Defense
Russia Raises Scuttled Battle Cruiser Off Crimea
After being intentionally sunk this past March at the entrance to Donuzlav Bay in western Crimea in order to effectively block the movement of any Ukrainian naval vessels out of port,...
Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich
gCaptain contributor Shubin Aleksey has worked as a Navigation Officer at the shipping company Seatrade since 2009. He is a graduate of the Baltic State Academy of Fishing Fleet (Kaliningrad city) and as a teenager, worked on fishing vessels in the Baltic Sea.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
News
EU Condemns Russian Arrest of Lithuanian Fishing Vessel
The European Union appealed to Russian authorities demanding the immediate release of Lithuanian fishing boat Juros Vilkas, detained in the Barents Sea on suspicion of poaching. In a posted statement,...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Maritime News
Russian Ports Given International Status
The Russian government has confirmed the international status of all Russian seaports including the Republic of Crimea according to a report by Russian news agency ITAR – TASS. Russian Prime...
Thursday, September 25, 2014
News
Russian Ship Departs Vladivostok to Study Deep Water Effects of Fukushima Incident
Today, September 25, Russia’s marine research ship “Professor Hlyustin” left the port of Vladivostok with a group of scientists and cadets on board who will study the radiation situation in the...
Maritime News
Lithuania Readies for the Arrival of their New FSRU
Lithuania continues to ready the country’s infrastructure for the upcoming arrival of 170,000 cbm FSRU Independence to the Port of Klaipeda. Independence is the second of four FSRUs built by Hyundai...
News
Rosatom Re-Tenders for Disposal of Cold War Intelligence Ship
State Corporation “Rosatom” announced re-tender for disposal in the Primorsky region of Russia’s largest nuclear intelligence ship, the Cold War era ship Ural. The SSV-33 Ural was launched in 1983 from Leningrad and...
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