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China says it is paying ‘close attention’ as the first US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait since Joe Biden’s inauguration A warship sent by the US Navy passed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday It is the first such voyage since the inauguration of the new President Joe Biden Beijing claimed to have been … Read more
Royal Navy warship patrolling UK waters is forced to return to shore and isolate over Christmas after Covid outbreak on board HMS Northumberland, a Type 23 Frigate, was due to patrol UK waters this week The vessel, which has a crew of 185, was forced to return to Devonport Several members of crew have reported … Read more
The Chinese military has shadowed a US warship as it traveled near reefs fortified to bolster Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea. The USS John S. McCain guided-missile destroyer passed through the Spratly Islands on Tuesday as part of a freedom of navigation operation, the Navy said in a statement. As the … Read more
Divers searching for the legendary Amber Room treasures – looted by the Nazis and missing since World War II – say they have discovered chests lying around the wreck of a German steamer that sank in 1945. The diving team found the wreck of the Karlsruhe off the Polish coast in October, 75 years after … Read more
The U.S. has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile in space from a warship for the first time in a successful test, officials announced on Tuesday. In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against such missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at … Read more
Royal Navy warship HMS Tyne shadows Russian intelligence gathering vessel and her supporting tanker in UK waters off north west coast of Scotland Patrol ship HMS Tyne has kept close watch on Viktor Leonov and Sergey Osipov Have been sailing around Moray Firth, where they sheltered from Storm Aiden Tyne is part of Task Force One, … Read more
A French navy warship reportedly escorted a boat full of migrants across the English Channel today as more than 100 arrivals were intercepted in 11 small boats in the biggest number to attempt the crossing this month. There is a significant Border Force presence in the Channel, with the Seeker cutter involved in overseeing a … Read more
A WWII ship which divers think could contain the legendary Amber Room has been found at the bottom of the Baltic sea. The wreck of the German cruiser Karlsruhe was discovered off the Polish coast by divers exploring the area in search of the ship which was sunk in April 1945. Tomasz Stachura from the … Read more
China’s third aircraft carrier has been pictured under construction in Shanghai’s ‘warship factory’ – a 1,000ft titan which threatens the US Navy’s supremacy in the South China Sea. The colossal vessel will be the first full-sized carrier operated by the PLA Navy which has two much smaller Soviet-era carriers in active service. Washington, which has … Read more
Royal Navy 4,000-ton warship nearly crashed into fishing boat because officer on look-out couldn’t see where she was going after she closed the curtains Lt Rebecca Stanley was night shift look-out on type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland She shut a ‘blackout curtain’ so she could get on with work due the next day 4,000 tonne warship came … Read more