The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy warship fleet has thwarted an attempt by pirates to highjack an Iranian supertanker in the Indian Ocean… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, April 11, 2011;
The Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa Saturday sank a suspected pirate vessel that it had intercepted on Wednesday. The Pohjanmaa, which is partic… (yle) [mappress] Source: yle, April 11, 2011;
HMS Albion, HMS Sutherland and RFA Cardigan Bay, together with elements of 40 Commando Royal Marines, have set sail this week as the lead element of the Cougar 11 deployment to the Mediterranean and Middle East. The ships are sailing from HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth, and Marchwood in Southam
Apr 7, 2010 is the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy happened in the Norwegian Sea when the fire on board Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-278.. (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, April 8, 2011;
Under the loud cheers of navy officer-candidates, the new patrol vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the “Holland”, on April 6th entered its future home port of Den Helder. The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, was there to welcome the Ocean Going Patrol Vess
Bomb disposal experts from HM Naval Base Clyde’s Northern Diving Group had a busy time of it recently when they were called out to three different bomb disposal tasks in a single day. Among the call-outs on 4 April 2011 was a trip close to home, the nearby Kirkmichael Estate in Helensburgh, where a
A Finnish warship has intercepted a ship of the Somali pirates. According to reports of the British media, referring to Finnish commander Pa… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr,April 7, 2011;
Australia Navy on Thursday said it has formally handed control of the multinational counter- terrorism naval task in the Persian Gulf region… (people) [mappress] Source: people,April 7, 2011;
On March, 31st SKRUNDA, the Delivery of the first SWATH-type Patrol Boat worldwide, was celebrated by Abeking & Rasmussen. High ranking Latvian and German officials, led by the Latvian Defence Minister, Dr. Artis Pabriks and the German Parliamentary State Secretary of Defence, Christian Schmidt, par
USS Doyle (FFG 39) returned from a six-month deployment April 5, after successfully conducting Counter Illicit Trafficking (CIT) operations in the U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility. Doyle conducted CIT operations in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South’s (JIATF-S
The Royal Navy’s ocean survey vessel HMS Scott is hoping for a warm welcome on her return to Devonport on Sunday 10 April 2011, after travelling over 22,500 miles (36,000km) through one of the most austere maritime environments on the planet. The ship left her home port last November and has now com
Visualization pioneer Barco has received a contract award to supply its latest generation of rugged displays to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), expanding upon its long history of U.S. Navy submarine support to provide these units within the Virginia class submarine’s SCS. General Dynamics Ele
Royal Navy submarine HMS Triumph returned to HM Naval Base Devonport from the Mediterranean on Saturday 2 April after supporting international efforts to protect civilians in Libya over the past two weeks. Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired by the Trafalgar Class submarine were part of the coalitio
Two Somali pirates were killed in an operation by the Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp on Saturday morning… (rnw) [mappress] Source: rnw, April 5, 2011;
