News of the day

10.12.2009 Creation of Navy History Museum in Moscow is postponed
Completion of Russian Navy History Museum and Memorial Center at Khimki Dam in Moscow is postponed on 4 years – till 2012.

10.10.2009 LAS Caesar Kunikov put to Mediterranean for joint exercise with Italian Navy
Large amphibious ship Caesar Kunikov of Russian Black Sea Fleet put to Mediterranean Sea where it will conduct a number of maneuvers jointly with Italian mariners under IONIEX-2009 annual Russia-Italy exercise.

10.09.2009 Russian President met Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdiukov
Issues of new weaponry procurement and housebuilding for military servicemen were discussed at the meeting between Dmitry Medvedev and Anatoly Serdiukov held yesterday, on Oct 8.

10.08.2009 Women could serve on Navy subs as soon as 2011
Women could begin serving aboard Navy submarines as early as 2011.

10.07.2009 NS Kazan fired in Severodvinsk
Ignition of insulants happened in nuclear submarine Kazan being utilized at OJSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center in Severodvinsk on Tuesday.

10.05.2009 Black Sea Fleet is ready to secure Abkhazian cargoes
Black Sea Fleet is ready to accomplish any mission to secure maritime traffic in its responsibility zone.

10.04.2009 Wives of Arctic Sea sailors wrote letter to Putin
Open letter to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin written by wives of Arctic Sea cargo ship sailors was published on Maritime Bulletin – Sovfrakht website on Oct 4.

10.02.2009 Admiral Tributs to pay business call in Seychelles
Large antisubmarine ship Admiral Tributs to make business-like call at port of Victoria, Republic of Seychelles during patrolling mission in the Gulf of Aden.

09.30.2009 MiG-29K deck-based fighter was tested on Admiral Kuznetsov
Russian aircraft-building corporation MiG conducted successful flight tests of deck-based fighters MiG-29K on heavy air-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov.

09.25.2009 The Swedes found Gepard, WW1 Russian submarine
Swedish research vessel Jacob Haegg has discovered WW1 Russian submarine at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, says Swedish Maritime Administration.

09.24.2009 Somalian pirates attacked Russian tanker
Somalian pirates attacked Russian tanker Prisco Alexandra with the crew of 19 Russians on Sept 19.

09.23.2009 Nerpa completed third stage of sea trials
Nuclear submarine Nerpa has successfully completed third stage of sea trials in the Sea of Japan.

09.21.2009 Novorossiysk Coast Guard vessel started to protect Abkhazian border
Russian Coast Guard ship Novorossiysk has started to protect Abkhazian sea border on Sunday.

09.16.2009 US Coast Guard ship visited Vladivostok
US Coast Guard (USCG) ship Sycamore made a 3-day business visit to main Russian Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok on Wednesday.

09.05.2009 Mikhail Voitenko, the first who enlightened the hijacking of Arctic Sea, has deserted the Maritime Bulletin editor post
Editor-in-chief of the online Sovfracht Maritime Bulletin resigns.

09.04.2009 Russia, India to sign new deal on Admiral Gorshkov overhaul
A new deal on the funds Russia needs to finish a refit of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier for India will be signed in mid-October, the head of the state technology corporation said on Thursday.

09.02.2009 Abkhazia to fire upon Georgian ships violating its border
Abkhazia's president has ordered that force be used against Georgian vessels violating the former Georgian republic's maritime border, the Abkhazian foreign minister said on Wednesday.

08.27.2009 Experts doubt Russian military has moved Bulava production
Russia cannot assign production of Bulava ballistic missiles to another manufacturer because there is only one plant in the country that makes solid-fuel ballistic missiles, Russian experts have said.

08.25.2009 Russia says no suspicious cargo found on board Arctic Sea so far
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that no suspicious cargo was found aboard Arctic Sea ship, which was allegedly seized by eight hijackers and later freed by the Russian Navy.

08.24.2009 Russian warships escort another convoy in the Gulf of Aden
A Russian Pacific Fleet task force is escorting its third convoy of commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden since its arrival in the area in late July, a fleet spokesman said on Friday.