Vessels
US Navy attack submarine on liberty port visit in Japan
U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) docked at the Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan on December 22. The port visit is part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol. “Alexandria departed the shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire a little over one year ago,” said Cmdr. Todd San
India’s GSL launches second OPV for Sri Lanka
Indian shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited launched the second offshore patrol vessel for Sri Lanka at its shipyard on December 15. The 105-meter advance offshore patrol vessel (AOPV) was unslipped during a ceremony attended by High Commissioner of Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka and a number Sri Lank
China returns seized US Navy underwater glider
Pentagon’s press secretary confirmed that the People’s Liberation Army-Navy returned the U.S. Navy’s glider unmanned underwater vehicle near the location where it had been unlawfully seized on December 15. Chinese Navy vessel 510 returned returned the glider to USS Mustin (DDG 89) in international w
Pentagon: China will return underwater drone ‘stolen’ in South China Sea
China will return an underwater drone it ‘stole’ from the USNS Bowditch, a civilian U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship which was operating in the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Thursday. “Through direct engagement with Chinese authorities, we have secured an understanding that the Chinese wi
VIDEO: VCNO visits Singapore
U.S. Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm Bill Moran, visited Singapore Dec 12-13 to reaffirm the U.S. Navy’s strong partnership and ties with the Republic of Singapore Armed Forces. During the two-day visit, Moran met with the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy, Rear Admiral Lai Chung Han, visi
India, Russia to hold naval exercise in Bay of Bengal
Russian and Indian Navy ships will be taking part in a wide range of drills in the Bay of Bengal from December 14 to 21, the Indian press office announced. In existence since 2003, this will be the 9th edition of the bilateral maritime exercise dubbed Indra Navy. The primary aim of the exercise will
Philippine Navy frigate Andres Bonifacio arrives home
Philippine Navy frigate BRP Andres Bonifacio, a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, arrived to Philippines on Friday. The ship made a brief stop at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on November 15 before making the final leg of the journey to Philippines. Formerly known as USCGC Boutwell, BRP Andres Bonifa
Canada takes over command of counter-piracy task force CTF 150
Canada has taken command of the Combined Maritime Forces’ counter-piracy task force operating in the Middle East region. Commodore Haydn C. Edmundson of the Royal Canadian Navy assumed command on Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 after conducting a change of command ceremony with the Pakistan Navy on De
LM2500 marine gas turbines to power Indian Navy’s P17A stealth frigate
The Indian Navy’s new P17A stealth frigates that are to start construction next year will be powered by LM2500 marine gas turbines, GE’s Marine Solutions announced. The gas turbines will be provided by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Industrial and Marine Gas Turbine division, Bangalore, India u
US Navy submarine visits Changwon, South Korea
U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) entered Changwon, South Korea for a port visit during its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The submarine arrived at the U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, the only U.S. Navy Base in Mainland Asia, on December 8. “Our high
Three Chinese Navy ships visit San Diego
Three Chinese Navy ships arrived in San Diego as part of a routine port visit that will last from December 6 to 9. Two Jiangkai II-class frigates Yancheng (FFG 546) and Daqing (FFG 576), and the Fuchi-class oiler Tai Hu (AOR 889) were hosted by the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cape St. George (CG 71) in
Second Royal Navy tanker RFA Tiderace unveiled in South Korea
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tiderace has been named in a December 1 ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. Tiderace is the second of four naval tankers DSME is building for the UK Ministry of Defence. UK Chief of Materiel, Vice Admiral Simon
Two sailors dead as Indian warship tips over during undocking
Two sailors were confirmed dead while a number of others are being treated for injuries after the Indian Navy frigate INS Betwa tipped over on Monday as it was being undocked at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. “The incident occurred in the Cruiser Graving Dock during undocking evolution wherein it is
Indian Coast Guard Samarth-class OPV launched in Goa
Indian shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched the sixth and final Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessels (OPV), in Goa on November 30. The indigenously designed and built OPV is named ICGS Sujay and measures 105 meters in length. GSL has so far delivered three vessels in the class t