In an emotional farewell, HMS Campbeltown slipped her moorings and sailed past the heart of the town for the final time. The population had turned out in high numbers to watch and support the ship on her final sail-past. During the ship’s visit the town staged a church service in honour of the friga
The Victoria cargo ship that was boarded by Israeli Navy commandos on Tuesday morning was carrying advanced Chinese-made anti-ship missiles… by Yaakov Katz(warsclerotic) [mappress] Source: warsclerotic,March 16, 2011;
Faced with rising piracy attempts in Indian Ocean, the Central government is contemplating allowing armed guards on board merchant vessels… (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald,March 16, 2011;
The Israeli navy today intercepted an Egypt-bound ship, suspected of carrying weapons for Hamas fighters in Gaza, an official spokesperson s… (ptinews) [mappress] Source: ptinews, March 15, 2011;
The US has deployed as many as eight naval ships around Japan, while another five are on their way to the region to contribute in the massiv… (indiatimes) [mappress] Source: indiatimes, March 15, 2011;
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract from BAE Systems to upgrade the machinery control, alarm and surveillance (MCAS) systems on eight U.K. Royal Navy mine countermeasure vessels. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit will supply new-generation systems to
The 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor and Fort Ann native who died in a truck accident last week at Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps training base… (poststar) [mappress] Source: poststar, March 15, 2011;
The U.S. Navy is preparing for its largest humanitarian mission in decades… (wtkr) [mappress] Source: wtkr,March 14, 2011;
A Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates in December last year with 26 people aboard was freed on Monday after its owners paid a $4 mil… (news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo,March 14, 2011;
American Navy officials in Japan said early Monday that 17 military personnel who had been aboard three helicopters assisting in the earthqu… (nytimes) [mappress] Source: nytimes,March 14, 2011;
Empire Energy Corporation International (Empire) announced on Monday, March 14, 2011 that in response to the United States Navy’s (USN) recurring issues arising from the instability and cost volatility of its global oil supply, Empire will be submitting to the Navy, an unsolicited proposal. This pro
The Indian navy captured 61 pirates who jumped into the Arabian Sea to flee a gunfight and fire on the hijacked ship from which they had sta… By Ashok Sharma(news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo,March 14, 2011;
Egyptian officials say two US vessels have crossed the Suez Canal en route to the Mediterranean Sea to be close to Libya… Bureau Report (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeneews,March 14, 2011;
The navy is planning to invest 100-million dollars in upgrades at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the next fiscal year… (wlbz2) [mappress] Source: wlbz2,March 11, 2011;
