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Monday, June 18, 2012
HMAS -Choules ex RFA Largs Bay
Defense

Did the British Navy Sell the Australian Navy a £65 Million Rustbucket?

When most of the world envisions the British Navy with impeccably dressed officers, calling orders in the shadow of the gallant ensign are supplemented with

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 379

China Marine Surveillance Ships
Navy

CMS – China’s Great White Fleet

The New Great White Fleet – Will China’s fleet of secret surveillance ships soon outnumber the US Navy? It has been over three years since China

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 266

USCGC Polar Sea Scrapping Postponed
USCG

USCGC Polar Sea Scrapping Postponed

U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have announced an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to postpone the

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 177

Thursday, June 14, 2012
siu
Blog

Seafarers International Union Says USCG Editorial is “Unfair and Inaccurate”

Following a recent editorial by USCG Captain Eric Christensen on the alarming rate of U.S.-flag ship detentions, the Seafarer International Union has released

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 208

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Defense

US May Give Up Diego Garcia

In shocking news from Washington, the United States, Britain and Mauritius have begun talks that may lead to America losing its strategic Indian Ocean supply

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 297

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Horizon Reliance
Defense

Horizon Reliance to the Rescue, Yet Again

The Pacific is a huge expanse of open ocean, and oddly enough the container ship Horizon Reliance happened to be in the right place at the right time for

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 289

Shocking Audio of New Jersey “Hoax Call” Released [LISTEN]
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Shocking Audio of New Jersey “Hoax Call” Released [LISTEN]

The Coast Guard has just released a recording of the distress call that prompted an extensive search and rescue operation and mass casualty receptions areas to

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 85

Friday, June 8, 2012
USCG buoy maintenance
USCG

Maintaining Aids To Navigation – USCG Operation Spring Restore

Although not as exciting as search and rescue or maritime law enforcement, the US Coast Guard’s aids to navigation mission is an essential link that

June 8, 2012
Total Views: 248

Thursday, June 7, 2012
uss_miami-submarine-fire
Navy

Vacuum Cleaner Sparked $400M Naval Shipyard Fire

Officials at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard released initial findings June 6 in the case of the recent fire onboard the US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast

June 7, 2012
Total Views: 197

Passing The Torch – The Future Of A Historic Lighthouse
Blog

Passing The Torch – The Future Of A Historic Lighthouse

Today the following article appeared in the official blog of the US Coast Guard and, while it appears to be A story of the federal government supporting local

June 7, 2012
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
RoboJelly
Navy

Robojelly – Robotic Combat Jellyfish Of The Future

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are working on U.S. Navy project dubbed Robojelly to put robot jellyfish in waters around the world. The

June 5, 2012
Total Views: 53

Monday, June 4, 2012
Hurricane Katrina Eyewall
Marine Weather

Hurricane Eyewall Intensity – NOAA Launches New Prediction Model

When the first hurricane emerges from the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico this season, NOAA will use a new statistical model to help predict the start of the

June 4, 2012
Total Views: 104

Navy-4g-lte-antenna
Navy

US Navy Ships To Get 4G LTE Broadband – Will Commercial Vessels Be Next?

Last week gCaptain HQ finally got upgraded to AT&T’s 4G LTE service. The local data signal is fast but has, so far, been plagued with frequently

June 4, 2012
Total Views: 328

cam-ranh-port-vietnam
Navy

Cam Ranh Bay – US Navy To Return To Vietnam?

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday visited this deep-water port and former American military base to promote a closer military partnership with the

June 4, 2012
Total Views: 675

Friday, June 1, 2012
Ship Photos of The Day – USS Iowa Makes Her Final Journey
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Ship Photos of The Day – USS Iowa Makes Her Final Journey

One of the biggest stories of the week here in the U.S. was the USS Iowa’s journey from San Francisco to her final resting place in the Port of

June 1, 2012
Total Views: 415

Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tony kopacz
Blog

Challenging the LCS Program, Does 50 Knots of Ship’s Speed Matter to a Locked-on Missile? [OP/ED]

Written in response to Rear Admiral Rowden’s article, US Navy Littoral Combat Ships – Revolutionary, Vital By Captain Tony Kopacz, USN (Ret),

May 31, 2012
Total Views: 132

USS Tripoli huntington ingalls
Defense

Huntington Ingalls Wins $2.38 Billion Contract for New Amphibious Assault Flagship

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The U.S. Navy today awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) a $2.38 billion fixed-price-incentive contract for the design

May 31, 2012
Total Views: 359

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
uss new york huey b. long noaa
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USS New York Clears Huey B. Long Bridge with Inches to Spare [VIDEO]

In the summer of 2009, Northrop Grumman’s Avondale Shipyard had just finished building USS New York — a San Antonio-class amphibious transport

May 29, 2012
Total Views: 162

Friday, May 25, 2012
Ship Photo of The Day – Bulbous Bow Lift
Blog

Ship Photo of The Day – Bulbous Bow Lift

Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division this week reached a major milestone in the construction of the U.S. Navy’s new

May 25, 2012
Total Views: 955

Thursday, May 24, 2012
MSC Box Ship Cleared Following Explosion Near Puerto Rico
USCG

MSC Box Ship Cleared Following Explosion Near Puerto Rico

The MSC containership idled since suffering an onboard explosion eleven days ago off the coast of Puerto Rico has been cleared to move on, the U.S. Coast Guard

May 24, 2012
Total Views: 59