U.S. Naval Forces Intercept Explosive Material Bound for Yemen By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – On Nov. 8, U.S. 5th Fleet intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman…
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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…
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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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 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…
Source: BBC Hijackers holding an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia are demanding a ransom, the European Union anti-piracy naval force says. The EU force made contact with the ship’s master who said his…
source: A EU NAVFOR boarding team in the Gulf of Aden. File photo credit: EU NAVFOR Another attempted boarding of a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden shows that pirates are still active in…
Source:https://gcaptain.com/israel-to-use-new-sea-borne-missile-defense-to-guard-offshore-gas-fields A screen-shot taken from Israel Defence Forces (IDF) handout video footage received on May 18, 2016, shows a test-firing of a version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile interceptor. Handout via REUTERS. JERUSALEM, May 18…
Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/12128328/Isil-wants-its-own-navy-for-attacks-in-the-Mediterranean.html Islamic State militants hope to build a maritime arm that could carry out attacks in the Mediterranean, a senior Nato Naval officer has warned. The march of Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (Isil)…