A vessel with two Ukrainian sailors on board was successfully released from pirate captivity by a French warship. According to Ukrainian foreign ministry, pirates attacked MV Atlas on May 31 in the Arabian Sea. There were 20 sailors on board including two Ukrainians. When pirates boarded the ship, t
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 became the 400,000th aircraft to land on USS Enterprise’s (CVN 65) flight deck May 24. Lt. Matthew L. Enos and Weapon System Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Welsh manned the Super Hornet for the historic landing. Enos said h
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev and salvage tug Fotiy Krylov called at Indonesian port Makassar on May 25; the unit is headed by Capt 1 rank Viktor Sokolov. The meeting ceremony was held at 10.30 am (local time). Russian mariners were met on the pier by c
The Naval Commanders Conference for 2011 started at New Delhi on 24 May 11. Over the next four days Commanders of the Indian Navy are scheduled to discuss issues of operational relevance and future plans of the Indian Navy. This bi-annual forum also provides an opportunity for the Chief of the Naval
Setting the ball rolling for creation new generation vessels, Hon’ble Raksha Mantra Shri A K Antony will formally commission the 1st and 2nd phases of Goa Shipyard’s Infrastructural Modernisation Project Ltd (GSL) on 21 May 2011 at GSL. The Commissioning of the 1st and 2nd phases of GSL’s ambitious
An attack by Somali pirates on a Chinese cargo ship with 24 crew members on board in the Arabian Sea was successfully thwarted by Indian nav… (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald, May 6, 2011; n attack by Somali pirates on a Chinese cargo ship with 24 crew members on board in the Arabian
The Defence Council yesterday approved a navy plan to buy six second-hand submarines from Germany for almost 8 billion baht… (bangkokpost) [mappress] Source: bangkokpost, April 26, 2011
Two Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, “Kirisame” and “Yuudachi”, with Commander 7th Escort Division Captain Hiroshi Ito on board , arrived at the Port of Colombo today (19th April 2011) on a two-day goodwill visit. The ships were ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy on their ar
India is planning to procure eight new South Korean minesweepers for its navy to augment its fleet of warships capable of detonating sea min… (dnaindia) [mappress] Source: dnaindia , April 18, 2011;
Alarmed by the rising number of attacks on merchant vessels and the abduction of the vessel staff, the Centre is now planning to allow India… By Sandip Dighe (dnaindia) [mappress] Source: dnaindia, April 18, 2011
South Korea’s state-run ocean research center built an observation system that provides a customized map of ocean currents in waters off Som… (yonhapnews) [mappress] Source: yonhapnews,April 6, 2011;
Japan protested Tuesday after a Chinese helicopter the previous day staged a close fly-by of one of its destroyers near gas fields in the Ea… (mysinchew) [mappress] Source: mysinchew, March 8, 2011;
The Singapore Navy will have a new chief next month… (chanelnewasia) [mappress] Source: chanelnewasia, February 22, 2011;
In a well coordinated and jointly conducted operation, the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard intercepted Prantalay-11, a pirate mother vessel… [mappress] Source:Thaindian News , February 7, 2011;
