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Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Russian Nuclear Submarine Rescues Sailors in Distress – PHOTOS
Defense

Russian Nuclear Submarine Rescues Sailors in Distress – PHOTOS

A group of civilian mariners got the surprise of their lives this Sunday when a giant Russian nuclear submarine came to the rescue after they had sent out a

June 10, 2014
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Friday, May 9, 2014
Project 22220 Russian Icebreaker
News

Baltic Shipyard Wins $2.4 Billion Icebreaker Tender

Baltic Shipyard (Baltiysky Zavod), a member of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation, has won an open tender to construct two additional Project 22220

May 9, 2014
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Icebreakers Healy And Renda
Shipping News

Crimea, Climate Change, and U.S.-Russian Relations: A Perfect Storm

By Anthony Russell As Russian forces took Crimea in late February, commentators repeatedly emphasized the Ukrainian peninsula’s strategic importance as a

May 6, 2014
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels
News

Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels

Russian troops took over three Ukrainian warships in Crimea on Thursday, a Ukrainian navy official said, after Moscow's military seizure of the Black Sea

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 49

Monday, March 17, 2014
West Imposes Russian Sanctions After Crimea Votes to Secede
News

West Imposes Russian Sanctions After Crimea Votes to Secede

The U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia in their worst dispute since the Cold War after a vote paved the way for President Vladimir Putin

March 17, 2014
Total Views: 34

Thursday, March 6, 2014
kara class cruiser sunk
Interesting

Russian Warship Sunk Off Crimea

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released the above image today showing the Russian Navy’s Ochakov, a Kara-class cruiser, which was intentionally sunk

March 6, 2014
Total Views: 1131

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
ExxonMobil’s Vast Russian Prospects at Risk With Putin’s Ukraine Push
News

ExxonMobil’s Vast Russian Prospects at Risk With Putin’s Ukraine Push

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s biggest international exploration opportunity may be imperiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian

March 5, 2014
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Ukraine Ports, Shipping Run Normally as Russia Occupies Crimea
Shipping News

Ukraine Ports, Shipping Run Normally as Russia Occupies Crimea

Cargo movements out of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have not yet been affected by the escalation, according to Western Bulk ASA, which operates more than 120

March 4, 2014
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Aurora Australis Icebreaker Reaches Australia with 52 Rescued Passengers
News

Aurora Australis Icebreaker Reaches Australia with 52 Rescued Passengers

The 52 passengers rescued from a Russian expedition vessel that became stuck in an Antarctic ice floe over the holidays have reached Australia safe and

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 65

Monday, December 30, 2013
xue long icebreaker snow dragon
Incidents

Thick Ice Forces Helicopter Rescue for Passengers of Ship Stuck Off Antarctica

Thick ice and weather will prevent icebreakers from reaching the stricken MV Akademik Shokalskiy expedition ship stuck in ice off Antarctica, forcing a

December 30, 2013
Total Views: 56

Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Prirazlomnaya greenpeace
Interesting

Russia Drops Charges Against Greenpeace Activists

Russia formally dropped criminal charges against Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest over Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday, under a Kremlin amnesty

December 25, 2013
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Gazprom Starts Production at Russia’s First Offshore Arctic Oil Field Amid Controversy and Delays
News

Gazprom Starts Production at Russia’s First Offshore Arctic Oil Field Amid Controversy and Delays

Russia's first Arctic offshore field Prirazlomnoye, where Greenpeace activists were arrested in September after a high seas clash with Russian authorities, has

December 20, 2013
Total Views: 172

Monday, December 16, 2013
Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons
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Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons

Russia said on Monday its navy was ready to escort ships removing Syria's deadly chemical stockpile, which is due to be destroyed at sea under an international

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 131

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Gazprom Neft to Sign Deal For Terminal to Ship New Arctic Oil
News

Gazprom Neft to Sign Deal For Terminal to Ship New Arctic Oil

Russia's Gazprom Neft plans to sign a deal on Thursday to build a terminal to ship oil from its new Novoportovskoye Arctic field to feed Europe, sources

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 37

Friday, November 22, 2013
International Maritime Tribunal Orders Release of Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’
News

International Maritime Tribunal Orders Release of Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’

An international maritime tribunal on Friday ordered Russia to release a Greenpeace ship and 30 people arrested in a protest against Russian Arctic oil

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 41

Monday, November 18, 2013
Yekaterina Zaspa greenpeace
News

Russia Grants Bail to Seriously Pissed Off Greenpeace Medic

By Maria Tsvetkova ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 18 (Reuters) – A Russian court granted bail on Monday to one of 30 people held in pre-trial detention over

November 18, 2013
Total Views: 44

Sunday, November 17, 2013
Indian Navy (Finally) Gets Russian Aircraft Carrier
Navy

Indian Navy (Finally) Gets Russian Aircraft Carrier

Russia handed over a $2.3 billion aircraft carrier to India on Saturday after years of delays, extending the South Asian country's maritime reach in the Indian

November 17, 2013
Total Views: 192

Thursday, November 14, 2013
Paul McCartney Urges Putin to Free Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’
News

Paul McCartney Urges Putin to Free Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’

Paul McCartney wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to free Greenpeace activists arrested for protesting against Arctic oil

November 14, 2013
Total Views: 47

Friday, November 8, 2013
New Video Shows Russian Forces Boarding Greenpeace Vessel Arctic Sunrise
News

New Video Shows Russian Forces Boarding Greenpeace Vessel Arctic Sunrise

Greenpeace has released this previously unseen footage allegedly showing a Russian boarding team repelling onto the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the

November 8, 2013
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
greenpeace murmansk detention center russia
News

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unenforceable as Dutch Hope to Free Greenpeace Activists

The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the

November 6, 2013
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