On Friday, May 1, the seven ships of Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1), under the command of Dutch Navy Commander Peter A.J. Bergen Henegouwen, arrived in the port of Göteborg for a routine port visit. The flagship of SNMCMG1 is FGS DONAU, an ELBE-class German tender. The mine
In late April the French Navy’s frigate Cassard (D 614) concluded its mission in central and eastern Mediterranean. Cassard was collecting valuable information in the Mediterranean, as well as building relationships with navies present in the area. The vessel left its homeport of Toulon on March 20
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton joins Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE yesterday in the North Sea as part of its deployment under Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s response to Russia’s military aggression toward Ukraine. Under the command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), HMCS Frede
Royal Navy’s HMS Bulwark and three Merlin helicopters are now ready to operate in the Mediterranean, working closely with the Italian Navy, and coordinated via Rome. The 19,000 tonne amphibious ship will work in tandem with the surveillance helicopters to provide a wide ranging search and rescue cap
The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed the Viktor Lenac dry dock staging area in Rijeka, Croatia, April 30 for the first time since staging began Jan. 15, 2015. The 640-foot flagship came to the Viktor Lenac Shipyard for a regularly scheduled maintenance peri
NATO’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 2015 (DMON 15) began today, Monday, 4 May 2015, off the coast of Norway, with ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied and 1 partner nation converging on the Norwegian Sea for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare training. Su
Navantia has launched the Royal Australian Navy’s twelfth and final LHD Landing Craft (LLC) on April 27. The contract for the construction of the series of 12 LLC was signed in September 2011 and the works have been executed in the Bay of Cádiz. The landing crafts are destined to operate with the Na
The Italian Navy and Coast Guard, assisted by French vessels, tugs and commercial ships, rescued over 5,800 migrants over the weekend. Italian and French vessels conducted 17 separate rescue operation off Libyan coast as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send boats packed with migrants across
For the eighth consecutive year the Royal Navy is showing a strong presence at the Jersey Boat Show. River Class Patrol ship HMS Tyne arrived in Jersey on Friday, May 1, along with two P2000 Fast Patrol Boats – HMS Trumpeter the training vessel for Cambridge University Royal Naval Unit and HMS Range
Admiralty Shipyards Launches Sub Krasnodar Admiralty Shipyards held a ceremonial launching of diesel-electric submarine Krasnodar in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on April 25. USS Farragut Sent to Help Maersk Tigris U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain answered a distress call yesterday morning
The Spanish Navy’s patrol boat ‘Alboran’ deployed from Cartagena yesterday to take part in NEAFC 2015 campaign. Alboran is joining NEAFC (North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission) 2015 in the waters off Iceland. Spanish Navy is contributing to the European Union’s seasonal campaign to ensure conserv
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, to begin her forward-deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations April 30, 2015. Porter departed Norfolk, June 3, and is the third of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers
