Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS Samudura, rescued 52 Australia bound persons while stranded in the southern deep seas due to an engine defect in their multi-day trawler. The trawler had left from Chilawon 26th July and the tragedy had struck on 23rd August after a month into its illega
The Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), sailed away from Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Sep. 13, beginning the final leg of its maiden voyage to its commissioning site in Galveston, Texas. Fort Worth is the third LCS delivered to the Navy – the second of the steel, semi-planing
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) held a ceremony to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Within the ceremony, Winston Churchill performed a flag passing ceremony and Cmdr. Christoph
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the WILLIAM FLORES, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the WILLIAM FLORES
Britain’s largest wars hip HMS Ocean has yesterday sailed from London following her success in keeping the capital safe during the Olympic Games. The 21,500 tonne ship provided a very visible presence at Greenwich for the summer, acting as a helipad for aircraft to patrol the skies and as accommodat
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) welcomed nearly 180 friends and family members aboard for a friends and family day cruise, Sept. 7. The crew held its annual one-day excursion to boost morale and give loved ones a chance to experience life aboard a Navy ship first
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Laboon and USS McFaul have deployed for Libyan waters anent the death of four Americans killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, Xinhua reports citing local media. The said deployme
As part of the international Blue Force’s continuing efforts to protect ‘Purpleland’, Thai ship HTMS Rattanakosin conducted a compliant boarding of HMAS Darwin, playing the part of a merchant ship from ‘Orangeland’, during Exercise KAKADU 2012. An eight man team boarded Darwin and were met by member
Navy chief petty officer (CPO)-selectees assigned to Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story conducted a 9/11 Patriotic Day Ceremony in remembrance of the terrorist attacks, September 11. The ceremony, held in honor of the 11th anniversary of 9/11, honored those who perished in the at
A ceremony was held Sept. 11 aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) to remember the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The event, coordinated by chief petty officer selectees, was designed to help Sailors and Marines fully understand the meaning behind the
Adm. John C. Harvey, Jr., will be relieved by Adm. William E. Gortney as Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) in a ceremony on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept 14. Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, will be guest speaker for the event. Harvey, a su
The guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) departed La Rochelle, France, following a four-day visit, Sept. 10. During the visit, Farragut hosted a luncheon and tours for senior civilian and military officials. “It was my pleasure to bring Farragut to La Rochelle for the first visit by a U.S.
Written-off British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal was sold for scrap to a Turkish company for GBP 2.9 mln in order to… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 12, 2012
Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower paused to honor the memory of those that lost their lives on 9/11 by conducting a Patriot Day ceremony, Sept. 11. Patriot Day is an annual observance on Sept. 11, held in memory of the nearly 3,000 people who died during terrori
