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…
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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…
source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38808345 BREAKING STORY The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels says two crew members have been killed in an attack on one of its warships in the Red Sea. A coalition statement said three Houthi…
Source: http://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-ship-catches-fire-at-croatian-shipyard The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC20) is tugged in to the staging area to begin the dry dock process in the Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka,…
Extract from the SMALL VESSEL SECURITY STRATEGY document published by the Department of Homeland Security APRIL 2008 There are numerous examples overseas of the use of small vessels as a waterborne improvised explosive device (WBIED) to attack maritime…
The following article from Hull University Centre for Security Studies has been posted: All rights are reserved by the copyright holders: Link to Download Document Extract: The experience of coalition troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has…