Pakistani Naval Frigate, PNS ALAMGIR has docked at Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port on a ‘brotherly and cordial’ visit from July 2 to 6, during which… (nation) [mappress] Source: nation, July 4, 2011;
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura M. Napier, daughter of Patricia and Dolliver Napier of Mansfield, and a crew of about 370 sailors homepor… (mansfieldnewsjournal) [mappress] Source: mansfieldnewsjournal, July 4, 2011;
This is the dramatic moment a crewman from a stricken merchant ship was lifted to safety – one of 13 sailors plucked from their stricken vessel by Royal Navy aviators off Oman. All souls aboard the tanker MV Pavit were winched off by a Merlin from HMS St Albans, as the Portsmouth frigate broke [&hel
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) made a brief stop in Ghana to deliver goodwill materials and medical supplies that will be used for the upcoming bilateral medical exercise MEDFLAG 11 in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2011, June 29-30. Swift’s one-day stop in Ghana allowed for the offloa
Submarine strategy of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems group confirmed The €2.0 billion order for six U 214 submarine material packages placed with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems by the Republic of Turkey has entered into force with receipt of the advance payment. As a longstanding partner and supplier
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) onloaded 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ground elements at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, before getting underway to embark aircraft from the MEU’s Aviation Combat Element (ACE), June 29. The fly-on of the remaining 12 aircraft from Marine
Long before ‘mentoring’ became a buzz word in the business-world, Big Brothers Big Sisters program has been providing a valuable community service in youth mentoring. HMAS Stirling (Captain Brett Wolski) recently hosted a ship and submarine tour for the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program run
Guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) departed Valparaiso, Chile, along with navy ships from four countries to begin exercises of the Pacific Phase (PAC) of UNITAS 52, June 29. The Chilean-hosted, two-week multinational exercise began with the arrival of ships from the na
General Dynamics NASSCO announced today that it has received a $60 million contract from the U.S. Navy to purchase long-lead materials for the construction of a third Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship. NASSCO is already under contract to build two MLP ships. With this new contract, NASSCO will plac
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design and engineering consultancy, celebrates 25 years of innovative vessel design this year. Established as Nigel Gee and Associates Ltd in June 1986, by Nigel Gee and John Bonafoux, the company is recognised as o
The U.S. Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a ten-vessel program potentially worth over US$1.6 billion. The construction contract for both vessels is valued at approximately US$313 million. Austal Chief Exe
NOAA and the U.S. Navy embarked today on a two-day research expedition to survey the condition of two sunken Civil War vessels that have rested on the seafloor of the James River in Hampton Roads, Va., for nearly 150 years. Using state-of-the-art sonar technology to acquire data, researchers will cr
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) completed installation of a $1.7 million photovoltaic (PV) system, June 1. The new system is anticipated to reduce the facility’s electric bill by $89,000 per year. Nearly 1,300 solar panels were installed on the rooftop
New Zealand navy ships could be deployed to help fight the “growing issue” of piracy in the Indian Ocean… (stuff) [mappress] Source: stuff, June 30, 2011;
