Norwegian Merchant Marine – Why the US and Russian navies have come to rely on Norwegian merchant shipping to help them out in difficult situations. Associated Press: Norwegian ships ready if disaster hits Indian and Japanese Coast Guards – have been exercising together. The Hindu: Safety at sea, their common mission

US Navy – A video documentary, with a large number of clips, depicting life aboard a ballistic missile submarine, the USS Wyoming. C-SPAN: Aboard a boomer: The USS Wyoming South African Navy – Fisherman shipwrecked on Gough Island have been rescued by the South African Navy. Daily Telegraph: Helicopter saves three on rocks in Atlantic [...]

US Navy – The USS Harry S. Truman carrier battle group and USS Nassau amphibious ready group have set sail from Norfolk for the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf. They will be relieving the USS George Washington carrier battle group and the USS Saipan amphibious ready group. Virginian Pilot: Truman battlegroup sets sail today

US Navy – Port security at most US Navy ports is lax. Bahrain, headquarters of the 5th Fleet, is an exception to the rule. US News and World Report: A lesson in readiness: Could the bombing of the USS Cole been prevented? US Navy – Aboard the command ship USS Coronado, new experiments are being [...]

Indian Navy – The second of three Krivak-class frigates built in Russia for India was launched yesterday. The Hindu: INS Trishul launched in Russian waters Australian and New Zealand Navies – A combined Australian and New Zealand defence force is being proposed as the most effective means of ensuring security in the region. NZPA: ANZAC [...]

French Navy – The aircraft carrier Charles de Galle will be out of action until the spring, due to what is believed to be a defect in the design or metal of its propellers. Jane’s: Propeller blade incident leads to carrier recall US Navy – The USS Hawes became the first US warship to transit [...]

Russian Navy – Russian-flagged cargo ships are spying on US and Canadian naval operations in the waters off Washington State and British Columbia. National Post: Russian spy ships operating off B.C. coast: CIA Israeli Navy – the Israeli Navy has a contingency plan to evacuate Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip by sea if necessary. [...]

Malaysian Navy – the Malaysian Navy has stepped up patrols by its Special Forces, or Paskal, to protect its islands on which holiday resorts are located from attack by pirates based in the Phillipines. Christian Science Monitor: To save divers’ paradise, Malaysia fights lawlessness US Navy – the USS Cole attack, placed in a thoughful [...]

Royal Navy – Security is not what is should be in the Royal Navy as well as the US Navy, as some retired folks out for a drive penetrated the security of Faslane, where the Royal Navy’s Trident nuclear deterrent is kept. Daily Telegraph: Pensioners breach Faslane defences Royal Navy – 30 Royal Navy ships, [...]

Royal Navy – a lack of combat ready pilots has grounded over one quarter of the Royal Navy’s Sea Harriers. Daily Telegraph: Lack of combat-ready pilots grounds Navy’s Sea Harriers Royal Navy – it has been discovered that HMS Tireless, the Trafalgar-class nuclear attack submarine currently docked in Gibraltar awaiting repairs, was much closer to [...]

French Navy – the French carrier Charles De Gaulle has achieved an initial operating capability. Unfortunately, while exercising in the Carribean, the ship has suffered propeller problems which forced it to return early to its base in Toulon for repairs. Meanwhile the Aeronavale faces new challenges as a new era of French naval aviation begins [...]

South Korean Navy – North Korea claims that South Korean Navy ships are violating its territorial waters in a bid to reignite tensions between the 2 countries. Associated Press: N. Korea says South violates waters Brazilian Navy – The French Navy has turned over the aircraft carrier Foch to the Brazilian Navy, which will operate [...]

Sorry for the gap, but I’ve been hard at work on a number of other projects lately. I’ll resume updates today, and catch up the last 10 days in the next day or so. Royal Navy – 42 Commando Royal Marines from the HMS Ocean amphibious ready group have arrived again off of Sierra Leone, [...]

US Navy – The inhabitants of the Chagos Islands, which includes Diego Garcia, were unlawfully evicted from their homes in the late 1960′s, a High Court judge in London has ruled. The islanders are to be returned to their original homes immediately. It is unclear what is to become of the air and naval base [...]

Sorry, no news today as I’m down with the flu. I should be back on-line by Saturday.

US Navy – Life aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island – how they train to avoid the fate of the Kursk. Florida Times Union: Crew trains to avoid Kursk fate US Navy – The USS Cole is loaded aboard the Blue Marlin for the trip home. Virginian Pilot: Cole loaded for trip home [...]

US Navy – US Navy ships have been temporarily forbidden to transit the Suez Canal. This is putting a definite crimp on the ability to shift US forces between the Mediterranean and the Gulf. NY Times: Navy ships avoiding Suez Canal since destroyer bombing US Navy – Two interviews with Secretary of the Navy Richard [...]