Monthly Archives: September 2026

HMNZS Royalist under tow, taken from an RNZAF Sunderland flying boat during a dramatic mid-ocean rescue in November 1965

The 1965 Breakdown Incident. On November 1, 1965, while returning home to New Zealand from a deployment in the Far East, the cruiser suffered a catastrophic total engine failure in the Coral Sea, south of Guadalcanal.The Cause: Severe salt-water contamination entered the ship’s condenser feed-water—a condition colloquially known by the crew as “condenseritis”. This heavilyContinue reading “HMNZS Royalist under tow, taken from an RNZAF Sunderland flying boat during a dramatic mid-ocean rescue in November 1965”

HMAS AE1 

BySeaWaves Magazine – Sep 15, 2026 USAF photo HMAS AE1 was launched in the yard of Vickers Ltd at Barrow-in-Furness, England on 22 May 1913. She was commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 February 1914. She was the first of 2 E class submarines built for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and was crewed by Royal NavyContinue reading “HMAS AE1 “

Gorch Fock Returns to Kiel

BySeaWaves Magazine – Sep 15, 2026 Bundesmarine On Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 10 a.m., the sail training ship “Gorch Fock” will return to its home port of Kiel after 165 days of absence and more than 14,000 nautical miles from a very special journey. The 189th overseas training voyage took the tall ship, underContinue reading “Gorch Fock Returns to Kiel”

USS Jason Dunham Arrives in Cyprus

BySeaWaves Magazine – Sep 19, 2026 Cyprus is an important regional partner. Strengthening partnerships during the port visit builds enduring relationships and demonstrates a common commitment to ensuring maritime security and regional stability, which is shared across all regional Allies and partners.  “Our visit to Limassol is an important opportunity to strengthen our relationship withContinue reading “USS Jason Dunham Arrives in Cyprus”

New Zealand and Australia strengthen naval partnership through new cooperation plan

The Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal Australian Navy have reinforced their enduring maritime partnership through the signing of Plan Tasman, a framework designed to strengthen cooperation and support a more integrated and interoperable Anzac naval force. 21 September, 2026 Signed by Deputy Chief of the RNZN, Commodore Karl Woodhead, and Deputy Chief of theContinue reading “New Zealand and Australia strengthen naval partnership through new cooperation plan”