On the weekend that America celebrates it’s independence, a huge British ship has come rolling into the waters of Naval Station Mayport… By Len Kiese (firstcoastnews) [mappress] Source: firstcoastnews, July 4, 2011;
HMS Bangor has arrived in the Mediterranean where she will serve as part of NATO forces off the coast of Libya. The Sandown Class vessel left HM Naval Base Clyde on 6 June 2011 and sailed over 2,500 miles (4,023 km) to arrive in the warm waters of the Med to relieve fellow mine […]
This is the dramatic moment a crewman from a stricken merchant ship was lifted to safety – one of 13 sailors plucked from their stricken vessel by Royal Navy aviators off Oman. All souls aboard the tanker MV Pavit were winched off by a Merlin from HMS St Albans, as the Portsmouth frigate broke [&hel
Submarine strategy of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems group confirmed The €2.0 billion order for six U 214 submarine material packages placed with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems by the Republic of Turkey has entered into force with receipt of the advance payment. As a longstanding partner and supplier
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design and engineering consultancy, celebrates 25 years of innovative vessel design this year. Established as Nigel Gee and Associates Ltd in June 1986, by Nigel Gee and John Bonafoux, the company is recognised as o
The boats of the second Gaza flotilla are expected finally to set sail this weekend from the Greek coast… (thejc) [mappress] Source: thejc, June 30, 2011;
HMS York is coming home from the cold of Bermuda after a penultimate pit-stop on her five-month North and South Atlantic deployment. Yes, you read that correctly. It was cooler in the tropical island than the destroyer’s home port. Admittedly it was only half a degree Celsius hotter in Portsmouth (2
THE crew of HMS Cornwall will tomorrow mark the ship leaving the Royal Navy by conducting a decommissioning ceremony at Devonport Naval Base… (thisisplymouth) [mappress] Source: thisisplymouth, June 29, 2011;
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan will discuss cooperation between the naval forces, press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan told APA… (apa) [mappress] Source: apa, June 29, 2011;
The last of three corvettes under construction by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) was formally named in a launching ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base today. Employees and guests, including senior representatives from the RNO and UK Royal Navy, gathered at the naval base to watch Lt Gene
Westmark BV, creator of P-Trap®, was named winner in the Security category at the 5th annual Safety at Sea International Awards held recently on board the historic warship HMS Belfast in London. The company was recognized for its anti-piracy device, which creates a propeller jamming zone around the
JSC Severnaya Verf and JSC Baltiysky Zavod will face bankruptcy soon, said president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Roman Trotsenko at press conference during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum. At present, Russia’s Central Bank holds trial proceedings with JSC United Indust
