Join our crew and become one of the 109,537 members that receive our newsletter.

U.S. Navy


Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Guantanamo Bound Barge Loses 22 Containers Overboard
Interesting

Guantanamo Bound Barge Loses 22 Containers Overboard

MIAMI —  The Coast Guard this week is responding to a report of 22 containers lost overboard from a TransAtlantic-operated barge about 18 miles east

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 231

Monday, March 4, 2013
Sequestration and the U.S. Maritime Industry
Defense

Sequestration and the U.S. Maritime Industry

With Congress failing to act to prevent sequestration, the president signed the cuts into law at 11:59pm on March 1.  While we’ve been warned of the

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 22

Defense

US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Gets Specific on Sequestration Cuts

The following is the official message released by Secretary Ray Mabus outlining specific budget cuts to the US Navy as a result of Sequestration. DTG 022300Z

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 10

Saturday, March 2, 2013
U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point
Navy

U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point

Here is a sneak peak at the U.S. Navy’s new Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), USNS Montford Point. The MLP is a new class of auxiliary support ship,

March 2, 2013
Total Views: 58

LCS 1 USS Freedom
Defense

USS Freedom (LCS 1) Departs on Maiden Overseas Deployment

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Farrington, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West SAN DIEGO (NNS) — The Navy’s first

March 2, 2013
Total Views: 88

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Shipyard Photos of The Day – President Obama Talks Sequestration at Newport News Shipbuilding
Navy

Shipyard Photos of The Day – President Obama Talks Sequestration at Newport News Shipbuilding

U.S. President Barack Obama looks at the bow sections of the USS John Warner before speaking at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia on February

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 90

Friday, February 22, 2013
Guardian Salvage Resumes as Weather Improves
Navy

Guardian Salvage Resumes as Weather Improves

MANILA – Salvage operations for the removal of the stricken USS Guardian from Tubbataha Reef in the Philippines resumed Friday as weather and sea

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 20

Thursday, February 21, 2013
U.S. Navy’s $37 Billion LCS Program Reflects Eisenhower’s Military-Industrial Complex
Navy

U.S. Navy’s $37 Billion LCS Program Reflects Eisenhower’s Military-Industrial Complex

David Lerman and Nick Taborek (Bloomberg) — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus confronted a tough choice in the competition to develop a small, speedy and

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
cno greenert us navy admiral
Blog

A Call For Courage, Leadership, and Action

By LCDR W.T. Door With the recent spate of firings and misbehaving at the upper echelons of the United States’ military leadership spectrum, senior

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 78

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
USS Guardian Salvage Could Take Months – REPORT
Grounding Incidents

USS Guardian Salvage Could Take Months – REPORT

The operation to remove the grounded USS Guardian from a reef in the Philippines may take months, the state-run Philippines News Agency reported Wednesday.

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Stricken USS Guardian To Be Broken Up
Grounding Incidents

Stricken USS Guardian To Be Broken Up

First too damaged to tow, now too damaged to lift… It appears that further deterioration of the grounded USS Guardian on a reef in the Philippines has

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 62

Sunday, January 27, 2013
lcs 2 uss independence austal shipbuilding
News

Austal and Sembawang Shipyard Announce Strategic Partnership

Austal Shipbuilding and and Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard have announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing life-cycle services specifically

January 27, 2013
Total Views: 53

Thursday, January 24, 2013
USS Guardian Too Damaged to Tow – PHOTOS
Grounding Incidents

USS Guardian Too Damaged to Tow – PHOTOS

New pictures of the USS Guardian released today by the U.S. Navy show the minesweeper still hard aground on the Tubbataha Reef in the Philippines. The photos,

January 24, 2013
Total Views: 196

Monday, January 21, 2013
Grounding Incidents

Philippines to Seek Claims from United States Over Damaged Reef

By Cris Larano MANILA–The Philippines will seek remuneration from the U.S. for the damages sustained by the Tubbataha Reef after a U.S. Navy minesweeper

January 21, 2013
Total Views: 27

uss guardian mcm-5
Defense

US Navy Admiral Expresses Regret over Grounding of USS Guardian

YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. 7th Fleet Commander on Saturday expressed regret over the grounding of USS Guardian (MCM 5) on Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea.

January 21, 2013
Total Views: 52

Saturday, January 19, 2013
uss guardian aground
Grounding Incidents

US Navy Identifies Erroneous Digital Chart Data in USS Guardian Investigation

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – A U.S. Navy investigation to assess the circumstances surrounding the USS Guardian (MCM 5) grounding that occurred in Philippine

January 19, 2013
Total Views: 89

Friday, January 18, 2013
USS Guardian mcm-5
Grounding Incidents

Crew of USS Guardian Removed as US Navy 7th Fleet Salvors Get to Work

The US Navy reports this morning that all 79 crew members have been transferred from the stricken USS Guardian (MCM-5) while 7th Fleet salvors works to try and

January 18, 2013
Total Views: 115

Thursday, January 17, 2013
USS Guardian minesweeper
Grounding Incidents

US Navy Minesweeper Stuck on a Reef off the Philippines

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines on Thursday, and was stuck on a

January 17, 2013
Total Views: 56

Thursday, January 10, 2013
uss jacksonville fast attack submarine
Collision

US Navy Submarine Gives Love Tap to Fishing Boat, Damages Periscope

WASHINGTON – A nuclear-powered U.S. attack submarine struck a suspected fishing vessel shortly after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf on

January 10, 2013
Total Views: 108

Friday, December 21, 2012
Shipyard Video of The Day – Heavy Lift Time-Lapse at Bath Iron Works
Navy

Shipyard Video of The Day – Heavy Lift Time-Lapse at Bath Iron Works

Ahhh, two of our favorite things… heavy lift and timelapse! On December 14, 2012 the 900 ton deckhouse for the U.S. Navy’s future USS Zumwalt (DDG

December 21, 2012
Total Views: 145
close

JOIN OUR CREW

Maritime and offshore news trusted by our 109,537 members delivered daily straight to your inbox.