Friday, October 13, 2006

Navy: 231

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Navy's 231 and SecNav says : Since 1775, when the Continental Congress of the United States recognized the need for naval forces, the Un...
Thursday, October 12, 2006

Some remember: USS Cole attacked 6 years ago

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Jane at Armies of Liberation remembers . And points to Linda Sog who remembers well . Castle Argghhh! remembers . Salute the 17 and their br...

Drinking water from the sea

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A plan to put desalination plants at sea, as set out here : An oceangoing seawater conversion vessel doesn't need intake and outfall lin...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Freedom of the Press Somalia-style

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Reporters Without Borders discovers that the Union of Islamic Courts has it own ideas of Freedom of the Press. As reported here : The 13 rul...

A visit to charming Somalia

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Since the Islamic Court guys seem to have gotten controlof the Somali pirate factions, I haven't been spending too much time on Somilia...

North Korea threatens war against U.S.

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It is reported that looney toon Kim Jong the Ill likes movies, so maybe he is stealing the script of The Mouse that Roared as his sabers ra...

Kenya gets some U.S. boats to help maritime patrols

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As set out in U.S. Donates Boats to Secure Kenya's Coastline : The Kenya Navy has stepped up patrols on the Kenyan coastline to stave of...

Indian and U.S. forces conduct joint operations

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Reported here : Troops from India and the United States will conduct military exercises later this month to improve the counter-terrorism ca...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Tuesday edition of the Sunday Ship History: The German Commerce Raider and the loss of the HMAS Sydney

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At the start of World War II, the German Navy knew that it needed to control the sea lanes that resupplied Great Britain. In addition to its...
Monday, October 09, 2006

Sunday Ship History

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Sunday Ship History was delayed for reasons that are too odd to go into. It will appear soon either as Sunday Ship History, Monday or Tuesda...

Maritime Monday

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Fred Fry is back from vacation and has posted Maritime Monday 28 ! Enjoy!

North Korean confirms nukes with test

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In what may be the least surprising event of the year, the "Democratic (hah!) Peoples Republic (hah!) of North Korean DPRK successfully...
Saturday, October 07, 2006

Ben Stein sorts through priorities

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Ben Stein wonders about priorities .
Friday, October 06, 2006

"Pirates" kill one off Trinidad & Tobago

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Reported here : Just after midnight yesterday, Sherwood, 43, was killed by the blast of a shotgun carried by a pirate who came to steal his ...

Latest ICC CCS Piracy report (to 2 Oct 06)

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According to reports made to the ICC Commercial Crime Services as set out here , things are relatively calm on the piracy front. The report ...

17,000 evacuees in Apex NC chemical fire

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Nighttime fire at a plant storing a variety of chemicals has triggered a massive evacuation in a small suburb of Raleigh: Apex plant fire f...
Thursday, October 05, 2006

Pretty much says it for me

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The Foley thing

My new group

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Where do those things go?
Wednesday, October 04, 2006

The Nicaragua Canal?

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Once upon a time, the Panama Canal was to be built in Nicaragua. Now, Nicaragua is floating the idea of a canal again, as set out here . Ni...

Sea lanes in the news: China, India and the US

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Oh, sea lanes and China's weakest link as set out in US, China, India flex muscle over energy-critical sea lanes : The United States, Ch...