In accordance with combat training annual plan, Black Sea Fleet (BSF) started practice at sea. BSF frigates Ladny and Pytlivy carried out mine-laying drills and held a torpedo firing at an “enemy” ship. Besides, the crews performed gun firing at a towed ship silhouette which imitated the surface tar
The warship is Gulf-bound, the latest Type 23 frigate to support the Navy’s – and nation’s – long-term mission in the region: security on the high seas, defending global trade routes and deterring threats to UK prosperity. It’s the third east of Suez deployment for the ship in three years, the most
Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) departed Valletta, Malta, Aug. 17, completing a scheduled port visit. The visit was part of Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) efforts to build global maritime partnerships with European nations, and improve maritime safety and security. While in Valletta, t
The guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) arrived in Gdynia, Poland, Aug. 15, as part of a regularly scheduled port visit supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. While inport, Carr leadership will attend office calls with senior Polish milit
Ukrainian Navy’s sea-going minesweeper Cherkasy left Russian port Novorossiysk on Aug 16 and within the BLACKSEAFOR task force headed for Turkish port Trabzon. When staying in Novorossiysk, the crew carried out harbor training activities, performed communications drill, visited cultural and historic
Belfast Coastguard was able to send rescue services straight to the scene of a sinking leisure vessel last night although the crew couldnt make radio contact. The digital selective calling (DSC) alert requesting immediate assistance was received at just after 8.15pm. Using AIS and DSC the vessel was
Having finished the stay in Novorossiysk, ships of Black Sea joint task group BLACKSEAFOR on Aug 16 started joint tasks at sea under command of Capt 1 rank Yury Zemsky (Russian Navy). The task group consists of Russian large landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BLACKSEAFOR flagship), Bulgarian minesweeper P
Pacific Fleet (PF) actively continues summer training period. August will be determinative month for PF Primorsk Flotilla. At present, the crew of large ASW ship Marshal Shaposhnikov headed by Capt 1 rank Denis Antsiferov trains in the Peter the Great Bay. According to PF Primorsk Flotilla Commander
Nearly 60 rounds of high explosive shells hammered Col Gaddafi’s forces in a day of high drama for HMS Liverpool, whose guns silenced the enemy yet again – and smashed up a military convoy. The veteran destroyer came under fire from coastal batteries near the port of Zlitan as she carried out a nigh
An 8,000-tonne section of the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier begins a 600 mile journey from Glasgow to a shipyard in the… (channel4) [mappress] Source: channel4, August 17, 2011;
China opens a luxury hotel which originally is refitted ex-Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev. According to South China Morning Post, EUR 9.6 mln was spent to refit the ship. Since 2004 the ship was a part of military-oriented theme park in Tianjin; there were models of combat aircraft on the ship’s deck.
Crew of large ASW ship Severomorsk continues successful patrolling in the Gulf of Aden. Northern Fleet mariners on Aug 13 began to escort another convoy consisting of three ships flying flags of Cyprus, Liberia, and Panama. Dry cargo ship Valdai and tanker Zaliv Anadyr are Russian-crewed. This is th
This is the moment Royal Marine Commandos board a merchant ship which had been attacked in the Red Sea. In the fading light of an August afternoon, the specialist boarding team from HMS Monmouth search the MV Caravos Horizon after it flashed an SOS: Under attack from pirates. The Devonport-based fri
The American destroyer USS Carney has arrived in Grand Harbour, the latest warship to take a break in Malta from operations off Libya… (timesofmalta) [mappress] Source: timesofmalta, August 15, 2011;
