USS Freedom (LCS 1) made its debut in Singapore May 14-19, participating in an international trade show and a maritime exercise with regional navies. Freedom also hosted thousands of visitors, from Singaporean citizens to senior government and military officials, during a series of ship tours. The week began with a visit from the Chief…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) arrived in Jakarta today, marking the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013, May 21. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships between the U.S. and partner nations. The exercise serves…
Muhammad Iqbal Saleh, a member of a tugboat crew, went missing in Batanghari River, Jambi after a barge cable snapped and knocked him into the water. Harbormaster tower chief at the Jambi port, Elman Inik, said on Tuesday that he had ordered his staff to call the police and contact Iqbal’s family. “We have…
Two FBI agents died off the coast of Virginia Beach on Friday, after falling from a helicopter that experienced difficulties during a maritime counterterrorism exercise. A spokeswoman from the FBI stated that the agents were in the process of fast-roping from the aircraft onto a ship when the helicopter encountered complications. The agents tragically…