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• WWII Tank off California coast, can still put at risk

     (ap) A tanker ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine during World War II near California’s scenic Central Coast may still represent a danger to the environment, according to scientists investigating the rusting hulk.  Source

• Last U-boat sailing to the base

     (BBC)The Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine HMS Trafalgar has sailed into its Devon base for the final time.  Devonport-based Trafalgar is the fifth Royal Navy vessel to bear the historic name and was the first British submarine to circumnavigate the globe.  Source ?

• Nuclear submarines for India again in Russian Docks

    Nuclear submarine, ‘Nerpa’ (Project 9711) has returned to Vostock and is now docked in the finishing dock of the Amur Shipyard in Russia after the second round of tests last week. The second round of tests began at the end of July and were necessary due to the death of 20

• Australia announces future submarine study

     John Faulkner, Minister for Defence and Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced that Defence will call for Requests for Tender (RFT) to complete a Domestic Design Study for the Future Submarine Project, SEA 1000. ‘The procurement of Australia’s future submarine will

• After a day of deliveries, U.S. ship is running in aid

     (AFP) Helicopters sit ready to go from this US aircraft carrier off Haiti, but there’s a problem: after a day of frantic aid runs there is simply nothing left to deliver.  Aboard the warship some 3,500 US military personnel have been coordinating the flights of 19 US helicopters carrying

• After a day of deliveries, U.S. ship is running in aid

     (AFP) Helicopters sit ready to go from this US aircraft carrier off Haiti, but there’s a problem: after a day of frantic aid runs there is simply nothing left to deliver.  Aboard the warship some 3,500 US military personnel have been coordinating the flights of 19 US helicopters carrying

• More Russian ships toward the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy

    The Russian Pacific Fleet has sent more ships to the Indian Ocean to protect civilian vessels from pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden. The large anti-submarine ship the Marshal Shaposhnikov, a tugboat and the Pechenga tanker have set out for Somali coasts, carrying marines and deck helicopters, the Pacific

• Submarine capability Future Design Study

     Greg Combet, Acting Minister for Defence, today announced that a contract had been signed with the United States RAND Corporation to complete a Domestic Design Study for the Future Submarine Project, SEA 1000. “As outlined in the White Paper, the Government has decided to acquire 12 new Future Submarines, to

• U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $ 93 million to support submarine imaging system

     MANASSAS, Va., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract valued at almost $93 million for engineering services and support of the AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS) and for production of related hardware. ISIS revolutionizes Navy submarine surveillance capabilities

• Ignore too many ships on anti-piracy precautions, EU Commission says

    Too many ships passing through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden ignore basic safety precautions, the European Union’s executive said Thursday as it urged member states to warn shipping companies of the dangers. Piracy off the Somali coast has soared in the last two years, despite the efforts