Naval Radar Experts Meet to Share Experiences and Suggest Improvements Users of the Saab Sea Giraffe naval radar are meeting this week in San Diego to share their experiences with the operation and support of the Sea Giraffe family of naval surveillance radars. The radar is well suited for small combatants, and has been
Read moreAfter a three day hunt by NATO and EU counter piracy forces, HNLMS Rotterdam in close cooperation with EU unit FGS Sachsen, has successfully disrupted a pirated dhow. This end game took place in the coastal waters of Somalia. The crew has been freed and is in good condition. The suspected pirates will be
Read moreCanberra (ANTARA News/Reuters) – Great fears are held for 67 people, presumed to be asylum seekers, on board a boat that has been missing since it left Indonesia more than a month ago and may have sunk, Australian authorities said on Tuesday. The boat is the latest in a string of vessels to attempt
Read moreMerak (ANTARA News) – The flow of vehicles here on Monday at Merak port, Banten province, connecting Java to Sumatra island, is running smoothly ahead of the Idul Fitri celebration next August 19. According to ANTARA, no queue of vehicles has formed as autos enter and depart from ships heading to Sumatra island. There
Read moreMany of today’s commercial vessels benefit from having an Electronic Charting System, or ECS, on board. These systems help mariners make critical decisions regarding the safety of their crew, cargo and environment. Now, thanks to a collaboration with Rose Point Navigation Systems, these mariners will find the same highly developed technology in the Seamen’s Church
Read moreSomali pirates have fallen on hard times. Last month, for the first time in five years, there was an entire month with no ships taken or even attacked. The last ship taken was a wooden fishing boat seized on June 19th. The last attack was on June 26th, when an unsuccessful attempt was made
Read moreMore Charges for Alleged Somali Pirates Indicted for Attack of the USS Ashland. A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has returned a second superseding indictment, charging five men from Somalia with engaging in piracy and related offenses pertaining to the attack on the Navy ship, the USS Ashland. Neil H.
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