HMS Illustrious has arrived at the Mediterranean island of Malta for a five-day visit. More than 1,500 sailors and marines lined the deck of the Portsmouth-based helicopter carrier as she entered the port of Valletta. As well as an onboard reception for the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the ship will
Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced Dec. 28 that the commander of NETC visited the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Keesler Air Force Base to see firsthand how the learning site has successfully implemented a Virtual Desktop Initiative (VDI). Rear Adm. Don
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo on Tuesday issued the following statement on the status of the negotiations between the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific (NAVFAC Pacific) and the Guam Shipyard on a long-term lease for a ship repair facility on Guam. “The U.S. Navy, NAVFAC Pacific
Sri Lanka Navy assisted in the repatriation of 27 Indian fishermen along with 4 fishing trawlers on 28th December 2012. The fishermen with their fishing trawlers were handed over to the Indian Coastal Guard Ship “Rani Abbakka” at the International Maritime Boundary Line off Point Pedro by Sri Lankan
Dec. 27 marks 22 years since LCDR Darlene Iskra reported for duty aboard USS Opportune (ARS-41). She would later become the first female commanding officer of a U.S. Navy warship when she assumed responsibility as the ship’s CO. Today, we recognize CDR (Ret.) Iskra’s accomplishments during her 21 ye
All 22 hostages from the MV Iceberg 1 have now been released from pirate captivity. They had been held since the Iceberg 1 was pirated on 29 March 2010, a period of two years and nine months. The former hostages are now recovering from their ordeal and are receiving food and medical care. On 21 [&he
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, was awarded a $13,499,140 order under Basic Ordering Agreement (N00024-12-G-4330) for the accomplishment of the planning yard services in support of littoral combat ships LCS-2 and LCS-4. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works will execute planning yard funct
Indian naval ship “Carnicobar” arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on an operational visit on 25th December 2012. The visiting ship sailing under the command of Lieutenant Commander Akshay Dixit was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on arrival. The Commanding Officer
Secretary of Defence and Urban Development, Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksha visited Mullikulum on 26th December 2012 in order to look into the post-war development in the area. He chaired a meeting attended by Government officials and residents where infrastructure, resettlement and livelihood uplift were
Sri Lanka Navy is continuing relief assistance to the areas affected by prevailing inclement weather conditions. Three flood relief teams have been deployed to assist people in the areas of Kiran in the Batticaloa District and Thimbiriyaya in the Trincomalee District. Two flood relief teams are on s
Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $166,881,824 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2217) to exercise the construction option for Joint High Speed Vessel 10. Contract funds in the amount of $166,881,824 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will not expire
Naval craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 27 Indian fishermen and 4 Indian fishing trawlers poaching in the Sri Lankan waters East of Mullaithivu on 23rd December 2012. They were brought to Trincomalee Harbour and handed over to the Police for legal action. SLN vessels and craft
Research ship Seliger built by JSC Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad, Russia) was delivered to Russian Navy today, on Dec 25. Signing ceremony of acceptance certificate and hoisting… [mappress] Russian Navy, December 26, 2012; Image: Military Photos
A vessel’s crew hijacked almost three years ago by Somali pirates has been freed, says the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). After 1000 days in captivity the 22 remaining crew of the MV Iceberg 1 were freed as a result of a two-week operation by the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) in Ga
