China opens a luxury hotel which originally is refitted ex-Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev. According to South China Morning Post, EUR 9.6 mln was spent to refit the ship. Since 2004 the ship was a part of military-oriented theme park in Tianjin; there were models of combat aircraft on the ship’s deck.
Crew of large ASW ship Severomorsk continues successful patrolling in the Gulf of Aden. Northern Fleet mariners on Aug 13 began to escort another convoy consisting of three ships flying flags of Cyprus, Liberia, and Panama. Dry cargo ship Valdai and tanker Zaliv Anadyr are Russian-crewed. This is th
Northern Fleet (NF) mariners on Aug 12 commemorated submariners died 11 years ago in the Barents Sea on board nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Kursk. In basing site of SSN Kursk – Vidyaevo – memorial service was conducted early in the morning in St. Nicholas Thaumaturge Church. At 10 am a meet
This is the moment Royal Marine Commandos board a merchant ship which had been attacked in the Red Sea. In the fading light of an August afternoon, the specialist boarding team from HMS Monmouth search the MV Caravos Horizon after it flashed an SOS: Under attack from pirates. The Devonport-based fri
The American destroyer USS Carney has arrived in Grand Harbour, the latest warship to take a break in Malta from operations off Libya… (timesofmalta) [mappress] Source: timesofmalta, August 15, 2011;
In yet another escalation of its crackdown on dissent, the Syrian government unleashed navy vessels, tanks and a mix of soldiers, security… By Anthony Shadid (post-gazette) [mappress] Source: post-gazette, August 15, 2011;
MiG fighter jets crashing with rapidity in India, Russia’s MiG aircraft maker said it has delivered the first four MiG-29 Fulcrum-D carrier-… (truthdive) [mappress] Source: truthdive, August 15, 2011;
HMS Dauntless, the second of Britain’s six cutting-edge Type 45 destroyers, has completed hot weather trials with a visit to Miami. This is the Miami skyline and the last port of call for the Portsmouth-based warship before she concluded her mini-deployment to the USA. The £1bn destroyer headed acro
The Royal Brunei Armed Forces recorded another significant milestone in its history with the official acceptance of the final DARUSSALAM Class Patrol Vessels, namely KDB DARULAMAN. KDB DARULAMAN is the last of the DARUSSALAM class, which have been commissioned to Luerssen Shipyard by the Government
Crew of large ASW ship Marshal Shaposhnikov and communications company Rostelecom Far East decided to sign patronage agreement. Such sponsorship will raise prestige of military service, improve living conditions of the ship’s crew, and contribute to further improvement of patriotic education in the
Oldest ship of Italian Navy – training sailer Amerigo Vespucci – will visit Sevastopol in Aug 23-27, reports Italian Navy’s press release. During the visit, Italian mariners will meet with local authorities, Black Sea Fleet command, and take part in cultural exchange activities. On Aug 9 Amerigo Ves
August started with the beginning of the Shakedown phase of getting the mighty ‘E’ up to the standard required to re-deploy in November. The training began in earnest with the visit of the DEVFLOT Operational Assurance Visit team led by Cdr HM. Over the two day period that the team were embarked the
