhrtimes) [mappress] Source: lhrtimes, July 26, 2011;
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), along with embarked staff arrived in Mombasa, Kenya, July 19, to begin their involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East’s 2011 Kenyan hub. The Kenyan hub brings more than 85 maritime professionals from seven partner nations together for training designed t
INS Godavari has successfully foiled a piracy attempt on a Greek ship MV Elinakos in the Gulf of Aden. Eight Somali pirates attempted to hijack the Greek ship in the early morning of 16 Jul. INS Godavari was escorting four other ships at the time in the Gulf of Aden, when she received the distress [
HMS Liverpool has been in action off the coast of Libya this weekend where she intercepted three rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) suspected of belonging to the Colonel Gaddafi regime. The Type 42 destroyer was on patrol off Misurata on Friday afternoon when the three RHIBs were detected in the
The departure of a Nigerian warship, NNS Aradu F90, and its 150-naval crew stationed at the U.S Coast Guard base in Alameda, California, has… (nigerianobservernews) [mappress] Source:nigerianobservernews , July 11, 2011;
A British warship allegedly having the commander of the Somaliland navy and some of his soldiers on board attracted on Saturday serious mili… By ECOP-marine (international) [mappress] Source: international, July 11, 2011;
With Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan all but over, involvement in Libya shows no signs of petering out as the country’s second Libya… By Shannon Moneo (theglobeandmail) [mappress] Source: theglobeandmail, July 11, 2011;
