A damaged hoist cable and the inability to find equipment needed to repair the fraying cable are the two causal factors in the Coast Guard’s unsuccessful rescue of an injured crewmember off the sailing vessel Freefall during heavy weather Oct. 28, 2008, according to a Coast Guard final action memo r
On May 17, the Anzac Class Guided Missile Frigate, HMAS Ballarat, began a five-day ship visit to Shanghai, China. Ballarat will be docked at the northern end of Shanghai’s historic Bund from 17-21 May. The visit will involve cultural exchanges and visits to significant icons in Shanghai. The exercis
Northern Fleet (NF) destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen and offshore patrol ship Senja on… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 18, 2012
The Navy’s No.1 helicopter display team, the Black Cats, are ready to perform for the Diamond Jubilee air show season after the head of the Fleet Air Arm approved their display. The two Lynx – instantly recognisable thanks to the distinctive cat emblems painted on their fuselage – will perform at mo
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 arrived in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit, May 15. Vinson is currently in transition to its homeport in San Diego following a successful six-month deployment to the Pacific an
Non-nuclear submarine St. Petersburg will complete post-repair trials at Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard within the… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 18, 2012
Kuwaiti Air Force and U.S. Embassy officials met with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 leadership aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, May 9. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence Director of Operations and Plans, Kuwaiti Air Force Maj. Gen. Abdulrazaq Al-Awadhi, and the
Northern Fleet (NF) destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov on May 15 started her anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden by escorting… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 18, 2012; Image:mil
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Eight successfully completed a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) May 17, off the East Coast of the United States from Virginia to Florida, in preparation for their scheduled combat deployment later this year. The exercise, which started April 24, was conducted by
Sailors and officers from Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Peruvian naval academy in Callao, Peru, May 15. The annual memorial ceremony was held in honor of Peruvian naval hero Adm. Miguel Grau, who was killed during a n
HMS Bangor, the Clyde-based mine hunter, underwent a change of crews recently when crew one from the First Mine Counter Measures Squadron (MCM1) took the helm of the sophisticated warship. The Royal Navy’s mine hunters are in high demand for operations and exercises around the globe and this means t
Construction of the first Project 21980 Grachonok special purpose boat for Pacific Fleet started at Vostochnaya… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy , May 18, 2012; Image: oborona
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) received the fleet’s highest recognition for superior operational performance and excellence in safety during an awards ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, May 16. Adm. John C. Harvey, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), Rear Adm. Ted N. Branch, commander, Naval Air Fo
Guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) conducted a change of command, while operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, May 9. Cmdr. Dwayne Ducommun relieved Cmdr. Chris Alexander as the commanding officer of Sampson during a ceremony held at sea. During Alexander’s 20-month tenu
