On Tuesday 17 January 2012, the military security team on board the fallpipe rockdumping vessel Flintstone succeeded in repelling a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea. The marines used direct fire to confront the immediate threat of a grenade launcher. The pirates approached the Flintstone, owned by o
Deployed Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) spent five days in Naples, Italy, during a scheduled port visit Jan. 17-22. Thanks to the ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation committee, the crew of more than 700 Sailors and embarked Marines had the rare
Sailors from HMS Bulwark tackled the high ropes course at HMS Raleigh as part of their ongoing preparations for this summer’s Olympics. More than two dozen junior ratings from the flagship took part in a team-building exercise at the Torpoint establishment. Later this year they and their ship will s
Pacific Fleet (PF) seventh task unit participating in anti-piracy campaign in the Gulf of Aden has successfully escorted first merchant convoy through safety corridor and on Jan 22 started to form the next one, PF spokesman Capt 1 rank Roman Martov told RIA Novosti. The seventh anti-piracy unit cons
A ‘hijacked’ Thames ferry was boarded by heavily-armed Royal Marines during a major Olympic security demonstration in the capital. Nearly 150 Royal Marines, Fleet Air Arm aircrew and Met Police officers took part in the exercise as a week’s training on the river – a dry run for the massive security
The British Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Fort Rosalie will visit Grenada on 20-22 January to support the seventh UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum taking place on the island. As part of the event, Foreign and Commonwealth Minister for the Caribbean Hon Jeremy Browne MP and the ship’s Commanding Offic
EU NAVFOR warship FGS LUEBECK re-located an Indian registered dhow which had been used as pirate mother-ship involved in the attack on M/V FLINTSTONE early the same day. A Dutch Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) stationed on the Dutch-registered civilian fall-pipe vessel had repelled the attack fol
Just days after being in the clutch of pirates, a dhow is back in the hands of its rightful owners thanks to British sailors and marines. For nearly eight months the Yemeni boat was held by Somali pirates after being hijacked last May. Since then it had been held at a known pirate camp – […]
In accordance with defense ministry’s international cooperation program, delegation of Russian Navy command will visit Renee, Denmark in Jan 25-26 to attend planning conference of the Baltic SAREX 2012 joint search and rescue exercise. The exercise will take place near Bornholm Island in May 7-12, 2
Russia and NATO on Jan 18 approved ‘road map’ for cooperation in anti-piracy and counter-terrorism till 2014, said General of the Army Nikolai Makarov at the summary briefing after NATO-Russia Council (NRC) convened at the chief-of-staff level. “We must understand actions of each country. Today we h
Commander of Pacific Fleet (PF) anti-piracy task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Tributs, tanker Pechenga, and seagoing rescue tug MB-37 Capt 1 rank Ildar Akhmerov on Jan 17 hosted commander of NATO Operation Ocean Shield Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun (Turkey) on board Admiral Tributs, rep
The US may start combat actions against Iran even in two weeks; escalation of America’s military presence in the Persian Gulf goes on openly, Igor Korotchenko, presidium member of social council at Defense Ministry and editor of The National Defense magazine said on Jan 17. The situation around the
Visit of Russian Navy’s carrier group led by aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov to Syrian port Tartus was carried out with the view to replenish supplies, said General of the Army Nikolai Makarov on Jan 18 at the briefing after NATO-Russia Council. “The question about Russian carrier group
Air defence and command frigate HNLMS De Ruyter left her home port of Den Helder on 12 January to serve as the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). This NATO maritime group will be under Dutch command for a year from 23 January. On that day, Dutch Commodore Ben Bekkering will take ov
