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Commander of NATO Operation Ocean Shield Visits Russian ASW Ship Admiral Tributs
Commander of Pacific Fleet (PF) anti-piracy task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Tributs, tanker Pechenga, and seagoing rescue tug MB-37 Capt 1 rank Ildar Akhmerov on Jan 17 hosted commander of NATO Operation Ocean Shield Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun (Turkey) on board Admiral Tributs, rep
Russian Navy’s Carrier Group Visits Tartus to Replenish Supplies, General Says
Visit of Russian Navy’s carrier group led by aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov to Syrian port Tartus was carried out with the view to replenish supplies, said General of the Army Nikolai Makarov on Jan 18 at the briefing after NATO-Russia Council. “The question about Russian carrier group
Foreign Minister Congratulates Royal Danish Navy, Danish Government for Anti-Piracy Operation
The Seychelles Foreign Minister, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, has congratulated the Royal Danish navy and the Danish Government… (eturbonews) [mappress] Source: eturbonews, January 19, 2012
HNLMS De Ruyter to Serve as Flagship for SNMG1
Air defence and command frigate HNLMS De Ruyter left her home port of Den Helder on 12 January to serve as the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). This NATO maritime group will be under Dutch command for a year from 23 January. On that day, Dutch Commodore Ben Bekkering will take ov
Officer of Royal Canadian Navy Charged of Espionage for Russia
Officer of Royal Canadian Navy earlier arrested in Halifax is charged of espionage for Russia, reports CTV News. According to Canadian reporters, 40-year old Jeffrey Paul Delisle faced trial on Monday Jan 16 on two charges related to violation of information security acts. In particular, the officer
SPS PATIÑO Assists Iranian Flagged Dhow
On 17 January 2012, following coordination with a Danish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft operating on a search mission for pirate ships, the Spanish Combat Supply Ship SPS PATIÑO, Flagship of Operation ATALANTA, assisted an Iranian flagged dhow which had run out of fuel off the Somali Co
Russian Navy to Re-Equip Warships with New Gyrocompasses till 2018
Warships of Russian Navy will be re-equipped with new gyrocompasses till 2018; they will bring navigation security to advanced level, said a spokesman for the Navy on Jan 16 at press conference. “Experimental prototypes of those systems have been effectively tested on ships and will be commissioned
Spanish Judicial Authorities to Prosecute 6 Somali Pirates
It has been confirmed that the Spanish judicial authorities will prosecute the six Somali suspected pirates, who attacked the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the SPS PATINO on 12 January. Following receipt of the evidence package, the Spanish Audiencia Naciona has confirmed it will undertake judicial proceeding
Russia Postpones Delivery of SSN Nerpa to India
Russia will hand over SSN Nerpa to India for lease on Jan 23, said an informed Indian military source on Jan 14. “The parties have signed all appropriate documents, and acceptance panel has finished its work. The date of flag-hoisting ceremony to be held in the Far East is set on Jan 23. When the [&
HMCS Vancouver Accomplishes Mediterranean Sea Mission
Heading west through the Strait of Gibraltar and leaving the gateway to the Mediterranean behind, HMCS Vancouver begins the first leg of her homeward journey and ends a successful tour of nearly six months of NATO duty in the Mediterranean Sea. Vancouver left Esquimalt, B.C., on July 10, 2011 to rel
UK: Royal Marines Start Week of Security Exercises
Royal Marines have joined police on the Thames in London for a week-long security exercise ahead of the 2012 Olympics. The commandos will work hand-in-hand with the Metropolitan Police’s marine unit this summer – and are using the five-day exercise to prepare them for the key mission. The green bere
Pacific Fleet Task Unit Arrives in Gulf of Aden to Keep Anti-Piracy Watch
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Tributs, tanker Pechenga, and seagoing tug MB-37 has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to keep anti-piracy watch. PF naval mariners headed by Capt 1 rank Ildar Akhmerov will spend several months maintaining maritime security near the Horn o
Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine Yury Dolgoruky Joins Russian Nuclear Force
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Yury Dolgoruky successfully completed state trials along with Bulava missile system in Dec 2011 is almost commissioned into Russian maritime nuclear force, reported ITAR-TASS referring to a source in defense industry. “Before official commissioning of Yury
UK: Rear Admiral Canova Hands Over Responsibility to Rear Admiral Rainer Endres
Rear Admiral Christian Canova (French Navy) hands over the responsibility of Deputy Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Operation ATALANTA to Rear Admiral Rainer Endres (German Navy) on 12 January 2012 at the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood, near London. Joinin