Montag, 27. Februar 2012
Japan PM Discusses Options for US Troops during Okinawa Visit (Stars & Stripes)
NAHA, Okinawa — Japan and the United States are working out the details of closing some military facilities on Okinawa, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Monday during a visit here.Noda delivered the news to local leaders and toured Camp Kinser, a Marine
U.S., ROK Sailors Join Forces To Bestow Goodwill
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U.S., ROK Sailors Join Forces To Bestow Goodwill
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timmy Wakefield
From USS Blue Ridge Public Affairs
U.S., ROK Sailors Join Forces To Bestow Goodwill
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timmy Wakefield
From USS Blue Ridge Public Affairs
Singapore and Malaysia Navies Conduct Joint Exercise (Asia One)
AsiaOneMonday, Feb 27, 2012
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) are conducting a bilateral maritime exercise, from February 27 to 7 March 7, 2012.
Codenamed Exercise Malapura, Singapore is hosting this year's exercise, the 22nd in the series held since 1984.
About 540 personnel
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) are conducting a bilateral maritime exercise, from February 27 to 7 March 7, 2012.
Codenamed Exercise Malapura, Singapore is hosting this year's exercise, the 22nd in the series held since 1984.
About 540 personnel
23rd EBS Showcase Abilities to International Audience
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23rd EBS Showcase Abilities to International Audience
By Senior Airman Veronica McMahon
From 36th Wing Public Affairs
23rd EBS Showcase Abilities to International Audience
By Senior Airman Veronica McMahon
From 36th Wing Public Affairs
Italian cruise ship adrift in pirate-infested Indian Ocean after fire
NAIROBI, Kenya – An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire erupted in its generator room. The blaze was extinguished without causing any injuries, officials said.
Two tug boats from the island nation of Seychelles were steaming toward the drifting Costa Allegra, which had 636 passengers and 413 crew members on board, but they were not expected to
Two tug boats from the island nation of Seychelles were steaming toward the drifting Costa Allegra, which had 636 passengers and 413 crew members on board, but they were not expected to
Italian cruise ship adrift in Indian Ocean after fire
VICTORIA, Seychelles -- A Costa cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire on board.All passengers aboard the Costa Allegra were unharmed, and the fire was extinguished, but the ship was without propulsion and was drifting, the ANSA news agency reported.The incident comes just a month after another Costa ship, the Costa Concordia, sank off the Italian coast, killing 32 people.Lloyd's List said the fire broke out
Ship adrift in Indian Ocean after fire
Published: Feb. 27, 2012 at 11:41 AM
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A fire set the Italian Costa Allegra cruise liner, sister ship to the doomed Costa Concordia, adrift in the Indian Ocean, officials said Monday.
The ship went adrift about 250 miles off the Seychelles, with no power after fire broke out near the generators, Sky News reported.
The Italian coast guard said the ship's more than 1,000 passengers are safe and that the fire had been put out.
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A fire set the Italian Costa Allegra cruise liner, sister ship to the doomed Costa Concordia, adrift in the Indian Ocean, officials said Monday.
The ship went adrift about 250 miles off the Seychelles, with no power after fire broke out near the generators, Sky News reported.
The Italian coast guard said the ship's more than 1,000 passengers are safe and that the fire had been put out.
Fire Breaks Out on Costa Cruise Ship, Vessel Adrift in Indian Ocean
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Costa Cruises can’t catch a break.
Just 6 weeks after the Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy, another one of their cruise ships, the Costa Allegra has caught fire and is now adrift two hundred miles southwest of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
The following is the statement from Costa Cruises:
Costa Cruises has been informed that today at 10:39, Italian time, a fire developed on board Costa Allegra in the engine room, the local electric generators located at the
Costa Cruises can’t catch a break.
