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Thursday, October 27, 2022
MV Gary Chouest
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Should Taiwan Worry About Subsea Cable Security?

By Philip Heijmans (Bloomberg) Surging tensions with China have prompted Taiwan to boost its military defenses. Now it’s heeding the lessons of the war in

October 27, 2022
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
Representative Elaine Luria Shipyard
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Top US Shipbuilding Advocate Faces Difficult Election

Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA), a veteran US Navy ship driver who is one of the nation’s strongest advocates for US shipbuilding, is facing stiff

October 23, 2022
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
Venezuela Gives US Navy 60 Days To Prove Fat Leonard’s Guilt
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Venezuela Gives US Navy 60 Days To Prove Fat Leonard’s Guilt

by Deisy Buitrago (Reuters) Venezuela’s top court has ruled to give the U.S. government 60 days to request the extradition of fugitive Malaysian

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 5290

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
US Navy Supply Ship Conrep
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New Report Says US Navy Capacity Is “Very Weak”

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) US Congressman Mike Gallagher, a Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered a stark warning to

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 5621

Royal Bahrain Naval Force coalition ship, RBNS Al Muharraq
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Navy Expands Commercial Ship Protection Partnership

The US Navy announced they are expanding partnerships with nations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans to protect shipping under the International Maritime

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 1260

CNO Japan Navy Ceremony
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Losing Taiwan Would Jeopardize Key Shipping Lanes Says Japan

Japan is rapidly building out its Navy to defend against China. Officials say losing an independent Taiwan would be a disaster because it would jeopardize key

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 3118

Monday, October 17, 2022
port of Berdiansk fire
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OP-ED Russian Navy Will Keep Attacking Transportation Infrastructure

OP-ED by Benjamin Jensen (American University, TheConversation) In response to massive battlefield setbacks, Russia has increased its attacks in Ukraine on

October 17, 2022
Total Views: 2487

Sunday, October 16, 2022
China NATO
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NATO And China Face-Off At Arctic Summit

By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) A senior NATO official confronted a Chinese diplomat over China’s failure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

October 16, 2022
Total Views: 4005

Saturday, October 15, 2022
Russian Navy Wants Permission To Inspect Nord Stream Leaks
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Russian Navy Wants Permission To Inspect Nord Stream Leaks

by Olesya Astakhova (Reuters) Russia needs permission for its vessels to conduct investigations into explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the

October 15, 2022
Total Views: 14352

Sunday, October 9, 2022
Crystal Meth Taken From Fishing Boat
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Royal Navy Seizes 870 Kilos Of Crystal Meth

A UK Royal Navy frigate seized 870 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth $45 million from a fishing vessel in the Middle East last week. The ship –

October 9, 2022
Total Views: 7145

US Navy Seaman Ryan Mays
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Here’s Why The US Navy Could Not Prove A Teenager Destroyed It’s Mighty Warship

by Megan Rose (ProPublica) A military judge found Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays not guilty on Friday of setting fire to a $1.2 billion Navy ship. Mays, 21, had

October 9, 2022
Total Views: 6668

Saturday, October 8, 2022
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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Can NATO Protect Pipelines & Subsea Cables?

By Natalia Drozdiak (Bloomberg) NATO allies are struggling to work out how to better safeguard undersea critical infrastructure after the Nord Stream

October 8, 2022
Total Views: 1449

Monday, October 3, 2022
USS Bonhomme Richard Fire – Was it Arson Or Widespread Safety Failures?
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USS Bonhomme Richard Fire – Was it Arson Or Widespread Safety Failures?

by Megan Rose (ProPublica) On the morning of July 12, 2020, the first orange flickers of destruction took hold in the bowels of the hulking USS Bonhomme

October 3, 2022
Total Views: 3523

Sunday, October 2, 2022
Italian Navy guided-missile destroyer Luigi Durand
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Italian Navy Sails To Defend Mediterranean Gas Pipelines

By Flavia Rotondi (Bloomberg) Italy’s military will take steps to reinforce protection of trans-Mediterranean gas pipelines, in the wake of suspected

October 2, 2022
Total Views: 3772

Saturday, October 1, 2022
Korean Navy Greets US Carrier
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North Korea Fires Missiles During US Navy Joint Exercise

By Cynthia Kim (Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, hours before

October 1, 2022
Total Views: 3854

Friday, September 30, 2022
The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, in Singapore waters
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New Documents Reveal White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump Visit

By Jason Leopold (Bloomberg) — Former President Donald Trump’s White House asked the US Navy to hide a warship named after John McCain on his 2019

September 30, 2022
Total Views: 4478

Saturday, September 24, 2022
N.Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of U.S. VP Harris Visit
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N.Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of U.S. VP Harris Visit

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, Sept 25 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military

September 24, 2022
Total Views: 1952

N.Korea May Be Preparing To Test Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
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N.Korea May Be Preparing To Test Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile

Sept 24 (Reuters) – South Korea’s military has detected signs that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic

September 24, 2022
Total Views: 2135

US To Speed Up Nuclear Submarine Deal With Australia
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US To Speed Up Nuclear Submarine Deal With Australia

By Sybilla Gross (Bloomberg) The US is discussing accelerating the production of nuclear submarines to bolster Australia’s defense capabilities in an effort

September 24, 2022
Total Views: 8330

Saturday, September 17, 2022
Baltic Russian Icebreaker
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Don’t Play Russian Roulette With Baltic Oil Tankers

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) Every day, dozens of oil tankers cross the narrow waterway. It’s a linchpin of global trade. Shut it down and gasoline prices

September 17, 2022
Total Views: 17714