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Top News of the Week May 5 – 11, 2014
Nigerian Navy Receives Former U.S. Coast Guard Cutter The U.S. Coast Guard and the Nigerian Navy held a ceremony Wednesday in North Charleston to officially sign the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin over to the Nigerian Navy. The Gallatin was offered to Nigeria April 24, 2013, through the
Commander Task Force 150 Pays Visit to EU NAVFOR Maritime Air Detachments in Djibouti
The Commander of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Task Force 150 (CTF150) Commodore Jeremy Blunden Royal Navy, visited the EU Naval Force Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) detachments from both Germany and Spain in Djibouti. Commander Stefan Becker, the Commanding Officer of the Ger
The Netherlands: INEC 2014 to Begin in Two Weeks
Sixteen countries will be represented at the 12th International Naval Engineering Conference and Exhibition (INEC 2014) being held Tuesday 20 – Thursday 22 May at the Marine Establishment Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The three-day conference is organised by The Institute of Marine Engineering, Sc
ESPS Relampago Trains with Seychelles Coast Guard
During a recent port visit to the Seychelles, the EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Relampago conducted local maritime capacity building (LMCB) training with the Seychelles Coast Guard. Hosted at the Port Victoria Naval Base, the training, which focused on medical procedures, included briefing and prac
USA: Twenty-Three Nations to Participate in RIMPAC Exercise
Twenty-three nations, 47 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a
FS Loreal Provides Medical Assistance to Crewmember of Containter Ship
On 30 April, container ship MV Jumme Trader launched a SOS message after a crew member became very ill. The SOS was picked up by the EU Naval Force flagship, FGS Brandenburg and the Force Commander on board immediately directed EU Naval Force French warship, FS Floréal, to provide medical assistance
Top News of the Week Apr 28 – May 4, 2014
USA: Babcock & Wilcox Company Gets USD 195 Million Naval Reactors Contracts The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced yesterday that its subsidiary B&W Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. (B&W NOG) has received contracts and orders from the U.S. Naval Reactors Program worth approximately $195 million.
Latvian Navy Sergeant Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Latvia Joining EU aboard FGS Brandenburg
On Thursday 1 May Latvia celebrated its 10th anniversary as a member of the European Union. During the past decade Latvian National Armed Forces have made a significant contribution to EU operations, including the EU’s counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia, Operation Atalanta. Latvian Na
Greek Frigate Provides Medical Assistance to Crew Member of Dhow
The Greek Navy frigate HS Psara which has been deployed with the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta since February has provided emergency medical assistance to the crew member of a dhow. It was during a routine flight by a Japanese Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance
Delivery of Mistral-Class Ships to Russia Not Affected by Sanctions
The two French-built Mistral-class warships will be delivered to the Russian Navy and will not be affected by the current EU sanctions imposed amid the Ukrainian crisis, RIA Novosti wrote today. French Permanent Representative to the UN, Gerard Araud, said that the ships were not affected by the s
FS Floreal Conducts Local Maritime Capacity Building with Seychelles Coastguard
During the recent port visit of EU Naval Force Warship FS Floréal to the Seychelles, the ship conducted Local Maritime Capacity Building (LMCB) with the Seychelles Coastguard. The training with the Seychelles Coastguard was conducted in three sections. Firstly, two members of FS Floréal’s ship’s c
EU Navfor Warship Assists Four Fishermen
Following their recent port visit to the Seychelles, EU Naval Force Warship FS Floréal assisted four Seychelles fishermen who were stopped in the water having suffered an engine failure on their way back to the Seychelles. FS Floreal was just a few hours from the Seychelles when she saw the small
HMAS Darwin Seizes, Destroys 1032 Kilograms of Heroin
On the eve of Anzac Day commemorations, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Darwin seized and destroyed more than one tonne of heroin. The record 1032 kilograms of heroin was discovered on board a dhow in the Indian Ocean, approximately 27 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya. Late on the 23rd Apr
Somali Pirates Flee Captured Dhow
On Saturday 26 April the master of a dhow spoke of his relief after 6 armed pirates, who had taken his vessel and crew hostage, fled the scene after sightings of an EU Naval Force Spanish maritime patrol and reconnaissance (MPRA) aircraft. The master confirmed his ordeal to members of the Boarding