Just 6 weeks after the Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy, another one of their cruise ships, the Costa Allegra has caught fire and is now adrift two hundred miles southwest of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
The following is the statement from Costa Cruises:
Costa Cruises has been informed that today at 10:39, Italian time, a fire developed on board Costa Allegra in the engine room, the local electric generators located at the
Fire Breaks Out On Costa Cruise Ship In Indian Ocean
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Costa Cruises can’t catch a break.
Just 6 weeks after the Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy, another one of their cruise ships, the Costa Allegra has caught fire and is now adrift two hundred miles southwest of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
The following is the statement from Costa Cruises:
Costa Cruises has been informed that today at 10:39, Italian time, a fire developed on board Costa Allegra in the engine room, the local electric generators located at the
Costa Cruises can’t catch a break.
Just 6 weeks after the Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy, another one of their cruise ships, the Costa Allegra has caught fire and is now adrift two hundred miles southwest of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
The following is the statement from Costa Cruises:
Costa Cruises has been informed that today at 10:39, Italian time, a fire developed on board Costa Allegra in the engine room, the local electric generators located at the
Costa cruise liner adrift in Indian Ocean six weeks after Concordia disaster
The incident comes just six weeks after the Concordia ran aground and then
capsized off the Italian island of Giglio, with the loss of at least 25
lives. Both ships are owned by the Genoa-based company, Costa Cruises.
The smaller, 29,000-tonne Costa Allegra had left the port of Diego Suarez in
Madagascar on Saturday and had been due to dock in Victoria, the capital of
the Seychelles, on Tuesday.
The Costa Allegra is commanded by Capt Nicolo Alba, 48, from Monopoli, Puglia,
capsized off the Italian island of Giglio, with the loss of at least 25
lives. Both ships are owned by the Genoa-based company, Costa Cruises.
The smaller, 29,000-tonne Costa Allegra had left the port of Diego Suarez in
Madagascar on Saturday and had been due to dock in Victoria, the capital of
the Seychelles, on Tuesday.
The Costa Allegra is commanded by Capt Nicolo Alba, 48, from Monopoli, Puglia,
Ship adrift in Indian Ocean after fire
Published: Feb. 27, 2012 at 11:41 AM
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A fire set the Italian Costa Allegra cruise liner, sister ship to the doomed Costa Concordia, adrift in the Indian Ocean, officials said Monday.
The ship went adrift about 250 miles off the Seychelles, with no power after fire broke out near the generators, Sky News reported.
The Italian coast guard said the ship's more than 1,000 passengers are safe and that the fire had been put out.
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A fire set the Italian Costa Allegra cruise liner, sister ship to the doomed Costa Concordia, adrift in the Indian Ocean, officials said Monday.
The ship went adrift about 250 miles off the Seychelles, with no power after fire broke out near the generators, Sky News reported.
The Italian coast guard said the ship's more than 1,000 passengers are safe and that the fire had been put out.
Italian cruise ship adrift in Indian Ocean after fire
VICTORIA, Seychelles -- A Costa cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire on board.All passengers aboard the Costa Allegra were unharmed, and the fire was extinguished, but the ship was without propulsion and was drifting, the ANSA news agency reported.The incident comes just a month after another Costa ship, the Costa Concordia, sank off the Italian coast, killing 32 people.Lloyd's List said the fire broke out
Cruise Ship Adrift
Published on February 27, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments
A fire broke out Monday in the generator room of an Italian cruise ship, the Costa Allegra, leaving it adrift off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, but causing no casualties among the passengers or crew, the Italian coast guard and the ship’s owner said.
Coast Guard Cmdr. Cosimo Nicastro told SkyTG24 TV that the ship’s captain told Italian authorities the blaze was quickly extinguished.
“The passengers are fine,”
A fire broke out Monday in the generator room of an Italian cruise ship, the Costa Allegra, leaving it adrift off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, but causing no casualties among the passengers or crew, the Italian coast guard and the ship’s owner said.
Coast Guard Cmdr. Cosimo Nicastro told SkyTG24 TV that the ship’s captain told Italian authorities the blaze was quickly extinguished.
