A six-member military delegation headed by Deputy Chief (Materials, Petrol, Oil and Lubricant) of the General Logistic Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Major General Zhu Cheng paid a courtesy call on Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval H
“Visiting a Japanese ship off the coast of the Philippines was an unexpected surprise.” An officer from HMS Illustrious has completed a short exchange visit with the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force. Acting Lieutenant Commander Joseph Currin , from Southampton, represented the Royal Navy on boar
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay is scheduled to break ice in the Saginaw Bay Shipping Channel, starting at 8 a.m. Thursday and continuing into the evening hours. The crew of Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug homeported in Detroit, will be conducting ice-breaking operations as part
Spanish Navy frigate ‘Álvaro de Bazán’, deployed in operation ‘Ocean Shield’ fighting piracy in the Indian Ocean, was requested by the Operation’s Command (CTF-508) to carry out a MEDEVAC from a Ukrainian ship. The ‘Hetman Sagadaichnyi’ informed that one of her sailors could be suffering of peritoni
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus concluded his first visit to Mexico Dec. 17, where he reinforced the existing partnership with Mexico. Mabus met with government and military officials to discuss U.S – Mexican military cooperation and defense and security issues in the region. “We are committed to ou
Canadian ships, HMCS Edmonton and Yellowknife, along with HMC Submarine Victoria, recently completed deployments in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, marking the end of a very successful year for Operation CARIBBE 2013. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) had tremendous operational success this year combating
The hull of the second and last of the Royal Australian Navy’s new amphibious ships has departed from Vigo in northern Spain, Australian Defence Minister Senator David Johnston today announced. The Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) hull will be transported to Melbourne, Australia, by the Heavy Lift Ship
The first ever Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) to be conducted in waters off the Indian coast is scheduled in the Bay of Bengal from 19th December to 22nd December 2013. The Indian Navy will be represented by the indigenously-built stealth frigate INS Satpura, the Guided Missile Destroyer IN
Two Indian Coast Guard ships, “Vishwast” and “Rajkamal” arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on 18th December 2013. They were welcomed in accordance with naval traditions on arrival. ICGS Vishwast is an Offshore Patrol Vessel commanded by Inspector General JK Verghese. The OPV is 94 meters in length a
Portsmouth-based warship HMS Lancaster returned home to the cheers of hundreds of loved ones in Portsmouth yesterday (December 18) following a successful drug-busting deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean. HMS Lancaster spent seven months in the region, seizing drugs with a total street val
“Milwaukee will be an exceptional ship and I am pleased with the progress being made.” The Navy, along with the Lockheed Martin-led industry team, christened and launched the future USS Milwaukee in a ceremony at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard Dec. 18, marking an important production mile
During their recent port visit to Dar Es Salaam, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Spanish Offshore Patrol Vessel, ESPS Tornado, conducted training with a team from the Tanzanian Navy. Nineteen members of the Tanzanian Navy were given a briefing on boarding operations, followed by a boarding exercise. The
“The Ukrainian Navy is very much looking forward to joining the European Union Naval Force, which has made a significant contribution in the fight against piracy over the past five years.” On Tuesday 17 December 2013, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean, the Force Commander of the European Union’s counter pi
Babcock is beginning a six month Support Period (Docking) (SP(D)) on Sandown class mine hunter HMS Bangor at its Rosyth dockyard, which will include a number of upgrades and a substantial maintenance package. Bangor is due to go into dock later this week. The SP(D) is being carried out under Surface
