Baltic Fleet (BF) corvette Soobrazitelny which was immobilized on Sept 2 in the Baltic Sea due to a fire occurred in the engine-room set a course for Baltiysk, reported RIA Novosti referring to a high-ranking BF officer. According to the source, a short circuit happened last Sunday in the ship’s cab
Flagship of Ukrainian Navy, frigate Getman Sagaidachny will be dispatched to Somalia to attend the international anti-piracy operation, reports UNIAN referring to Oleg Voloshin… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, Septembar 6, 2012
Fourth-generation Project 885 Yasen nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine (SSGN) Severodvinsk will pass state sea trials in coming November… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, Septembar 6, 2012
Russian Navy’s technical maintenance base in Syrian port Tartus operates as usual, there are no need to evacuate personnel and equipment, a spokesman of Russian General Staff told Interfax-AVN on Sept 4. “Indeed, deployment plan of the Russian Navy task force implied possible evacuation of Russian s
Russian defense ministry disbanded Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Air Defense Regiment which covered the fleet’s main base Sevastopol from air threats… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, Septembar 6, 2012
Manufacturer Haux-Life-Support GmbH has gained GL certification for their Diving Simulator for the Royal Swedish Navy. The simulation system has been certified according to the GL Rules for Underwater Technology – Diving Systems and Diving Simulators. Harald Pauli and Dirk Pohlmann from GL’s Departm
So far, Russian Navy Main HQ has not received any instructions to recommission museum cruiser Avrora, said Admiral Viktor Chirkov… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, Septembar 6, 2012
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) diesel-electric submarine Alrosa escorted by Baltic Fleet (BF) rescue tug SB-921 arrived in Spanish port Ceuta. The submarine is under way from Kronshtadt to Sevastopol returning after scheduled repairs. In Ceuta, Russian BSF rescue tug Shakhter joined the task unit. When stayi
Signalmen of Russia’s Northern Fleet (NF) destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov heading in the Celtic Sea on Sept 3 noticed a distress… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, Septembar 5, 2012
What do the great deal of the biggest mega yachts and the world’s fastest high-speed ferries have in common? They are all powered by MTU diesel engines. Worldwide, the same applies to many other ships such as frigates, standard tug boats and platform supply vessels. As different as the ships’ tasks
Lord Coe, who was also visiting the Olympic Venue at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy, gained a brief insight into the role of personnel onboard the Royal Navy’s Flagship. Lord Coe took a tour of the Operations Room and admired the grandstand view from the Bridge of the Ship that overlooks
St. Petersburg Submariners’ Club and veterans of the Navy asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to reconstruct and mount engines in the museum cruiser Avrora. Putin re-addressed the letter to defense minister Anatoly Serdiukov, reports Izvestiya newspaper. The legendary cruiser could be used not on
