The timely action taken by the Navy Life Saving Team from SLNS Vijaya, Kalpitiya of the North-western Naval Command saved the lives of 04 male persons in their teens, who were drowning in the seas off Thalawila on 08th March 2012. The incident occurred around 03.30 pm and one of the rescued was rush
Russian Navy will not modernize Dmitry Donskoy-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN, Project 941 Typhoon), reported Jane’s Defence Weekly referring to ARMS-TASS. Complete modernization of one Project 941 submarine is equivalent to construction of two new Yury Dolgoruky-class SSBN
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command announced the 2011 USFF Fleet Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony March 8, on board Naval Station Norfolk. Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. announced Ship’s Servicemen 1st Class (SW/AW) Angela A. Zamora, who was born in Ecuador and grew up in
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of India’s Southern Army Command Lieutenant General AK Singh visited the Naval Headquarters on 12th March 2012. He was accorded a token Guard of Honour on arrival. General Singh met Director General Operations Rear Admiral Jayantha Perera and they held cordial dis
The U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra toured Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 8, as part of a regional tour. Alan Solomont received updates from base leadership concerning key issues that are impacting personnel and families stationed at the Naval Station Rota. He also spoke with several service
Authorities of Sevastopol reported to Ukrainian government about 30 piers not stipulated by the Russian-Ukrainian Treaty of 1997 but occupied by foreign warships, said Crimea’s Deputy Governor Vladimir Arabadzhi. According to him, it is “a proved and reliable fact” that “30 piers were not included i
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived in Mayport, Fla., March 8, marking the completion of its four-month HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12) mission. While on deployment, Swift visited the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Panama and Haiti, working with local commun
Russian prospective non-nuclear submarine Amur-1650 with air-independent powerplant (AIP) will participate in India’s tender for procurement and license production of six non-nuclear submarines, said a representative of Russian defense industry. Experts of Rubin Design Bureau are completing trials o
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrived at its new homeport of Naval Station Everett, Wash., March 9 after spending nearly a week at sea conducting sea trials. “The main objective was to make sure all systems and equipment worked properly following the extended yard period,” said Lt. Cmdr.
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Uththara of the Northern Naval Command arrested 15 divers who had been collecting conch shells in the seas off Madagal on 07th March 2012. They were handed over with 64 conch shells and 15 diving masks along with 02 FGDs used in the illegal act to Kankasanthurei Poli
USS Ford (FFG 54) successfully transited from the ship’s homeport in Everett, Wash., to San Diego, March 2, using 25,000 gallons of a 50/50 algae-derived, hydro-processed algal oil and petroleum F-76 blend in the ships LM 2500 gas turbines. USS Ford’s transit on the algal blend marks the first demon
The Naval Sea System Command’s Office of the Director of Ocean Engineering Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recently began developing a prototype hyperbaric aluminum welding capability that will permit underwater welds to the U.S. Navy’s aluminum- hulled ships. The hyperbaric aluminum weld
The Lynx-helicopter which has been sitting on the beach in the Libyan town of Sirte was transported to the capital, Tripoli, on 27 February 2012. There, the helicopter will be prepared for civilian transport to the Netherlands.The Lynx is no longer airworthy and will be dismantled and scrapped. The
The Chair of the Health and Safety Executive has seen at first hand the initiative to create a safe and efficient work culture during the assembly of the two largest warships ever built in the UK. Judith Hackitt visited Rosyth Shipyard in Scotland on Tuesday 6 March to meet senior members of the Air
