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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Royal Australian Navy's Landing Ship Dock, HMAS CHOULES
Defense

Australian Navy Underway To Help Evacuate 11,000 From Vanuatu Volcano

By Garfield Clinton Reynolds (Bloomberg) Australia is sending a naval vessel to help Vanuatu in its efforts to evacuate 11,000 residents from Ambae Island as a

September 30, 2017
Total Views: 100

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Defense

Mattis To Review Navy Accidents

by Idrees Ali (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that he was working to see if there was a link between a spate of recent

September 19, 2017
Total Views: 53

Sunday, September 17, 2017
John McCain Blames Navy And Congress For Lack Of Training
Navy

John McCain Blames Navy And Congress For Lack Of Training

By Ben Brody (Bloomberg) Following a series of deadly accidents, Senator John McCain on Sunday renewed his calls to address what he described as a U.S. failure

September 17, 2017
Total Views: 45

Thursday, September 14, 2017
RAM Nav Lights - Navy Ship Restricted In Ability To Maneuver
Blog

Ball Diamond Ball – The U.S. Navy’s Failure To Reorient To Danger

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Collision avoidance requires all members of a bridge team to have certain traits. Observation skills, quick thinking,

September 14, 2017
Total Views: 349

Wednesday, September 6, 2017
HMS Daring Royal Navy Destroyer
Defense

U.K. To Build Cut-Price Warships

By Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) Britain will go ahead with the construction of a new generation of cut-price, multipurpose warships as it seeks to spur naval

September 6, 2017
Total Views: 106

China's aircraft carrier Liaoning sails into Hong Kong
Defense

China’s Navy Practices ‘Surprise Attack’ Near Korea

by Christian Shepherd (Reuters) – China’s navy and air force has carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, practicing to defend against a

September 6, 2017
Total Views: 132

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
type-26-global-combat-ship-dsei-03
Defense

Britain To Build Five Navy Frigates To Boost Domestic Shipbuilding

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will buy five new frigates as part of a new shipbuilding strategy aimed at boosting the navy and exports following decades of

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 98

Sunday, August 27, 2017
USS McCain's Lost Sailors
Collision

Navy Recovers Remains of All Missing USS John S. McCain Sailors

By Fathin Ungku (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship USS John S. McCain

August 27, 2017
Total Views: 113

Monday, August 21, 2017
Vice Adm. William “Bill” Moran.
Collision

Red Over Red, The Failure Of U.S. Navy Leadership

“You gotta challenge all assumptions. If you don’t, what is doctrine on day one becomes dogma forever after.” Colonel John Boyd, USAF By Captain John

August 21, 2017
Total Views: 950

Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency
Navy

USS McCain Collision Exposes Singapore-Malaysia Sea Dispute

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A collision between a U.S. warship and an oil tanker near the Straits of Malacca on Monday has shone a light on a territorial

August 21, 2017
Total Views: 180

Sunday, August 20, 2017
USS John S. McCain (DDG 56)
Collision

UPDATED: U.S. Destroyer Collides With Tanker

— UPDATE: The USS John McCain (DDG-56) collided with the Liberian-flagged tanker Alnic MC around 5:24 a.m. on Monday local time. Five American

August 20, 2017
Total Views: 162

Saturday, July 22, 2017
Navy Nuclear Reactor Core
Navy

Navy Is Underfunding Nuclear Research Says U.S. Reps

by Timothy Gardner (Reuters) – Two Democratic lawmakers urged the U.S. Energy Department to move faster with a research program on converting nuclear

July 22, 2017
Total Views: 1334

Thursday, July 20, 2017
Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests
Navy

Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests

MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) – Russia rejected a ruling by an international arbitration court which said Moscow must pay damages for seizing a Dutch-flagged

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 38

Sunday, July 2, 2017
US Navy warship USS Stethem visits Okinawa, Japan.
Navy

US Navy Destroyer Challenges Territorial Claims In South China Sea

by Yeganeh Torbati (Reuters) A U.S. Navy warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an

July 2, 2017
Total Views: 84

Thursday, June 29, 2017
Cyber Security at Sea – Microsoft XP on Carriers, Hacking Tridents & Spoofing GPS
Defense

Cyber Security at Sea – Microsoft XP on Carriers, Hacking Tridents & Spoofing GPS

When reporters were recently being given tours of the Royal Navy’s new “supercarrier,” HMS Queen Elizabeth, some were surprized to see a

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 185

Friday, June 23, 2017
Captain John Konrad, gCaptain Founder & CEO
Collision

Why The USS Fitzgerald Is At Fault, Part 2 – Questions And Answers

The recent editorial “The USS Fitzgerald Is At Fault. This Is Why.“ has been read 103,667 times, shared by 9,699 people via social media and

June 23, 2017
Total Views: 288

Monday, June 19, 2017
The USS Fitzgerald Is At Fault. This Is Why.
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The USS Fitzgerald Is At Fault. This Is Why.

Editor’s note: According to google this article has been read by 133,570 people and has received over 500 comments, questions and replies on

June 19, 2017
Total Views: 626

Saturday, June 17, 2017
Japan US Navy Collision
Collision

USS Fitzgerald Pulls Into Drydock – Damage Said To Be Significant

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) The USS Fitzgerald came close to sinking or foundering after the collision with a container ship ripped a big gash under the warships

June 17, 2017
Total Views: 137

USS Fitzgerald Sailors’ Remains Found
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USS Fitzgerald Sailors’ Remains Found

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) The bodies of a number of sailors who were missing after the USS Fitzgerald, a U.S. Navy destroyer, collided with a container

June 17, 2017
Total Views: 65

japan-us-navy-collision-85344-jpg.
Collision

10 High Resolution Photos Of US Navy Destroyer Collision

Seven sailors are missing and three injured after the USS Fitzgerald, a US Navy Destroyer, collided early on Saturday morning with a Philippine-flagged

June 17, 2017
Total Views: 1579