South African Navy tug sinks
A SA Navy decommissioned tug, De Mist, sank at the Simon’s Town Harbour on Saturday morning. According to the Navy, the incident occurred at around 05:00 when officials were conducting rounds in the harbour and…
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Norwegian warship collides with oil tanker following NATO exercise
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An oil tanker rammed a Norwegian navy frigate Thursday in a harbor on the country’s western coast, tearing a large hole in its side, the military said. The frigate’s 137 crew…
Drone boats filled with explosives are the new weapon in global terrorism
Article source: https://www.businessinsider.co.za/drone-boats-filled-with-explosives-houthis-saudi-arabia-2018-10 Drone boats filled with explosives are the new weapon in global terrorism Rosie Perper, Business Insider US Oct 04, 2018, 06:21 PM A boat docked in the bay near the Jazan Port…
ICC – 2018-Q2-IMB-Piracy-Report
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Mid Year Update
Thankfully it’s been a quite year for Water Borne IED’s. This can be attributed to a number of global factors which is impacting on the ability of terrorists to commit water borne attacks. Better intelligence,…
US Navy – The day the US Navy stopped sailing
source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/21/navy-orders-pause-operations-safety-review-after-uss-john-s-mccain-collision/586163001/ Navy orders pause in operations, safety review after USS John S. McCain collision Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYPublished 12:00 p.m. ET Aug. 21, 2017 | Updated 7:41 p.m. ET Aug. 21, 2017 The U.S….
US Navy – Another US Warship collides with a commercial vessel
US warship collides with tanker near Singapore; 10 missing 2017-08-21 05:37 source: AP The US guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, off Johor, Malaysia, east of Singapore. A number of…
About MV ACX Crystal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia History Name: ACX Crystal Owner: Olympic Steamship Co SA, Panama Sinbanali Shipping Inc, Philippines (disponent owner) Port of registry: Manila, Philippines Builder: STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, Changwon, South Korea Yard…
About the USS Fitzgerald
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers (DDGs) is the United States Navy‘s first class of destroyer built around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar. The…
USA – Collision USS Fitzgerald / MV ACX Crystal
WBIED.com Editorial The collision between the USS Fitzgerald and the 29 060 gross ton MV ACX Crytsal is well reported. The question that should surely be asked is how can 2 ships with combined tonnage…