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The U.S. Navy, in partnership with other federal and local agencies, removed heavy oil, diesel fuel, and batteries from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 in outer Apra Harbor Feb. 16

Final Hull Section of Guardian Removed From Reef

Grounded USS Guardian to be Dismantled

Salvage Team Removes Fuel From Grounded USS Guardian

3rd Safety4Sea Forum - Session 4: LT Musaad Allaban

No Injuries as Two U.S. Navy Vessels Collide Off Eastern US Coast

US projects underway to defeat the growing threat of enemy submarines Underwater satellites, mini-robot sub trackers and an open invitation to join the hunt for submarines in dangerous waters - all US projects underway to defeat the growing threat of enemy submarines.Submarines may sound like a bit of an old school Hunt for Red October style threat, but Anti-Submarine Warfare planning is still vital.Diesel-electric submarines are a growing threat for four primary reasons. They can be built a relatively low cost in comparison to traditional platforms and have therefore proliferated in numbers- arguably in numbers that exceed our maritime platforms.Additionally, the lethality of these diesel electric subs has also grown while their acoustic signatures are lower making them harder to detect.DARPA's Distributed Agile Submarine Hunting or DASH program will detect and locate submarines over vast areas in both deep and shallow water.DASH is a sort of an underwater version of a satellite capable of operating at extreme depths in open ocean. Known as "subullites," these are being developed for deployment on deep sea enemy sub stake outs.The underwater satellites will be mobile, quiet and unmanned.Just like a satellite in the sky, it will have a large field of view- but ...

This is the second rescue-at-sea the US Navy has conducted in recent months A U.S. Navy destroyer has rescued 10 sailors from an Iranian-flagged vessel that was on fire in the Gulf of Oman.The guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams came upon the Iranian-flagged dhow as it was on fire Wednesday night. The 10 on board were picked up out of the water by the crew of the destroyer.A Defense official says eight of the 10 are Iranian; the other two are Pakistanis.According to a Navy press release the crew members "are being well cared for, receiving medical treatment and awaiting transport to aircraft carrier USS Enterprise."Commander Jason Salata, a spokesman for the Navy's Fifth Fleet, said they will be transported Thursday morning to the Enterprise and will be repatriated from there. "Our intent is to take care of them and send them ," said Salata.With its ships constantly deployed to the waters of the Middle East, it's not uncommon for U.S. Navy ships to rescue mariners in distress whatever their nationality.The Navy's rescue of 13 Iranian mariners in January made international headlines because it occurred shortly after an Iranian general had warned the U.S. Navy not to send ...

The U.S. Navy must do more to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean The U.S. Navy must do more to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean and prevent seagoing Somali pirates from jeopardizing the lives of merchant ship crews.That message was loud and clear at opening day of the Connecticut Maritime Association's Shipping 2012 conference on Monday at the Stamford Hilton hotel, where 2,500 participants in the global shipping industry are attending three days of meetings on issues facing the multi-billion-dollar sector."Piracy is one of the biggest issues we face. We could suppress piracy if the U.S. Navy would take one iota of the steps our military has taken in Afghanistan and Iraq," said Clay Maitland, president of the Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, the statutory maritime administrator of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and moderator of Monday's kickoff panel discussion. "We could very easily crush the Somali pirates, but there has been a political decision made."Maitland suspended the rules of the panel discussion limiting participants' presentations after hearing Nicolas Pappadakis, head of A.G. Pappadakis & Co., Ltd., and chairman of Intercargo, a dry bulk shipping association, report that 11 merchant ships and 254 seafarers are being held ...

ALCSG assets responded to a distressed Iranian fishing dhow Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ALCSG) assets responded to a distressed Iranian fishing dhow in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 31.At 12:37 p.m. local time, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 and embarked on aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), spotted the disabled Iranian fishing dhow M/V Sohaila with nine crew members aboard.Sohaila's master issued a distress call reporting that his crew was in good condition, but the dhow's engine had overheated, preventing it from operating at sea.Guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), operating nearby, responded, offering assistance to the Iranian fishermen who were waving a cloth as a signal for help.The dhow's master permitted the destroyer's visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team to board allowing the team better determine the nature and extent of the boat's engine problems.John Paul Jones engineers repaired the fan belt in the dhow's engine and assessed it had a foul propeller.Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1131, embarked aboard aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), were flown using one of Abraham Lincoln's helicopters to John Paul Jones ...