After a three day hunt by NATO and EU counter piracy forces, HNLMS Rotterdam in close cooperation with EU unit FGS Sachsen, has successfully disrupted a pirated dhow. This end game took place in the coastal waters of Somalia. The crew has been freed and is in good condition. The suspected pirates wi
Guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams transferred 10 Iranian mariners rescued from a burning dhow Aug. 8 to an Iranian vessel in the Gulf of Oman Aug. 10. Members of Williams’ visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team transferred the mariners from the destroyer to an Iranian-flagged dhow
Two employees from BMT Defence Services and BMT ARGOSS, subsidiaries of BMT Group Ltd, are set to embark on a challenging journey which will see them make an epic motorcycle ride from Bath, UK to Gdansk in Poland. With the trip fully funded by the two riders, all donations and sponsorship raised wil
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, will equip the new Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Finnish Border Guard with its proven TRS-3D naval radar. The STX Shipyard in Rauma/Finland has awarded Cassidian a contract to deliver the radar by mid-2013 for integration into the new ship. “To p
Adm. Mark Ferguson, vice chief of naval operations (VCNO), visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike) for a two-day visit highlighted by an all hands call and meetings with leadership, Aug. 12-13. As part of the visit, the VCNO, and Navy Total Force/Manpower, Pe
Royal Navy Fishery Protection Vessel HMS Mersey and survey vessel HMS Enterprise visit Falmouth on Friday in support of Falmouth Week regatta. The two ships will be providing a boat to assist race managers and safety officers overseeing competition in Falmouth Bay and Carrick Roads. In addition HMS
The U.S. Navy achieved successful open-water validation dives July 2012 on MK 16 MOD 1 Underwater Breathing Apparatus’ (UBA) electronic circuitry to extend service life into the next decade for a world-class unique diving rig capable of extreme depths in open sea water. Naval Surface Warfare Center
Sailors from Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) helped African sailors develop a senior enlisted leadership curriculum for non-commissioned officers (NCO) at the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa headquarters in Naples, Italy, Aug. 10. Building off the information learned from earlie
Solemn command handover ceremony of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR) took place at… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 13, 2012; Image: blackseafleet
More than 40 chief petty officers (CPO) and CPO selects, assigned to commands within Navy Region Northwest, participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at Washington Veterans Home, Aug. 9. The CPO selects, Sailors undergoing an induction process to CPO, assisted the grounds crew of the ve
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Viktor Chirkov was promoted, reports business newspaper Vzglyad referring to the Kremlin press service… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 13, 2012; Image: flot
The Examiner reports that a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Porter collided with a Japanese-owned bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday morning. The U.S. Navy says that no one was hurt in the collision. The collision between USS Porter (DDG 78) and the Panamanian-fl
Another giant section of the second of the Navy’s future aircraft carriers is beginning to take shape after work began in Scotland. Engineers at BAE’s Govan yard have started to create the 11,000-tonne Lower Block 04, which will house the engine rooms, sickbay and some mess decks of HMS Prince of Wa
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert addressed attendees of the Association of Naval Services Officers’ (ANSO) 32nd annual convention at a luncheon, Aug. 9. ANSO fosters the growth, advancement and recognition of Hispanic officer and enlisted personnel in the uniformed naval servic
