Australian Navy’s HMAS Success has had a busy month deployed as part of Operation MANITOU in the Middle East Region. Success conducted 12 replenishments at sea with ships from the United States, French, British, German, Turkish, Spanish, Dutch and Italian navies, transferring over 3,700 cubic meters
Two British minehunters have just completed a period of intense weapon and seamanship training in the Persian Gulf. As part of the UK Mine Counter Measures Force, Her Majesty’s Ships Penzance and Chiddingfold have been conducting patrols to ensure freedom of navigation in the Middle East, a region t
HMAS Success and her Boarding Team came to the rescue of a local cargo dhow in the Middle East on 10 February after responding to a distress call and finding the vessel taking on water. Technical experts amongst the Boarding Party determined that sea water was flooding into the dhow’s bilge, but the
Swedish Navy’s Minesweeper Experiences Weapon Malfunctions Swedish Navy’s minesweeper HMS Ulvön (M77) experienced malfunctions during weapon fire tests yesterday south of Ronneby, Sweden. UK Invests More in Submarine Successor Programme The UK’s submarine industry will benefit from £285 million of i
Sailors assigned to US Navy’s Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 1 deployed to Bahrain and Djibouti March 11. While deployed, CRS-1 will provide security and protection of strategic shipping and naval vessels operating in coastal areas and port facilities, to ensure uninterrupted flow of cargo and unit
The Iranian Navy has expanded its fleet by accepting delivery of a new destroyer Damavand. As reported by Press TV, the vessel aims to boost maritime security in the Caspian Sea. Compared to Iranian Navy’s Jamaran destroyer, delivered in 2010, the Damavand is more advanced, features a high level of
Australian Navy’s HMAS Success and her boarding team came to the rescue of a local cargo dhow in the Middle East on 10 February after responding to a distress call and finding the vessel taking on water. Technical experts amongst the boarding party determined that a hull leak was flooding the dhow’s
As part of its deployment on Operation MANITOU, HMAS Success spent some time in the company of the USS Iwo Jima while transiting through the Gulf of Aden. Success conducted a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) evolution with Iwo Jima, transferring 685 cubic meters (CZ) of F76 marine diesel fuel, and 405 CZ
Diver detection sonar technology developed by Sonardyne International Ltd, UK, has played an important part in a major international exercise organised to train naval forces in mine countermeasures, maritime security operations and harbour protection operations. The International Mine Counter-Measur
Combined Task Force 152 (CTF-152), working with various ships and headquarters staff from across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), recently conducted a dedicated, coordinated maritime security operation in the Persian Gulf. These types of operations are designed to track, counter and build an unde
Warships, helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft from New Zealand, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and the United States have joined forces during Operation ‘Eureka’, a Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) counter-terrorism operation conducted in late February in the Northern Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oma
The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), right, comes alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) during a replenishment-at-sea. The operation was conducted while the vessels were in the n March 4. Bunker Hill is deployed as part of the Carl Vi
