An intensive three week submarine escape and rescue exercise has drawn to a close off the east coast of Australia.
During Exercise BLACK CARILLON 2013, members of Navy’s Submarine Force simulated being evacuated from HMAS Farncomb, which was bottomed in 112 metres of water, in the James Fisher Rescue Service LR5 submersible.
The 21.5 tonne submersible was then lifted onto the deck of a rescue vessel, where its passengers were transferred into decompression chambers without being exposed to the outside air pres
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Read more posts and click here – HMAS Melbourne gets timely reminder of piracy dangers HMAS Melbourne near MV Albedo, a sunken merchant vessel, off the coast of Somalia.Fresh from their successful interdiction of suspected Somali pirates in October, the crew of the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne has experienced a sombre reminder ofContinue reading “HMAS Melbourne gets timely reminder of piracy dangersHMAS Melbourne near MV Albedo,… HMAS Melbourne gets timely reminder of piracy dangersHMAS Melbourne near MV Albedo,… Read more posts and click here”
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Read more posts and click here – By: Paul ArmstrongUSS GEORGE WASHINGTON, East China Sea (CNN) — The deafening roar of state-of-the-art warplanes being catapulted into the air from its huge flight deck signaled that the USS George Washington was back in combat mode after its recent detour to the Philippines to take part inContinue reading “Posted: 11/28/2013 Posted: 11/28/2013 Read more posts and click here”
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HMAS Melbourne near MV Albedo, a sunken merchant vessel, off the coast of Somalia.
Fresh from their successful interdiction of suspected Somali pirates in October, the crew of the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne has experienced a sombre reminder of the consequences of piracy when the ship came across the wreckage of the merchant vessel MV Albedo, almost three years to the day since its violent capture and subsequent sinking.
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USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, East China Sea (CNN) — The deafening roar of state-of-the-art warplanes being catapulted into the air from its huge flight deck signaled that the USS George Washington was back in combat mode after its recent detour to the Philippines to take part in the aid effort in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
Barely a week on and the 90,000-ton Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is now patrolling waters off the island of Okinawa as part a huge naval exercise — AnnualEx 2013 — involving dozens of warships, submarines and aircraft from the U.S. Navy's 7th fleet and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The aim? To provide a stern test of their ability to
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