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Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA): Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020
Amphibious assets key to supply mission
January 22, 2021 – HMAS Adelaide showcased her sophisticated amphibious deployment system during Operation Fiji Assist. The ship transported more than 400 tonnes of disaster relief supplies to cyclone-affected areas. Leading Seaman James Rollo said operational success came down to Adelaide’s capable platform for staging and deploying amphibious assets. “With a fully functioning NATO-compatible well dock, Adelaide can carry up…
Read MoreSubmarine escape, rescue and abandonment system contract termination
January 21, 2021 – In April 2018, following an open tender process, Phoenix International Australia was selected to deliver a deployable submarine rescue system for use with both the Collins and Attack class submarine fleets. Following a series of delays in 2019 and 2020, the Department of Defence initiated an independent review of the project in August 2020. The Government…
Read MoreProject 12700 Pyotr Ilyichev Rolled Out
January 22, 2021 (Google Translation) – The shipbuilders of the Sredne-Nevsky shipbuilding plant (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) brought the mine defense ship (PMO) “Pyotr Ilyichev” of project 12700 “Alexandrite” out of the workshop. By the end of 2020, the shipyard specialists completed work on the formation of the hull and part of the superstructure of the ship, their…
Read MoreUSCGC Resolute completes 42-day winter Caribbean patrol
January 21, 2021 – USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) returned to St. Petersburg, Florida, on Jan. 14, following a 42-day patrol in support of Operation Southeast Watch and others. Resolute traveled over 5,000 miles, rescued and repatriated 110 Haitian migrants, and stopped 500 kilograms of contraband. The crew departed Florida, Dec. 4, 2020, to Windward Pass, patrolling off Haiti’s northern coast…
Read MoreNavy Names Future Vessel to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation
The Navy announced Jan. 15 that a future Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship will be named USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10) to honor the self-governed Native American tribe located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The Honorable Gregory J. Slavonic, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy and Oklahoma native, announced the name selection during a ceremony at…
Read MoreARC Almirante Padilla Interdicts Dominican Fishing Vessel
January 20, 2021 (Google Translation) – In the last hours, the Colombian Navy, in compliance with the “Almirante Padilla” Bicentennial Operations Plan, through the surface and coast guard units attached to the Specific Command of San Andrés and Providencia, managed to seize 1,831 kilograms of illegal fishing inside the boat “Gerchard” of the Dominican Republic flag, during the development of…
Read MoreJapanese Coast Guard Commissions Survey Ship Koyo
January 20, 2021 (Google Translation) – The survey vessel “Koyo” is finally commissioned! “Policy on strengthening the coast guard system” decided at the relevant Ministerial Meeting in December 2016. Based on the above, the large survey vessel “Koyo” has been developed as part of the strengthening of the oceanographic survey system. However, it will be commissioned on March 16, 3rd…
Read MoreMARAD Announces Announces Annual Small Shipyard Grant Program
January 20, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of $19.6 million in Federal funding to U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. These investments support efficiency improvements and modernizations that allow U.S. shipyards to compete more effectively in the global marketplace. Since its inception in 2008, the Department’s Small Shipyard…
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