HMS Liverpool helped rescue a refugee ship when it came under fire off Tripoli as Libya’s civil war engulfed the country’s capital. As rebel forces closed in on the heart of the city, a small Maltese ship tried to enter harbour to ferry evacuees to safety – only to come under fire. The vessel [&hell
Portuguese Navy’s frigate D.Francisco de Almeida left Lisbon to fight piracy near the Horn of Africa. The frigate will join other ships of NATO’s permanent naval force taking part in the Operation Ocean Shield 2011 in the Indian Ocean. D.Francisco de Almeida was built two years ago and commissioned
Irish Navy’s ship L.E. Roisin will visit St. Petersburg in Aug 23-26, 2011, reported the city’s external relations committee to Central Navy Portal. The visit program includes laying of wreaths at Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery, visiting the Central Naval Museum and cruiser Avrora. The press confer
Pacific Fleet (PF) Guard missile cruiser Varyag prepares for a long-range cruise. The cruiser’s crew is going to pay informal visits to Japan, the US, and Canada. The main purpose of the visit is further naval cooperation with those countries, and demonstration of St. Andrew’s flag in the Pacific Oc
Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) relieved Boxer ARG and 13th MEU in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Aug. 13. “The Sailors and Marines of Boxer ARG and 13th MEU have done a phenomenal job while in this AOR,” said Rear Adm. Margaret Klein, c
Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen presented the Overseas Service Medal (OSM) to 101 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel at a ceremony held this afternoon, in recognition of their contributions to the international counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden (GoA). Speaking at the presentation cer
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) departed Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 13, following a two-week visit in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. While in port, Rear Adm. Kenneth “K.J.” Norton, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa deputy chief of staff for strategy, resources and plans, hosted the Mariti
In accordance with combat training annual plan, Black Sea Fleet (BSF) started practice at sea. BSF frigates Ladny and Pytlivy carried out mine-laying drills and held a torpedo firing at an “enemy” ship. Besides, the crews performed gun firing at a towed ship silhouette which imitated the surface tar
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 17, completing a 7-month deployment. The submarine returned from the European Command area of responsibility (AOR) where it executed the Chief of Naval Operation’s Maritime Strategy
Ukrainian Navy’s sea-going minesweeper Cherkasy left Russian port Novorossiysk on Aug 16 and within the BLACKSEAFOR task force headed for Turkish port Trabzon. When staying in Novorossiysk, the crew carried out harbor training activities, performed communications drill, visited cultural and historic
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced Aug. 17 the following assignments: Rear Adm. (lower half) Scott T. Craig will be assigned as commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic, Norfolk, Va. Craig is currently serving as deputy chief of staff fleet ca
Sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civil service mariners aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), completed a four-day port visit to Theoule Sur Mer, France, Aug. 16. During the port visit, the crew helped commemorate the city’s liberation from Nazi occupiers during World War II. They participate
Having finished the stay in Novorossiysk, ships of Black Sea joint task group BLACKSEAFOR on Aug 16 started joint tasks at sea under command of Capt 1 rank Yury Zemsky (Russian Navy). The task group consists of Russian large landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BLACKSEAFOR flagship), Bulgarian minesweeper P
Nearly 60 rounds of high explosive shells hammered Col Gaddafi’s forces in a day of high drama for HMS Liverpool, whose guns silenced the enemy yet again – and smashed up a military convoy. The veteran destroyer came under fire from coastal batteries near the port of Zlitan as she carried out a nigh
