Other Navies News

03.31.2010 Cargo ship sailed from St. Petersburg sank off Spain
Cargo ship Kea with 24 crewmembers on board sank 160 miles off northwest Spain. Twenty two crewmembers were rescued; two are missed. Reportedly, the vessel carried azotate (ammonium nitrate) which is very soluble in water.

03.31.2010 Seychelles coast guard repelled pirate attack
Seychelles Coast Guard ship repelled attack of Somali pirates in Indian Ocean last night, having scuppered two boats attempted to capture the ship. The pirate assault was met by Topaz, the only Coast Guard ship in the country.

03.24.2010 Antiship missile BrahMos to have new software for in-flight supersonic maneuvers
Antiship missile BrahMos successfully tested in Bay of Bengal off Orissa state is equipped with state-of-the-art software. Thank to advanced soft capabilities, the missile executes in-flight supersonic maneuvers.

03.22.2010 India carried out vertical launch of BrahMos missile
Indian Navy has successfully performed shipborne launch of supersonic missile BrahMos from the Bay of Bengal off Orissa state. The missile was launched from vertical position and hit an "enemy" ship also located in the Bay of Bengal.

03.18.2010 Yushchenko supporter resigned from Navy Commander's post
Admiral Igor Teniukh has left the post of Ukrainian Navy Commander. Reportedly, Teniukh explained his decision as "moral and ethical necessity"; according to information available, the admiral supports ex-president Viktor Yushchenko.

03.18.2010 India intends to build three SSBN and six SSN
Coming 10-year leasing of Russian SSN K-152 Nerpa to Indian Navy could not conform to India's long-term nuclear plans; the reason is nonproliferation treaty as for missiles with the range over 300 km and, therefore, Nerpa could not be armed with long-range strategic missiles.

03.17.2010 Viktor Yanukovich to introduce new Ukrainian Navy Commander
Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich will introduce new Commander of Ukrainian Navy during visit to Sevastopol on Thursday. It is going to be Vice Admiral Viktor Maksimov, current Ukrainian Navy Deputy Commander

03.17.2010 Somali pirates freed N Korean tanker
Somali pirates released North Korean chemical tanker Theresa VIII. The ship with 28 N Korean crewmembers on board was captured in Nov 2009 off Seychelles. The ransom paid for the ship and complement was somewhat $3.5 mln.

03.09.2010 Somali pirates captured Norwegian tanker with 21 crewmen
Pirates hijacked tanker in territorial waters of Madagascar and are heading for Somali coast; the ship is registered in Marshall Islands. Tanker UBT Ocean sailed from UAE to Tanzania carrying oil. Communication with the vessel was cut off in Friday morning.

03.09.2010 Albania to sell sinking subs
Albanian defense ministry intends to sell two out of four Soviet subs for further scrapping. By this means the ministry plans to prevent their sinking. Albanian authorities are about to transform one of the subs into museum.

03.06.2010 Rasmussen thinks Russia won't use Mistral against NATO
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is sure that Russia will not use Mistral-class ships against NATO members. According to the alliance leader, he understands concern of some NATO allies considering historical background.

03.06.2010 About 50 vessels are stuck in ice near Stockholm archipelago
About 50 vessels with thousands of passengers were stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea near Stockholm. Cold weather and north-east wind resulted in vast ice floe off Swedish east coast; the ice hindered navigation in the region.

03.06.2010 Pirates agreed to release the British couple held hostage
Within nearest ten days Somali pirates will release British couple taken hostage in Oct 2009 near Seychelles. 60-year old Paul Chandler and his 56-year old wife Rachel were captured by Somali pirates when sailing coastwise East Africa heading for Tanzania.

03.06.2010 Intense security measures taken in Strait of Malacca
Intense security measures have been taken in Strait of Malacca after warning about the threat of terror assault against oil tankers sailing this world's most important sea lane. Vessels sailing through the Strait of Malacca are recommended not to reduce speed.

03.05.2010 BSF sore point will continue even with Yanukovich – expert
Cavils about Russia's Black Sea Fleet won't stop even after presidential election victory of Viktor Yanukovich, said Vladimir Mamontov, head editor of Izvestiya. Russia must fight up to the last ditch here since Sevastopol is really a city of Russian glory.

03.04.2010 Ukrainian admiral calls to "drastic measures" against BSF
Ex-commander of Ukrainian Navy Boris Kozhin called to "proceed to drastic measures" as for payment of all Russia's Black Sea Fleet debts. "We should prepare a bill for the Russian Federation. That sum should be recognized as Russian government debt for Ukraine".

03.04.2010 Somali pirates captured Saudi tanker
Somali pirates hijacked Saudi Arabian vessel with 14 crewmen on board. Tanker ?l Nisr al Saudi with deadweight of 5,140 tons was captured on Monday in the Gulf of Aden. No ransom demands have been received so far.

03.04.2010 New radar was set in Georgia
New radar made by the U.S. was put into service yesterday in Gonio, Georgia near Turkish border. That is US long-range investment assisting Georgia to protect national borders, said US Ambassador to Georgia John R. Bass attended at commission ceremony.

03.03.2010 BSF does not hinder investors - Sevastopol authorities
Presence of Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol is not an obstacle for potential investors. Sevastopol news portal offers a suggestion that Indian businessman Lakshmi Mittal showed interest to buy Sevastopol port after withdrawal of Russian naval force.

03.02.2010 Two sailors were evacuated from Egyptian ship
Two sailors were evacuated from Egyptian vessel Wadi Alerat and hospitalized at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The shipmaster requested aid in Pacific Ocean 180 km off Kamchatka when two men aboard felt sick.