By Arsalan Shahla May 4, 2024(Bloomberg) –An Iranian warship has embarked on a mission in oceanic waters, Iran’s state media reported, in the wake of a warning by Houthi rebels that…
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark expects to invest 40 billion Danish crowns ($5.47 billion) in new warships as the NATO member seeks to bolster its maritime security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
Warships are vessels constructed for naval warfare by the government of a sovereign nation. Their main function is to protect a country’s territory and nautical assets. They detect, deter and destroy any threat that intends to harm its sovereignty or its allies. Warships are extremely capable of...
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of the Pacific ocean on October 17-23, Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement…
TAIPEI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait late last week, the American military said on Sunday, at a time of heightened…
South Korea plans to deploy an anti-piracy unit – now operating off the coast of Africa – to the area around the Strait of Hormuz. This decision comes after the US called for help in guarding oil tankers.
Attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz during 2019, made US urge for allies to join a planned maritime security mission. While now South Korea will deploy its forces to the area, Reuters reports that it will not officially be joining a coalition of forces known as the International...
https://safety4sea.com/south-korean-anti-piracy-unit-to-operate-at-strait-of-hormuz/
Japan has decided to dispatch a warship and patrol planes to the Arabian Gulf, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, in spite of increased tensions in the Middle East.
According to Reuters, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that this trip is taking place to exchange opinions with these three nations, as a part of Japanese diplomacy aimed at mitigate the overall situation.
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Researchers discovered the wreck of the Imperial Japanese Navy carrier ‘IJN Kaga’ which sank at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The wreck is located in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument off the Midway Atoll. The warship was part of the six-fleet carrier that launched planes and was key to the attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
IJN Kaga, located 5,400 meters below the surface of the Central Pacific, was scuttled by the Japanese destroyers on 4 June 1942 to prevent it from falling...
https://safety4sea.com/wreck-of-japanese-aircraft-carrier-kaga-discovered/
After more than 33 years of service, the ‘HMAS Success (II)’, the longest serving ship in the Royal Australian Navy, was decommissioned at Garden Island, Fleet Base East, Sydney on Saturday, 29 June 2019.
The ship was launched on 3 March 1984 by Lady Valerie Stephen, wife of the then Governor-General of Australia Sir Ninian Stephen and contractor sea trials were conducted in November and December 1985.
Contractor acceptance trials were conducted on 10 and 11 April 1986, and the ship was handed...
https://safety4sea.com/royal-australian-navy-decommissions-longest-serving-ship/
The Japanese warship ‘JS Kunisaki’ collided into Brisbane’s Portside Wharf while trying to dock, Tuesday, 17 June. There were no injuries of crew onboard or spectators but the vessel was left visibly damaged.
Video footage from the time of the incident shows the 178-metre ship swinging its stern right around and straight into the wharf, causing surrounding objects to shake.
The causes of the incident are yet to be determined, although local media indicate poor judgement as key cause.
The warship,...
https://safety4sea.com/watch-japanese-warship-collides-with-dock-in-brisbane/