Industry Sector
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Narco Subs
Submarines are amongst the latest challenges in the battle to halt illecit cargoes entering the United States. The Homeland Security Department has built its own to aid training operations. U.S. […]
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A Clean Sweep
Naval Sea Systems Command announced last week that the U.S. Navy has completed its acceptance trials of the first of the new Joint High Speed Vessel Spearhead catamaran transports. LCS’s […]
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Future of the Invincible Class
Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy’s Invincible Class aircraft carriers were outlined by the UK Ministry of Defence on Monday. MOD sets out future of Invincible Class […]
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Don’t Mention the Pirates
Paul and Rachel Chandler are setting sail around the world, just two years after their horrific ordeal at the hands of Somali pirates The hijack couple are back at sea […]
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Submarine Crime
Submarines are the latest challenge faced by the United States and Latin American countries in the fight against drug trafficking. To Smuggle More Drugs, Traffickers Go Under the Sea By […]
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Les Commandos Marine Choose Avon
The French navy’s elite commando force – Les Commandos Marine – has adopted the Avon ST53 as their mask and respiratory system of choice for CBRN threats when undertaking high […]
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Suspected Somali pirates fire on Italian navy helicopter
(Reuters) – Suspected pirates opened fire on an Italian navy helicopter on patrol off the east coast of Somalia, hitting a window and slightly injuring a pilot, the force said […]
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Cruise Rows
Campaigners say cruise liners are destroying Venice’s historic ambience and have taken to organising protests both onshore and on the water. Venice row: Cruise ships ‘dwarf’ historic city By Alan Johnston, […]
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Long Sentence
In Germany’s first piracy trial in four centuries, prosecutors have demanded long jail terms for 10 Somalis. German prosecutor demands long sentence for sea pirates In Germany’s first piracy trial […]
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Nigeria navy retakes control of hijacked oil tanker
Nigeria’s navy on Wednesday retook control of a Singapore-owned tanker carrying a fuel cargo that had been hijacked near Lagos, and its crew of 23 Indian nationals was unharmed, the […]