Amphibious & Support Ships
British and French Naval Forces Join in Mediterranean
British and French naval forces have met up in the Mediterranean for the first time today – kicking off the start of a joint amphibious and carrier strike exercise called Corsican Lion. More than 3000 British sailors, marines and airmen onboard HMS Bulwark, HMS Illustrious, HMS Montrose, HMS Northum
France: ST Engineering to Showcase FEARLESS PVs Variants at Euronaval 2012
ST Engineering will introduce two new variants of its FEARLESS Patrol Vessels at Euronaval 2012, a well established international naval defence and maritime exhibition which is held from 22 to 26 October 2012 at the Paris – Le Bourget Exhibition Centre, France. The ST Engineering booth at E43 will p
MCPON Visits Sailors, Marines in Spain
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(AW/NAC) Mike D. Stevens completed his first MCPON Fleet engagement visit with Sailors and Marines stationed at Naval Base Rota, Spain, Oct. 17. The trip was not the first time MCPON set foot on the grounds of the coastal Spanish base. “I started my care
ESPS Relampago Trains Djibouti Coastguard
On the 16 October 2012, the Spanish warship ESPS Relampago, operating as part of the EU Naval Force, hosted a team from the Djiboutian Coastguard. The aim of the visit was to train the coastguards in fire fighting and ship damage control techniques. The team of 10 were welcomed on board ESPS Relampa
USS Enterprise Arrives in Naples
Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) anchored off the coast of Naples, Italy, for its final port visit following seven months at sea, Oct. 16. The visit serves to demonstrate the Navy’s commitment to regional stability and maritime security in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility and to hel
UK: Royal Navy Frigate HMS Monmouth Deploys
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth left Plymouth on a seven-month maritime security deployment to the Gulf. The ship has two main missions: to protect the trade routes the UK economy depends on and to maintain security on the high seas, which will be achieved through surveillance and deterring and
UK: Survey Ship HMS Protector Remembers Wartime Tanker
Survey ship HMS Protector produced stunning sonar imagery of the wreck of a wartime tanker to help salvage experts study the state of it. Today’s sailors also held a service of remembrance for RFA Darkdale, which was lost with nearly all hands when torpedoed in 1941 off the tiny South Atlantic islan
Chief of Naval Operations, MCPON Visit Naval Station Rota, Spain
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens visited Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 16, to evaluate Rota’s progress toward homeporting four destroyers there as part of Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) beginning in 2014. G
UK: Brief Encounter for RFA Argus
RFA Argus met up with an old friend as she carried out drug-busting patrols of the Caribbean when she encountered former HMS Broadsword, now under the Brazilian flag. The brief, chance meeting with the frigate was one highlight of a busy month keeping drug traffickers under the knout and helping Bri
UK: HMS Diamond Hosts Visit from Royal Navy’s Fleet Commander
HMS Diamond has hosted a visit from the Royal Navy’s Fleet Commander, Admiral Sir George Zambellas KCB DSC. The Admiral, who is responsible for providing ships, submarines, aircraft and Royal Marine units ready in all respects for any operations that the UK Government requires, was joined by the Chi
Two Royal Navy Ships to Visit Belfast, UK
Two Royal Navy ships will visit Belfast this weekend in support of the Armed Forces Careers Exhibition taking place at Holywood. Type 23 frigate HMS Kent and River Class fisheries protection vessel HMS Severn will both berth alongside at Pollock Dock. Arriving first, HMS Severn will sail into port a
Denmark: INTERTANKO Endorses BIMCO’s GUARDCON
INTERTANKO’s Documentary Committee provided valuable input to the work done by BIMCO on a standard contract for Private Armed Guards (GUARDCON). The Committee much appreciated the opportunity to comment on the early GUARDCON drafts and has been watching the development and use of GUARDCON with inter
American Admiral Visits HMS Collingwood’s Maritime Warfare School
Senior American officer Rear Admiral Mark Buzby paid a visit to HMS Collingwood’s Maritime Warfare School as part of a UK-wide visit looking into how the Royal Navy’s global operations are supported. The admiral is head of the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command – its counterpart to the UK’s Royal Fl
UK: Joint Warrior 12-2 Draws to a Close
Exercise Joint Warrior 12-2 concluded off the coast of Scotland, Oct. 11. Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 took part in the exercise with guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) fleet replenishment ship USNS Leroy Grumman (TAO 195), Helicopter Mari