The Royal Navy has fired nine sailors serving aboard a nuclear submarine after they tested positive for cocaine. The dismissed sailors were serving on the HMS Vigilant which last month traveled to the US to pick up nuclear weapons, according to media reports. While drug tests on Royal Navy submarine
The Vietnam Navy’s third Gepard 3.9 (Project 11661E) frigate arrived from Russia to the Cam Ranh naval base on October 27. The frigate arrived to Vietnam after a voyage that took over a month aboard heavy lift vessel Rolldock Star which got underway from Novorossiysk, Russia, mid September. The frig
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Fort Rosalie, the UK’s oldest ship in naval service, recently started a six-month deployment in Southwest Asia entering the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. Replacing sister ship RFA Fort Victoria, RFA Fort Rosalie will be helping allied warships sustain the constant fight
US Navy’s Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) completed a ten-month maintenance period in Rijeka, Croatia, returning to its forward-deployed homeport in Gaeta, Italy on October 27. The flag ship of US 6th Fleet completed a shipyard maintenance evolution at the Croatian Viktor Le
Entering Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 28, with ships from its carrier strike group, USS Nimitz became the first US Navy aircraft carrier to visit the country in 32 years. The visit follows the recent completion of the inaugural bilateral naval exercise CARAT Sri Lanka and the US Navy’s participati
After rescuing two mariners at sea last week, US Navy’s amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Okinawa, October 30, to prepare for the joint US Navy/Marines exercise Blue Chromite. The port visit also serves as a disembarkation point for the two mariners who had been adrift in
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The Royal Navy has decommissioned River-class patrol vessel HMS Severn after fourteen years of service. The decommissioning ceremony took place at HM Naval Base Portsmouth on Firday, October 27. The ship’s company and guests gathered at South Railway Jetty for a final inspection and service of thank
US Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) rescued two mariners who had been adrift at sea for five months following an engine casualty. The mariners, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba, both from Honolulu, and their two dogs had set sail from Hawaii to Tahiti this spring. They had an en
General Dynamics Mission Systems has completed contractor trials for the US Navy’s Knifefish program, the company announced Oct. 26. The Knifefish UUV is a mine countermeasure (MCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) operated in multiple mine test target fields at-sea using buried, bottom and volume ty
Russian president Vladimir Putin took part in a nuclear forces drill, personally launching four ballistic missiles, the Russian defense ministry said October 27. The drill itself took place on Thursday and involved all three legs of the Russian nuclear triad. Units of Strategic Missile Forces contro
Canadian Coast Guard and armed forces have concluded exercise Salish Sea, a maritime disaster exercise which took place in British Columbia. Salish Sea is considered to be the Canadian Coast Guard’s largest exercise ever with participation from Canadian Armed Forces, BC Ferries, BC Emergency Health
The US Navy is funding new research aimed at tackling the threat lethal levels of oxygen present for special operations divers like Navy SEALs while they dive at depth and pressure. Oxygen toxicity stems from navy divers’ most precious asset-oxygen itself. Breathable air consists primarily of oxygen
US Navy amphibious ships USS Wasp (LHD 1) and USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) have concluded Puerto Rico hurricane response and were redeployed to other missions, the US Navy said. The decision to withdraw the ships from Puerto Rico was made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Defense
