Two Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships have completed a six hour Replenishment at Sea to handover duties as the UK and coalition partner fleet tanker RFA Wave Ruler is handing over to RFA Fort Victoria and sent the Fort Victoria vital supplies for the deployment in exchange for fuel for the journey home. R
The Royal Navy warship, HMS Severn has just completed Tradewinds 15, a 14 nation training exercise in the Caribbean. Ships and personnel participated from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
Portsmouth-based HMS Quorn returned home to Portsmouth on July 2nd, after nearly three months deployed on mine-clearance operations in the Baltic Sea. The Hunt class minehunter has been a part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1); a taskforce of seven NATO ships assigned to the
On Tuesday 30 June the Finnish Ambassador to United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr Pekka Huhtaniemi, and the Commander of the Finnish Navy, Rear Admiral Kari Takanen, visited the EU Naval Force Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood, UK. Ambassador Pekka Huhtaniemi and Rear Admiral Kari Takanen wer
The Spanish Navy offshore patrol boat ‘Alborán’, currently engaged in the albacore surveillance and protection campaign 500 miles off Cape Finisterre, assisted a British trawler with flooded holds requesting help. The OPV received a distress call from a trawler with eleven fishermen on board and pro
The Spanish Navy minehunter ‘Tajo’ rescued the crewman of a sailboat who was about to sink in rough weather in the Ionian Sea between Italy and the Greek coast. The minehunter received a distress call from a 52-year old Israeli sailor, the only crewman of a sailboat, informing that he was about to s
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) departed the Black Sea on July 1, 2015, after a series of engagements that promoted peace and stability in the region. Laboon’s presence in the Black Sea reaffirmed U.S. commitment toward the region and increased joint operational
More than 160 NATO and partner nation military and civilian leaders yesterday gathered in London for the two day NATO Maritime Commanders’ Meeting (MARCOMET) to discuss current and future maritime security challenges. The theme for SEA SENSE 2015 is NATO’s Future Maritime Posture – Readiness and Res
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed Karlskrona, Sweden, after a three-day scheduled port visit, July 01, 2015. Jason Dunham’s presence in Karlskrona reaffirmed to NATO allies that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties while working towa
The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland, for a routine port visit, July 1. While in port, Sailors and Marines will have the chance to visit the various cultural sites, shop and enjoy local hospitality. This port visit to Reykjavik is the first since
The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) departed Bar, Montenegro, June 28, following a port visit. The visit served to enhance relations between the United States and Montenegro as the two nations work together to provide a stable, secure and prosperous Europe
Italian Navy placed an order for the construction and equipment of one multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD) with Fincantieri and Finmeccanica. The total value of the contract is over 1.1 billion euros, with Fincantieri’s share amounting to approx. 853 million euros and Finmeccanica’s to about 273 mill
