Iran has begun initial development of its own nuclear-powered submarines FARS news agency informs RiaNovosi the Iranian fleet’s deputy commander Vice-Admiral Abbas Zamini said the Islamic Republic is already taking the first steps toward creating nuclear-powered boats. “Right now we are at the initial stages of creating nuclear submarines,” he said. Use of atomic energy…
Successful sea acceptance trials of Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s third Sigma-class frigate for the Royal Moroccan Navy The 98 meters long SIGMA class frigate, the third frigate built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Moroccan Navy, left Vlissingen earlier for her sea acceptance trials (SAT) in the North Sea. During the SAT, an…
In the afternoon of June 12th, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Italian frigate Scirocco rescued a small fishing boat (skiff type) in distress with two Somali fishermen coming from the town of Alula, on the northern coast of Somalia, in the Bari region, who reported to be adrift since June 7th following an engine failure.…
Five (5) passengers are dead after massive waves sank a passenger-cargo vessel off El Nido in Palawan. 54 others onboard were successfully rescued. The MV Josille II had 59 people aboard, including crew, although the ship’s records only list 46 passengers. It sunk near Pagawain Island about three hours after leaving the port of Liminancong…