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Friday, May 20, 2022
Maritime Security Program Cargo Ship Set to Transport Medical and Defense Supplies Towards Ukraine
Defense

Maritime Security Program Cargo Ship Set to Transport Medical and Defense Supplies Towards Ukraine

The ‘Arc Integrity’ is enrolled in the Maritime Administration’s Maritime Security Program (MSP), the maritime readiness program that maintains

May 20, 2022
Total Views: 3350

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Russian Black Sea Sub BAse
Navy

Russia Threatens NATO Convoys With Submarine Strike

May 4 (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it had fired two Kalibr cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets from a submarine in the Black

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 17985

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
NATO NAVY minehunter
Navy

NATO Minehunters Arrive In Finland

by Essi Lehto (Reuters) Three NATO warships arrived in the southwestern Finnish port of Turku on Monday to train with Finland’s navy as Helsinki

April 26, 2022
Total Views: 2859

Monday, March 14, 2022
Blockade Of Ukraine – Did Turkey Put NATO Shipping At Risk?
Navy

Blockade Of Ukraine – Did Turkey Put NATO Shipping At Risk?

When Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Turkish President Erdogan to close off Russia’s access to the Black Sea he may have gotten more than he bargained for. By

March 14, 2022
Total Views: 12834

Saturday, March 12, 2022
NATO MARCOM
Navy

NATO Warns Ships Away From Russia’s Largest Port

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) issued an urgent warning to ships operating in the Black Sea. The

March 12, 2022
Total Views: 9938

Thursday, March 3, 2022
Russian minesweeper
Navy

NATO MEMBER OWNED SHIP SINKS OFF ODESA – Russia Used Civilian Ship As A Human Shield

UPDATE: “The Estonian-owned cargo ship Helt SUNK on Thursday off the Ukrainian port of Odesa after an explosion,” Igor Ilves, managing

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 27844

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Ship Mine Underwater
Navy

Russia May Have Mined Ukrainian Waters Says NATO

by John Konrad (gCaptain) NATO’s Allied Maritime Command today said there is a high risk of collateral damage on civilian shipping in the northwestern

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 4989

Northern Black Sea Is Now A ‘Warlike Area’ As Navy Fails To Protect Shipping In NATO Waters
Navy

Northern Black Sea Is Now A ‘Warlike Area’ As Navy Fails To Protect Shipping In NATO Waters

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) While the US Navy and large NATO powers remain notably absent from the Black Sea few assets are available in the region to

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 10937

Monday, February 28, 2022
Navy

Russian Convoy Will Test Turkey And NATO

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer (Reuters) – Turkey’s pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea

February 28, 2022
Total Views: 11071

Sunday, February 27, 2022
Navy

Turkey, Overseeing Passage To Black Sea, Calls Russian Invasion ‘War’

ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Turkey called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that could

February 27, 2022
Total Views: 2214

Friday, February 25, 2022
Navy

NATO Cannot Stop Russian Warships From Entering The Black Sea

by Tuvan Gumrukcu (Reuters) Turkey, a NATO member, cannot stop Russian warships accessing the Black Sea via its straits, as Ukraine has requested, due to a

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 5272

Navy

Black Sea Insurance Rates Soar As NATO Fails To Protect Commercial Shipping

When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest US Navy or major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean. Now insurance rates soar as peacefull ships get

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 4430

Monday, January 24, 2022
Defense

NATO Sends Reinforcements to Eastern Europe as Russia Accuses West of Hysteria

By Dmitry Antonov and Sabine Siebold MOSCOW/BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Reuters) – NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern

January 24, 2022
Total Views: 1778

Saturday, November 20, 2021
Defense

Two Refitted Former U.S. Patrol Boats Sent To Ukrainian Navy As Part Of A Security Package

KYIV, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A ship carrying two refitted former U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats designed to beef up the Ukrainian Navy

November 20, 2021
Total Views: 1796

Saturday, November 13, 2021
Putin Accuses U.S.  Of Supporting Drone Use In Ukraine Conflict Zone
Maritime Security

Putin Accuses U.S. Of Supporting Drone Use In Ukraine Conflict Zone

(Bloomberg) –Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of supporting drone use in the Ukraine conflict zone and said its naval drills with NATO

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 1342

Monday, June 28, 2021
British Royal Navy Ship Trent
Navy

Offshore Crimea – NATO to Start Black Sea Naval Drill

By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) – Ukraine and the United States will start a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the Black Sea and southern

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 2257

Friday, May 28, 2021
hms-queen-elizabeth-underway
Navy

HMS Queen Elizabeth Joins NATO

by Bart Biesemans (Reuters) HMS Queen Elizabeth took part in her first NATO exercises in the Mediterranean this week, ahead of the eight-month voyage that will

May 28, 2021
Total Views: 3046

Monday, November 6, 2017
Echoes of Cold War as NATO Mulls New North Atlantic Command
News

Echoes of Cold War as NATO Mulls New North Atlantic Command

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – NATO needs to establish a new regional base for protecting the North Atlantic against increased Russian naval

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 26

Friday, June 30, 2017
ABS Wins Royal Canadian Navy Service Contract
Defense

ABS Wins Royal Canadian Navy Service Contract

Canadian Department of National Defence selects ABS for classification and certification services for its entire non-combatant fleet. (Houston) ABS, a leading

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 68

Thursday, November 24, 2016
NATO Flag
Navy

NATO Ends Counter-Piracy Support Mission

(Reuters)NATO has ended its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission after a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance said on Wednesday, as it shifts resources to

November 24, 2016
Total Views: 98
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