Montag, 26. September 2011

Commodore Escapes Assassination Bid

A navy commodore got lucky at the weekend. Assassins, who reportedly stormed his home to kill him, did not meet him.
Infuriated, the assassins, believed to be oil bunkerers, set the house ablaze.
Commodore Allen Benson Edema, Commandant of the Nigeria Merchant Navy, Seafarer, Maritime, Petroleum Security and Safety Corps, was said to have been a thorn in the flesh of oil bunkerers in the Sapele area of Delta State.
Edema had, on Wednesday, unknown to the gangsters, traveled to Abuja to

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Worth a Thousand Words: MAREXSECRON

GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti – Sailors from the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MAREXSECRON) Two, Boat Detachment Charlie, use an 800-series Sea Ark to conduct a patrol of the Gulf of Tadjoura Djibouti, September 6.  The MAREXSECRON Two provides an enhanced force package for conducting small craft security and support for maritime expeditionary security operations in harbors, harbor approaches and near shore littoral areas.  The squadron is homeported at Norfolk

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Anti-piracy device nets interest

UK company BCB International, which makes compressed air cannons, has reported increased interest for a new floating entanglement device which, it claims, can stop pirate skiffs in their tracks.

The Cardiff based maritime security and survival company unveiled a new floating entanglement projectile which can be deployed from its compressed air launcher known as the ‘Sea Stinger’. The company reports that it is focusing on new techniques of combating the growing menace of sea

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USS George Washington Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

PACIFIC OCEAN - The Japan-based nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a special ceremony Oct. 9 while underway in the western Pacific Ocean.
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, George Washington Sailors will take time to reflect on the significance of Hispanic-Americans’ impact within the Navy.
“There are a lot of people from different places here and the Navy brings us

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USS Essex Completes Ordnance Onload

SASEBO, Japan - Sailors aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) completed an onload Sept. 23, to prepare for their deployment.

It took the combined efforts of the aviation ordnancemen and gunners mates working hand in hand with Naval Ammunition Command (NAC) Sasebo to complete the onload safely.“We have to ensure that safe working load limits aren’t surpassed and that all personnel are handling ammunition safely,” said Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman

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USS George Washington Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

PACIFIC OCEAN - The Japan-based nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a special ceremony Oct. 9 while underway in the western Pacific Ocean.
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, George Washington Sailors will take time to reflect on the significance of Hispanic-Americans’ impact within the Navy.
“There are a lot of people from different places here and the Navy brings us

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USS George Washington Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

PACIFIC OCEAN - The Japan-based nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a special ceremony Oct. 9 while underway in the western Pacific Ocean.
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, George Washington Sailors will take time to reflect on the significance of Hispanic-Americans’ impact within the Navy.
“There are a lot of people from different places here and the Navy brings us

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