Sea Links

The amphibious assault ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Makin Island (LHD 8) is escorted by two Chilean Navy missile craft, Casma (LM 30) and Chipana (LM 31), as it enters the Strait of Magellan.
US Navy
Governors join aircraft carrier debate.
Navy’s Nuclear Cruiser Estimates Faulty.
Shocker: Navy’s Stealth Battleship ‘on Time, Budget’.
Navy makes the best of truncated destroyer program.
General Dynamics Launches USNS Matthew Perry.
Footprint of the future: Offshore sea bases.
Warships of the World
India’s Naval Ambitions.
India likely to get new diesel submarines.
Indian Navy guards against terrorist threats.
Fincantieri to build U.A.E. corvette.
Egypt prepares for USN ship transfer.
China’s navy still has far to go.
Little Catamaran With Big Teeth.
Russian subs and US safety.
The Bear’s Reach Extends Across the Atlantic?
Russian Navy: We never stopped patrolling the world’s oceans.
INS Viraat gears up for golden jubilee.
Canada exerts Arctic sovereignty.
PM, Canadian military flex Arctic muscle.
Australian future submarine plans take shape.
Israel to send ship to NATO operation.
Tackling Pirates
U.S. planes to join Seychelles anti-piracy push.
Admiral: Navy Must ‘De-romanticize’ Piracy.
Somalia braces for surge in piracy during Ramadan.
Cargo ship MV Arctic Sea: timeline.
Hijacked ship never disappeared.
Mystery trails recovery of missing cargo ship.
Missing cargo ship Arctic Sea and crew found by Russian navy.
Belgium launches fight against pirates.
Operation Atalanta geared to contain piracy.
Clashes rock Somali pirate port.
River pirates attack Amazon cruise vessel.
From the Navy Vaults
WWII ‘pickets’ paid heavy price. (Navy Times)
The amateur submarine hunter. (Scoop Deck)
For Sail? Belfast may lose First World War ship. (Belfast Telegraph)
Sunday Ship History: The Lighthouse Joke. (EagleSpeak)




Alex, you are welcome and good to hear from you as always!
mike
thanks for the links on sea basing; its all helping the argument
yours sincerly
alex
Really appreciate your Sea Links, thanks.