The Bangkok Post reports that three people were injured after the tour boat they were riding in struck a berthed ferry and later sank in the Chao Phraya River in Thailand’s capital city on Thursday, June 6. The incident occurred at around 16:50 local time on Thursday when the unnamed tour boat...
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Future Turkish Navy refuelling ship launched
Ozata Shipyard of Turkey has launched the final unit in a new class of four refuelling ships being built for the Turkish Navy. The vessel and its three sisters will be used to provide refuelling support for navy and coast guard ships as well as ships of friendly nations. The first two ships in the...
US Navy takes delivery of tenth SSC landing craft
The US Navy took delivery of its newest ship to shore connector (SSC) landing craft air cushion (LCAC), LCAC 109, from Textron Systems Corporation of New Orleans. The LCAC 100-class SSCs are built with similar configurations, dimensions, and clearances to the navy’s legacy LCACs to ensure their...
Sea trials begin for Indian Navy dive support vessel
India’s Hindustan Shipyard has begun conducting sea trials of a new dive support vessel (DSV) ordered by the Indian Navy. The future INS Nistar is the first in a planned class of two DSVs that will be used primarily for the rescue of crews of distressed submarines. Secondary duties will include...
Russian Navy’s newest salvage and rescue tug floated out
Russian shipbuilder Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant, a division of state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, recently launched a new tug ordered by the Russian Ministry of Defence. The future Mikhail Chekov is the seventh vessel under the Project 22870 series of tugs slated for the Russian Navy. The...
Italian Navy’s newest support ship hits the water
A new Italian Navy logistic support ship (LSS) was launched at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia facilities in a ceremony on Saturday, May 18. The future Atalante is a sister vessel of Vulcano, which Fincantieri delivered to the Italian Navy in 2021. The 193-metre-long Vulcano-class LSS will...
Keel laid for Italian Navy’s future hydrographic research ship
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has laid the keel of a new hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel ordered by the Italian Navy. Designated as a major hydro-oceanographic vessel (nave idro-oceanografica maggiore; NIOM) will perform mapping and scientific monitoring activities. It will also support the activities of the navy’s own Hydrographic Institute as well as scientific organisations within […]
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Report reveals increased use of leading design practices could improve US Navy ship delivery timelines
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report stating that the US Navy falls short on design practices that reduce leading companies’ shipbuilding time. The GAO said companies implement the following measures: Use existing ship designs—limiting changes to a section of the ship—to create new designs, allowing companies to stabilise designs sooner and […]
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German Navy ships sail on seven-month Indo-Pacific deployment
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence has confirmed that two German Navy ships have departed Europe on a planned deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The deployed vessels are the frigate Baden-Württemberg and the supply ship Frankfurt am Main (pictured). The two vessels recently sailed out of...