Finnish Warship to Attend Exercise Sandy Coast 23
The Coastal Fleet’s mine countermeasures vessel Vahterpaa will attend Exercise Sandy Coast in the North Sea from 18 August to 1 September 2023. Sandy Coast is an international, annual mine…
North Korean Dictator Observes Missile Firing at Sea
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un observed the launch a “cruise missile” from Amnok Class corvette 661 in the Sea of Japan August 21st. Accuracy of the report is not known.
RFS Yakov Lapushkin Commissioned
On a small hydrographic vessel « Yakov Lapushkin » raised the flag TAMTO, August 21. On August 21, in Kronstadt, on the Leningrad VMB, the flag-raising ceremony of the hydrographic…
History of Kola Shipyard
The history of the enterprise dates back to August 20, 1935, when the floating repair base “Krasny Gorn” arrived in the Ekaterininskaya Bay of the Kola Bay and almost immediately…
RNZN Sailors Take Part in Middle East Drug Bust
Royal New Zealand Navy personnel supporting counter terrorism and counter narcotics operations in the Middle East say it has been rewarding being part of operations that have seen more than…
MSRON 11 Dedicated to Camp Lemonnier Mission
U.S. Navy has an extensive history of conducting operations on riverways, coastal environments, and inland harbors. The Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) has played a vital role in this storied…
USN’s Last Special Warfare Helicopter Sqn Deactivated
The Navy’s last special warfare-dedicated helicopter squadron, the Navy Reserve’s “Firehawks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, held a deactivation ceremony in the squadron’s hangar, June 30. The squadron…
Details of The Bartlett Maritime Plan™ Released
Bartlett Maritime Corporation is pleased to release details of its Bartlett Maritime Plan™. Following the public release of the June 22, 2023, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report, there has been…
Royal Navy Sailors Help Save Turtles in the Caribbean
Royal Navy sailors cleared dangerous waste plastic from a turtle nesting site on the Caribbean island of Curaçao during a patrol of the region. Portsmouth-based HMS Dauntless is deployed to…
HMS Spey First RN Ship in Brisbane for 30 Years
A Royal Navy ship has sailed into Brisbane in Australia for the first time in nearly 30 years. Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth was the last ship in the Queensland…