The Indian Coast Guard demonstrated its preparedness and readiness to intervene effectively in containing an oil spill disaster at the fourth edition of the National Pollution Response Exercise titled CLEAN SEA-4, conducted at sea off Kochi on 14th Dec 2012. The exercise was witnessed by Vice Admira
Sri Lanka Navy rescued two fishermen who were in unstable condition in the Eastern deep sea on 14th December 2012. They were brought to the Trincomalee Naval Hospital for medical treatment. The fishermen had been among the 4-member crew of a multi-day fishing trawler named “Kawindi”, which had left
Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command rescued a fishing trawler stuck on rocks close to Sweat Bay on 06th December 2012. The fishing trawler named “Saman Eliya” had left from Cod Bay Fishery Harbour for fishing and the incident had occurred while leaving the harbour around 15:50hrs.
Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in Hong Kong’s harbor Dec 2. as part of its forward deployment to the Western Pacific region. Cable’s mission is to conduct maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Sailors assign
Sri Lanka Navy launched an extensive Search and Rescue Operation (SAR) in the seas off Panadura for the rescue of a foreigner and 3 Sri Lankans who had gone missing since yesterday morning. Eight Dvora craft and a 10-member SLN diving team were in deployment on the SAR operation. The 35-year old Div
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) arrived in Singapore Nov. 19, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 140, Greeneville will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine f
Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino – the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta, met Rear Admiral Zhou Xuming, the Force Commander of the Chinese counter-piracy task force on board the Chinese flagship, PLA Yiyang which is currently deployed in the Gulf of Aden. D
“Trinco Dialouge 2012”, the key event of the Junior Naval Staff College’s calendar year, was held with great success at the Sri Lanka Navy’s premier academic institution, Naval and Maritime Academy on 27th October 2012. The annual symposium on the theme “Collaborative Maritime Security through Moder
Naval troops attached to SLNS Ruhuna of the Southern Naval Command stopped a fishing boat named “Ishani” from burning in Kudawella on 27th October 2012. On hearing that the boat had been set on fire close to 9.45 pm, naval troops rushed a water bowser to the location and doused the fire. [mappress]
The Navy’s counter-piracy experts have reinforced their warning to seafarers to beware the scourge of modern-day buccaneers in the Indian Ocean. With the monsoon season drawing to a close, attacks by ‘pirate action groups’ trying to hijack merchant shipping off the Horn of Africa are expected to inc
The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Sydney (IV) has arrived in Japan to attend one of the most significant ceremonial events of the nation’s calendar, the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Fleet Review. Japan’s Fleet Review began in 1868 when the Imperial Navy welcomed His Majesty Emperor Meiji off
Sri Lanka Navy rescued an injured fisherman in the eastern deep seas in the early hours of 01st October 2012. He was brought to the Trincomalee Naval Hospital for medical treatment. The fisherman had been among the 8-member crew of a multi-day fishing trawler named “Lakshitha”, which had left for fi
HMS Sutherland met up with the giant American support ship USNS Supply to take on fuel and other supplies – and support her ongoing fight against illegal activity on sea lanes in the Indian Ocean. This a very bendy HMS Sutherland – as seen from close to the top of her 996 radar mast, […]
The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha commissioned INS Makar into the Indian Navy on Friday. Makar is a Catamaran Hydrographic Survey Vessel and is the first of its kind to be inducted in the Indian Navy. The Vessel is indigenously built by Alcock As
