The Spanish Tax Agency took delivery of a new locally-built fast patrol boat on Friday, May 3. The vessel is the first in a series of eight ordered by the tax agency. This particular boat will be based in Algeciras on Spain’s Bay of Gibraltar coast. The vessel is designed for patrolling in...
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OPINION | Between them, Australia, France and India can watch the Indian Ocean
Australia, France, and India ought to be cooperating more closely in the surveillance of the Indian Ocean through their valuably located islands, enhancing the awareness of each of country without additional cost. They should first share information that they’re already collecting, then move as...
COLUMN | Beijing’s evolving multi-pronged strategy in the South China Sea [Naval Gazing]
China’s headlong maritime expansionism depends heavily upon achieving dominance of the South China Sea (SCS) and its environs. This dominance demands the establishment of control of many areas of the sea that are currently claimed by other nations. Beijing’s chosen tools to negate such claims are...
US Coast Guard commissions tenth Legend-class national security cutter
The US Coast Guard commissioned its newest Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) during a commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, April 20. USCGC Calhoun is the tenth Legend-class cutter to join the coast guard and is the fourth NSC to be homeported...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Security Landing Craft – Island Guardian – Norman R. Wright and Sons
Best Security Landing Craft – Island Guardian – Norman R. Wright and Sons This fast, truly multi-purpose craft from Queensland’s renowned Norman R. Wright and Sons has a multitude of roles. It combines those of patrol boat, landing craft, Ro-Pax ferry, research vessel, general work boat and more...
Research and patrol catamaran delivered to Thai Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has taken delivery of a new catamaran research vessel built by compatriot shipyard Seacrest Marine. The 25-metre aluminium catamaran has a range of features and equipment to help its crew monitor and protect sensitive coastal areas while...
US Marine Corps acquires two new combat watercraft
The US Marine Corps recently took delivery of two new combat reconnaissance watercraft in a series built by Australian-New Zealand partnership The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG). Designated as a Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Craft (MMRC), the vessels are capable of reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, interdiction, and battlespace shaping operations. Low-observable features that make the craft […]
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Blast injures nine on fishing boat in Bay of Bengal off India
Nine crewmembers of a fishing boat suffered injuries after a fire ignited and caused a gas cylinder to explode on board their vessel off the southern Indian city of Visakhapatnam on Friday, April 5. The locally-registered fishing vessel Durga Bhavani was in the Bay of Bengal 65 nautical miles off...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Police Boat – 12-metre police patrol boat – Norman R. Wright and Sons
Best Police Boat – 12-metre police patrol boat – Norman R. Wright and Sons Although Australian shipbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons has been in business for well over a century, it has not survived for so long by ignoring modern designs, materials, construction methods and equipment. These very...
German customs service orders LNG-fuelled vessel
Germany’s Federal Customs Service (Bundeszollverwaltung) has placed an order for a new multi-purpose vessel to be built by local shipyard Fassmer. The vessel will be named Rugen after an island in the Baltic Sea. Once completed, it will have a length of 67 metres, making it the largest in the...