Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise ARIADNI 24
From February 26 to March 8, 2024, the multinational Mine War Exercise “ARIADNI 24” took place in the wider maritime area of the Cretan Sea. The above exercise is organized…
NATO Tests NRF in Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23
In a remarkable display of international maritime cooperation, naval forces from five Allied nations have gathered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Italy for the start of Exercise…
UK Sells Two Sandowns to Romania
Two retired Royal Navy minehunters will contribute to NATO’s mission supporting security in the Black Sea with the Romanian Navy. Sandown-class Mine Counter Measure Vessels, HMS Blyth and HMS Pembroke,…
PNS Hunain Launched at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania
On 12 September 2023, Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania held a launching ceremony for the PNS Hunain, one of a series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) 2600 that Damen is…
Voyage of the Struma
The Romanian port of Constanta, on the Black Sea, was a major embarkation point for Jews attempting to leave Europe for Palestine. Thousands of Jews, desperate to escape the Germans,…
BALTOPS 23: Conclusion & Most Important Events
Nineteen NATO countries and NATO partners Sweden held the large-scale naval exercise in Kiel on 16 June 2023 Baltic Operations 2023 finished. 50 warships, more than 45 aircraft and 6,000…
USS James E Williams to Become SNMG2 Flagship
USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departed on deployment, December 2, 2022. During the deployment, James E. Williams will serve as the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2)…
Romania Orders Two Stan Patrol 5009 From Damen
The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of the Romanian government has ordered two Damen Stan Patrol 5009 emergency response vessels. The contract was signed by Inspector General Iamandi, in the…
Dynamic Mariner 22 Video
More than 1,500 marines and personnel from 16 NATO nations take part Dynamic Mariner 22, a maritime exercise off the Turkish coast September 11 – 22. The crisis-response exercise is…
ROS Lieutenant Dimitrie Nicolescu Damaged by Mine
The maritime tug “Lieutenant Dimitrie Nicolescu” (DM-29) arrived on Thursday, September 8, around 5:45 p.m., in the area where the sea mine reported by the GSP ship “Falcon” was adrift.…