Month: July 2012
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Looming Navy shuffle to make big waves in region
Posted to: Military Login or register to post comments With the aid of tugs the aircraft carrier Enterprise eases from Pier 12 at the Norfolk Naval Station March 11, 2012 for the ship’s last deployment. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot) View full-size photo | Buy Pilot photos ON TWITTER Follow us for the latest news from the Pilot Military Team | What’s Twitter? ON…
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Rescue crews stage exercise for public
Saturday, July 28, 2012 Western Morning News Follow Land’s End was the venue for an action-packed celebration of the county’s air sea rescue service. Royal Navy personnel from RNAS Culdrose, near Helston, staged the event which featured a daring rescue performed by helicopter crews, along with coastguards and lifeboat volunteers, off the perilous cliffs of…
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Gotcha! HMCS Victoria torpedoes US navy ship
89 BY SIMON KENT ,TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012 10:41 AM EDT | UPDATED: SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012 10:53 AM EDT The USNS Concord went to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in minutes after being hit by a torpedo fired from the submarine HMCS Victoria. 2 Change text size for the story Print this story…
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Allen’s deep-see WWII search
Allen’s deep-see WWII search Last Updated: 11:33 PM, July 28, 2012 Posted: 11:28 PM, July 28, 2012 Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on myspaceShare on stumbleuponShare on diggShare on farkShare on redditShare on email|More Sharing ServicesMore Print Billionaire Paul Allen and his mega-yacht Octopus are embarking on a dramatic ocean expedition with the British Royal Navy after the Olympics wrap…
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China Launches its Largest Patrol Vessel
China Launches its Largest Patrol Vessel 2012-07-28 19:55:53 Xinhua Web Editor: Liuyuanhui Maritime administration officials salute at the launching ceremony of patrol vessel Haixun01, Wuhan of Hubei province, July 28, 2012. [Photo: Xinhua] China launched its largest and most advanced patrol vessel Haixun01 on Saturday in Wuhan, a city in central China’s Hubei province, in a…