Current Captain of the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Submarine Squadron 11, Captain Eugene Doyle, was relieved by Captain Brian Davies during a pier side ceremony on February 12. The ceremony was held aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752). Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet
Mexican Navy has launched their seventh Tenochtitlan-class patrol vessel ARM Tulum (PC-337) during a ceremony held at the Navy’s Astimar 1 yard in Tampico on February 11. The latest addition to the fleet will have the task of conducting surveillance operations, interdiction, search and rescue operat
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell concluded its patrol of the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean having seized a total of $80 million dollars worth of cocaine. The cutter returned to its homeport at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, on February 14, following a 61-day counter narcotics patr
The Philippine Government has contracted the Australian vessel designer Incat Crowther to design a 50m multi-mission monohull patrol vessel. Two identical vessels of this type will be built in Manilla by Josefa Slipways. The primary role of the vessels is to combat illegal fishing for the Philippine
The U.S. Navy accepted the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) from VT Halter Marine February 16. The USNS Maury was designed to perform acoustic, biological, physical and geophysical surveys. The vessel will provide the U.S. military with essential information on the oc
Developing defence relations between the two countries, navies of India and Myanmar recently concluded their fourth joint Andaman Sea patrol. India-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR), as it is officially called, was undertaken from February 13 to 16, 2016 along the International Maritime Boundary Li
Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol boat departed Belize where the ship’s company worked with the country’s Coast Guard and Defence Force during their Caribbean patrol. HMS Mersey spent a few days at anchor just off Belize City where representatives from the Belize Coast Guard and Belize Defence
Two Sandown-class minehunters, one from the Royal Navy, one from the Royal Saudi Navy, recently completed two days of training in the Arabian Gulf. Royal Navy’s HMS Bangor was on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdul Aziz Naval Base (KANB) located 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) southeast of J
The U.S. Navy announced that its Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is leading the creation of a virtual cyber test bed ship called USS Secure in conjunction with three Navy system commands, cyber defense leaders, and experts from coast to coast. The test bed is designed to make
Two Spanish Navy vessels are currently sailing towards Sicily, Italy to take part in exercise Dynamic Malta 16, says the Navy. The French-design Galerna-class submarine Mistral (S-73) and the lead ship frigate Santa María (F-81) will integrate into a naval task group and participate in NATO’s anti-s
Images: Luis Sánchez Oller (MARCOM) Ships from NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 1 are currently conducting Exercise Dynamic Guard 2016 in the Norwegian North Sea off the coast of Austevoll. The exercise started February 15 and is scheduled to conclude February 19. The aim of this exercise is to mainta
Shipbuilding Association of Canada, the voice of Canada’s shipbuilding industry expressed concerns over recent reports that the Canadian government may lease foreign built tugboats rather than build replacement tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy at home. Several media reports in the recent days said t
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and in Source Support (BAAINBw) has contracted the French company Thales to modernize the German Navy’s tactical and procedural trainer (TVTM1) at the naval training centre (MOS) in Bremerhaven. The order covers the regenerati
The U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) rescued three fishermen off Virginia, USA, after responding to a distress call on February 15. It was late afternoon and the crew of the the Norfolk-based Carter Hall was conducting training and qualification operations in the Atlantic Ocean w
