Sailors assigned to guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) participated in a multinational training exercise aboard the Hellenic navy training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Center (NMIOTC) in support of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) in Souda Bay, Crete,
The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct) was signed yesterday on behalf of South Africa by the South African High Commissioner, His Excellency Dr. Zola Skweyiya, who was attendi
The Coast Guard has been responding since Friday to the distressed container ship MSC Idil with 25 people onboard, after the ship suffered a marine casualty following an explosion onboard approximately 60 nautical miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The crew of the 900-foot Panamanian flagged cont
Staff from the European Union Naval Force alongside other missions* deployed within the framework of the European Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), presented Operation Atalanta to visitors of the EU Open Day on Saturday, 9 May 2012. At the Operation Atalanta stand inside the European Counci
Earlier today, following the decision taken on 23 March 2012 by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take disruption action against known pirate supplies on the shore, EU forces conducted an operation to destroy pirate equipment on the Somali coastline. The operation was
More than 700 people cheered HMS Montrose into Plymouth on May 11 as the frigate completed her three-ocean, six-and-a-half-month deployment. The ship left home last October, spending the bulk of her time away in the South Atlantic, before visiting the Pacific and North Atlantic on her way home. A ra
Damen Shipyards has recently delivered the ‘Bremen 1’ to the City of Bremen (Germany) to replace its 1975-built predecessor. Both the local police force and the fire brigade will use the Damen Fire Fighting Vessel 2406 (FFV) for emergency response. The police will patrol the Port of Bremen and the W
The Finnish Coastguard reported to Falmouth that they had received a satellite telephone call from a sailor aboard a Finnish registered yacht reporting that himself and a friend were in a distress situation aboard their 35 foot yacht. The yacht and the two sailors departed the Azores on the 7th May.
From 1985, 9 May was established as Europe Day and events around Europe and the rest of world mark the achievements and challenges of building a Europe based on peace, social progress, economic development and solidarity. And on this occasion, every year the EU opens its doors to the public. If you
Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean will be high on the agenda when IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012. A High-Level Segment will
Sailors from HMS Montrose left their mark in Bermuda – the last of 13 ports of call for their ship before she returns to Devonport in Friday after more than six months away. Upholding a fine naval tradition, they restored the ship’s badge painted on the dockyard wall – alongside more than 200 crests
Exercise of forces for the upcoming fire-fighting season, “Summer 2012”, was held on Friday 4th, in “Prince Trpimir” Barracks in Divulje. The exercise was attended by the Prime Minister Zoran Milanović, Defence Minister Ante Kotromanović, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojić, Chief of General Staff Lieut
According to the writings of the Haaretz, a fourth Dolphin submarine built at a German shipyard in Kiel, has been handed over to Israel on Thursday. The new submarine, dubbed the ‘INS Tanin’ (Crocodile), is said to have a ‘second strike’ capability and ‘a range for everything’, a senior Israel Navy
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Commander Rear Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov congratulated the fleet’s personnel, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, … (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 07, 2012;
