A Sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) died after falling overboard onto an adjacent services barge at 6:43 p.m., July 14, while the ship is at anchor in Hong Kong Harbor. The ship’s emergency medical response team immediately arrived at the scene and administered first-
The tanker RFA Darkdale was sunk by a German U-boat and was the first British ship sunk south of the equator. She was hit with four torpedoes whilst at anchor off Jamestown, St Helena in October 1941. As she lay in 40 meters depth, her hull is starting to show signs of leaking oil into […]
The Economic Times reports that the Indian Navy is creating an Information Technology cadre. Having conducted the necessary training, the Indian navy officers will be able to protect its critical networks from attacks by hackers. The officers will be posted on navy ships and establishments to carry
Detyens Shipyard Inc. has received a USD 8 million contract for overhaul and dry-docking of Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). The contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to USD 8.9 million. USNS Gua
Distinguished guests came aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) for a reception held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence in Kingston, Jamaica, July 12. During the three-hour event, the U.S. ambassador to Jamaica, Ambassador Pamela
HMS Dragon has successfully tested her Sea Viper weapon system by knocking a target out of the sky at the Outer Hebrides missile range off Scotland. The firing exercise took place in almost perfect conditions on a rare hazy summer’s afternoon off the west coast. It marks the start of an intense work
Five Sailors from the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at St. Christopher’s School For The Deaf in Brown’s Town, Jamaica, July 13. The Sailors spent time with the children and distributed stuffed animals pr
Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a multi-day fishing trawler illegally headed for Australia in the seas 25 nautical miles off Kalkudah. All the persons onboard the intercepted trawler that included 109 males were brought to the Trincomalee Naval Base and handed over to the Criminal Investigation Departmen
A volunteer acupuncturist with Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12) dipped into the well of ancient knowledge to better understand his craft while working in Vinh, Vietnam, July 13. Aaron Cook, an acupuncturist from University of California San Diego, met with Phan Thi Thuy Duong, an acupuncture speciali
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, and the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Timothy Barrett AM CSC RAN joined family and friends on the wharf at Garden Island, Sydney, to farewell HMAS Anzac as she sailed for her third tour of duty. The surface frigate’s departure mark
Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Scott R. Van Buskirk, visited Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, July 13, to look at base operations and address base personnel on topics including, Perform to Serve, workforce stabilization and the value of the Navy remaining a force of top performers. Van
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) solutions for US Navy Programs of Record recently announced that the company has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review for Knifefish, the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (SMCM UUV). In No
Sri Lanka Navy assisted an Indian salvage team for the salvage of Indian fishing trawlers bearing the Registration NumbersTN/10/MFB/982 and TN/10/MFB/308 in the seas off Delft in Northern Sri Lanka. The assistance was rendered on humanitarian grounds in response to a request made by the Indian High
Naval Station Newport hosted 29 high school juniors and seniors, July 9 – 13, for a five-day Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) camp codenamed, Starbase Poseidon. The Office of Naval Research funded pilot program for Newport was hosted by the Naval War College, Naval Academy Pre