“The passengers are fine,”
Rising oil prices fuel piracy
By Susan Njanji
The waters off West Africa's coast, the Gulf of Guinea, are a growing source of oil and have recently seen a spike in piracy for theft of its riches, a development seen to be fuelled partly by rising crude prices.
Attacks on vessels have grown in number and scope, spreading across a broader region in what is becoming a new piracy hotspot. Vessels carrying petroleum products have been the most targeted.
As oil prices hit nine-month highs this week, the leader of the small
The waters off West Africa's coast, the Gulf of Guinea, are a growing source of oil and have recently seen a spike in piracy for theft of its riches, a development seen to be fuelled partly by rising crude prices.
Attacks on vessels have grown in number and scope, spreading across a broader region in what is becoming a new piracy hotspot. Vessels carrying petroleum products have been the most targeted.
As oil prices hit nine-month highs this week, the leader of the small
Navy thwarts pirate attack on Iranian oil tanker
An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker North of a strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden was foiled due to the timely action by the Iranian fleet of warships present in the region, FNA reported.The Iranian oil tanker came under attack by 6 Somali pirate speedboats 35 miles North of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.The Iranian naval forces and commandos' swift action forced the pirates to flee the scene.The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of
Fighting piracy on the high seas
THE navy’s latest contribution to an international force fighting piracy has been welcomed into the fold.
Commodore Aage Buur Jensen of the Royal Danish Navy, the commander of the combined maritime forces’ counter piracy force (CTF-151) paid a flying visit to HMS Westminster, the latest frigate to arrive in theatre under his command.
HMS Westminster made the rendezvous with the commodore’s flagship in the Gulf of Aden. During his visit, the commodore was presented
Commodore Aage Buur Jensen of the Royal Danish Navy, the commander of the combined maritime forces’ counter piracy force (CTF-151) paid a flying visit to HMS Westminster, the latest frigate to arrive in theatre under his command.
HMS Westminster made the rendezvous with the commodore’s flagship in the Gulf of Aden. During his visit, the commodore was presented
CTF-151 Discusses Counter-Piracy Aboard Russian Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship Admiral Tributs
Members of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, embarked aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), met with Russian leadership aboard the Russian anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Tributs, Feb. 19.
The meeting gave the two naval leaders the opportunity to discuss counter-piracy operations and how the two ships could use each other’s resources in a cooperative effort to maintain safety and security in the region’s waterways.
“It is important for us to learn how we can
The meeting gave the two naval leaders the opportunity to discuss counter-piracy operations and how the two ships could use each other’s resources in a cooperative effort to maintain safety and security in the region’s waterways.
“It is important for us to learn how we can
Saudi Arabia Says Iran Warships Visited for Training
RIYADH — Iranian warships that docked in Saudi Arabia this month were part of a “training tour for students” in the Islamic republic’s navy, the state news agency SPA reported on Feb. 25.
It said officials at Tehran’s embassy in Riyadh submitted a request for two ships and a helicopter to dock at Jeddah between Feb. 1 and 7.
“The purpose of such docking is part of a training tour for students of the Iranian navy, rather than what has been stated by the
It said officials at Tehran’s embassy in Riyadh submitted a request for two ships and a helicopter to dock at Jeddah between Feb. 1 and 7.
“The purpose of such docking is part of a training tour for students of the Iranian navy, rather than what has been stated by the
LNG Shippers Confront Piracy Risk
Experts at Informa’s LNG Shipping Conference in London, yesterday said that owners of liquefied natural gas carriers are increasingly turning to the use of armed guards on their ships to prevent the potentially disastrous consequences of a hijacking by pirates.
The panel explained that capture and holding of an LNG carrier by pirates, which has not so far occurred, would have worse consequences than for other types of vessels. Ransoms would be higher given that LNG ships are the
The panel explained that capture and holding of an LNG carrier by pirates, which has not so far occurred, would have worse consequences than for other types of vessels. Ransoms would be higher given that LNG ships are the
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