Visakhapatnam-based eastern fleet’s five ships, which are on a two-month deployment to eight nations, have cancelled their Okinawa port call… by Suman Sharm(dnaindia) [mappress] Source: dnaindia,March 28, 2011;
A year after an explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton Cheonan warship, killing 46 sailors and horrifying Seoul and its allies, the sinking st… (sudanvisiondaily) [mappress] Source: sudanvisiondaily,March 28, 2011; A year after an explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton Cheonan warship, killing 46 sailor
Dominion Diving has been award a contract by Worthington Products Inc. to upgrade the Floating Force Protection Boom surrounding the Navy Dockyard. Dominion Diving will be involved with the complete fabrication and installation of a subsea vessel entrance gate for the Floating Force Protection Boom.
A Naval officer from Florida was killed in a recent non-combat incident, the Department of Defense said today… by Alan Schmadtke (sun-sentinel) [mappress] Source: sun-sentinel,March 24, 2011;
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will arrive to its homeport of Everett, Wash., March 24 after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Lincoln left Everett Sept. 7, 2010. “The people of this community and Americans across this great nation can be e
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet will obtain several new diesel electric submarines in the nearest years, said deputy chief of Navy Main HQ Vice Admiral… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, March 22, 2011;
The amphibious transport dock Cleveland, which has done everything from clear coastal mines off Vietnam to move cargo during Operation Deser… By Gary Robbins (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego,March 21, 2011;
On Wednesday 9 March 2011 HMAS Toowomba (Commander Andrew Quinn) successfully completed Work Up Progress Evaluation or WUPE (Pronounced WUPPIE). It sounds innocuous enough but it is actually a very detailed assessment of the ship’s capabilities. The assessment is part of the preparedness training an
This year’s first test launch of the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile will take place in June from the Yuri Dolgoruki submarine… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr, March 18, 2011;
Somali pirates have released a chemical tanker hijacked in November after payment of a ransom of $2m, Tunisia’s transport ministry announced… (news24) [mappress] Source: news24,March 17, 2011
South Korean police said on Monday they have enough evidence to charge five captured Somalis with attempted murder and ship hijacking, in the country’s first legal attempt to punish foreign pirates. The maritime police said one of the pirates shot captain Seok Hae-Kyun repeatedly when South Korean N...
