Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett (T-AK 4296) completed cargo operations at the port of Chuk Sa Met, Thailand, delivering more than 520 pieces of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force cargo Feb. 8 to support exercise Cobra Gold 2013. MSC transported the cargo to T
Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Rajratan’, the fifth of a series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan in Kolkata on Monday, February 11. In his address during the commissioning ceremony, Vice Admiral Muralidharan dwelt
Belgian frigate BNS Louise-Marie is on her way home after completing three months of counter piracy patrols with the European Union’s counter piracy mission – EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) – Operation Atalanta. BNS Louise-Marie joined EU NAVFOR, which fights piracy off the coast of Somalia, on 23 Novem
Kochi channel witnessed great spirits and keen competition as the Kochi Area Pulling Regatta at Southern Naval Command culminated with the team of INS Garuda winning the coveted Peacock Trophy. The team comprising of ASW School Diving School, Navy Hospital Sanjivani, Survey Ships and the Command Cle
The Philippines: AGHAM Calls for Naval, Ship-Building Self-Reliance In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the Philippine government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the
China and Japan engaged in a fresh feud over military movements near a disputed group of uninhabited East China Sea islands, according to Reuters.com. The most recent tension was raised with the alleged aiming of weapons on the part of a Chinese warship, targeting radar on a Japanese vessel situated
Outfitting and inspections are currently in progress at the new U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) facility on Camp Foster, and planning is underway to transfer hospital operations to the new facility in March of 2013. The replacement hospital, located on Camp Foster, will have the same capabilitie
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) with embarked Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are hosting four officers from the Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps, Feb. 1. The liaison officers are on Bonhomme Richard to prepare for t
South Korean and American troops began naval exercises on Monday off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, according to BBC.com The drills come after North Korea said it was planning to carry out its third test of a nuclear device, thus rising nuclear tensions within the region. The North Korea ha
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) arrived at Changi Naval Station, Singapore Feb. 2 for a visit as part of her deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 140, Olympia will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the
Sri Lanka Navy accorded a 25-Gun Salute to the Nation yesterday (04th February 2013) at the Lighthouse premises in Colombo Fort at 12.00 p.m. to mark the 65th Independence Day. The traditional 25-Gun Salute, the highest of its kind, is accorded by the Sri Lanka Navy to the Nation on the Independence
In a 20-hour SAR operation, Sri Lanka Navy rescued 138 persons of Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationality whose overcrowded wooden vessel began to sink in the seas 50 nautical miles east of Oluwil on 02nd February 2013. All were brought to the Oluvil Fisheries Harbour and 6 of them, 4 males and 2 female
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) arrived at U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, the Republic of Korea, Jan. 31 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 135 Sailors, San Francisco conducts a multitude of missions and showcas
Naval troops attached to SLNS Walagamba of the Eastern Naval Command responding to an urgent request for assistance rescued 6 persons from a boat capsized in the Poduwakattu Lagoon on 26th January 2013. Two others, a boy aged 5 and a girl aged 13, had died on admition to Hospital. The rescued person
