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Sunday, December 24, 2023
HMS Trent sails past a lighthouse
Navy

UK Deploys Warship To Guyana

by Sachin Ravikumar (Reuters) Britain will deploy a naval ship off Guyana later this month, its ministry of defense said on Sunday, as the South American

December 24, 2023
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Saturday, December 23, 2023
Navy Sailors man their guns on the deck of the USS Laboon
Navy

Tanker Hit After US Warship Downs ‘Inbound’ Drone

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Action in the Red Sea has reignited. A report by US Central Command says the navy, operating as part of Operation Prosperity

December 23, 2023
Total Views: 7768

UK SHIP ALERT – Drone Strikes Spread To India
Navy

UK SHIP ALERT – Drone Strikes Spread To India

UPDATE: The Economic Times is reporting the ship attacked was the Liberian-flagged chemical tanker MV Chem Pluto by John Konrad (gCaptain) Bloomberg is

December 23, 2023
Total Views: 5480

Friday, December 22, 2023
Here’s How NCIS Captured Fat Leonard (again)
Navy

Here’s How NCIS Captured Fat Leonard (again)

By Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) The Biden administration heralded a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Wednesday as a diplomatic breakthrough between two

December 22, 2023
Total Views: 4968

Iranian flag near oil refinery
Navy

White House Accuses Iran of Helping Houthi Target Ships

by Steve Holland (Reuters) – Iran was “deeply involved” in planning operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its

December 22, 2023
Total Views: 1898

US Navy Sailor drops the Spanish flag
Navy

Spain, Italy, France Decline US Command Of Red Sea Operation Prosperity Guardian

by Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) The United States is assembling a multinational naval coalition to help safeguard commercial traffic from attacks by

December 22, 2023
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Maersk Containership in a naval convoy exercise
Navy

French Navy Escorts CMA CGM Ships While US Ships Remain Stranded

This is a rapidly evolving story, please subscribe to the gCaptain on X for the latest updates. UPDATE: France has agreed to remain but under the condition

December 22, 2023
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American Flag Ship
Navy

US Sailors Stranded In Red Sea Deserve Immediate Military Support

UPDATE: Scroll to the bottom for an update on the possible movement of US Flagged ships behind French naval convoy gCaptain has received reports that the

December 22, 2023
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Maersk Containership in a naval convoy exercise
Navy

Operation Prosperity Guardian: Can The US-Lead Naval Force End Houthi Ship Attacks?

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced a new military effort in the Middle East: Operation Prosperity

December 19, 2023
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Saturday, December 16, 2023
US Navy warship escorting Maersk ship
Navy

Pentagon To Launch ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ To Reopen Red Sea Passage

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) There is still a lot of speculation but progress seems likely on reopening the Red Sea to shipping. The Drive is reporting

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 104302

hms-defender-royal-navy-uscg
Navy

EU Shipping And US Naval Leaders Are Estranged Despite NATO Budget Boost

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain Editorial) Amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea, marked by attacks on Israeli and European-owned vessels, and ongoing war

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 4167

USS Carney underway at night in the suez canal
Navy

USS Carney Shoots Down Another 14 Houthi Drones

By Brendan Murray and Charles Capel (Bloomberg) The US Navy said it shot down 14 drones in the Red Sea launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen as

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 4525

Romanian minesweeper during a NATO training operation
Navy

Black Sea NATO Navies Agree To Clear Mines

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria plan a joint force to clear mines drifting into their areas of the Black Sea as part of the fallout

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 1585

Thursday, December 7, 2023
Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia docking with the help of tugboats
Navy

US Navy To Deploy Anti-Ship Missiles on Subs

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The US Navy plans to begin arming submarines next year with ship-targeting versions of the widely used Tomahawk missile, part of

December 7, 2023
Total Views: 11699

Mao's Army Navy Goes to Sea book cover
Navy

2023 Naval Book Of The Year: Mao’s Army Goes To Sea

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In an era where the South China Sea is a hotbed of geopolitical tensions and China is militarizing it’s Merchant

December 7, 2023
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) steamed in the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations in the Arabian Sea to ensure maritime stability and security in the region, 24 April 2021. U.S. Navy photo
Defense

US Navy Downs Another Drone in Red Sea

DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy shot down a drone that originated from a part of Yemen controlled by the Houthi group on

December 6, 2023
Total Views: 4330

Sunday, December 3, 2023
Chinese ballistic missile submarine. Picture taken April 12, 2018.REUTERS
Navy

Navy Will Test AI System To Track Chinese Submarines

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –The US and two of its closest parters are set to test a new way to track Chinese submarines using artificial

December 3, 2023
Total Views: 7864

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
US Naval Ship Carson City docked during a storm
Merchant Marine

US Navy Sued After Alleged Rape Of Senior US Merchant Marine Officer

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The U.S. Navy is facing a lawsuit over allegations of a senior engineering officer’s rape by the captain of the USNS Carson

November 29, 2023
Total Views: 13860

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Canadian Flag Aboard HMCS Navy Ship
Navy

Top Admiral Says Royal Canadian Navy Is In Trouble

By David Ljunggren (Reuters) Canada’s understaffed and resource-stretched navy is in “a critical state” and might not be able to carry out

November 28, 2023
Total Views: 5867

Indian Navy Warship
Navy

India’s Naval Ambitions: 160 Warships And Second Carrier By 2030

By Sudhi Ranjan Sen (Bloomberg) India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost 400 billion rupees ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to

November 28, 2023
Total Views: 2743