The two week long Northern Coast 2014 (NOCO14) exercise, arranged in August and September is the Finnish Navy’s main exercise this year. The main aim of the Northern Coasts exercise is to improve the multinational interoperability between the participating troops. The shallow and shoaly waters alo
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) will provide the Turkish Navy with OSI’s world leading Warship Navigation System, which includes ECPINS-W software. These systems will be installed on two Landing Ship Tanks and two Rescue and Towing Ships for submarines. OSI has previously delivered systems to the Turki
HMS Sultan was recently transformed into a small fictional Island called Leander as part of the Establishment’s trainees’ Operational Sea Training weekend. Trainee technicians and officers from within the Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival School (RNAESS) joined with their Defence School of
Royal UK Navy warship HMS Northumberland has carried out a number of boardings of suspect vessels in the Middle East as part of her maritime security patrols in the region. Working under the command of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) on counter-narcotic operations with Combined Task Force 150, team
On 11 of August 2014 the Combat Support Ship FGS Berlin received a visit from the Force Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia Rear Admiral Guido Rando. It was the first visit aboard an Operation Atalanta unit other than the flagship since he assumed command on 6 August in Djibouti. T
Sister survey ships HMS Echo and HMS Enterprise have held a brief rendezvous in the Mediterranean to allow for a transfer of stores before going their opposite ways. The Plymouth-based ships have both had a busy few months – with HMS Echo spearheading the UK’s contribution to the search for the mi
The Russian Navy will soon commission the first in the series of six Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines. RIA Novosti quoted Russian Navy Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo as saying: “On August 22, St. Andrew’s flag of the Russian Navy will be raised on diesel-electric submarine N
The Spanish Navy’s patrol vessel ‘Vigía‘ P-73 took part in a search and rescue operation involving numerous immigrants. A large number of vessels with immigrants was detected in the Strait of Gibraltar earlier on Tuesday. A total number of 94 boats carrying 920 immigrants was captured, and the imm
The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Theoule-sur-Mer, France, to participate in commemorative events paying tribute to the 70th Anniversary of the Allied invasion that led to the liberation of Southern France during World War II, Aug. 13. The focus of the commemorative
Babcock announces that INAER Spain (INAER), part of Avincis, has been awarded a further four-year £5 million contract to provide helicopter transport for search and rescue operations and other civil defence missions by the local government of Cantabria, Spain. INAER will operate a 24 hour service
A Royal UK Navy frigate has been training with the Nigerian Navy allowing for an exchange of skills and techniques. HMS Iron Duke paid a short visit to Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa’s most populous city where the frigate worked with the Nigerian Navy as well as hosting a UK Trade and Industry Expo.
During the past week end, Italian Navy ships engaged in Operation Mare Nostrum have rescued 2,053 migrants. Also, the Italian Port Authorities provided their support to the operation with Dattilo and other patrol forces. Yesterday, patroller Borsini disembarked 166 migrants (including 14 women and
