Author Archives: David Arkwright

Damage Controlmen aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conduct an operational test of the countermeasure wash-down system while underway, ensuring the ship’s readiness to mitigate chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) threats.

In Germany, an old submarine, the U-boot U17, was transported by road to the Technik Museum in Sinsheim, a technology museum, after a four week journey. The U17, an impressive 48 meters long & 450 tons, was withdrawn from service after 37 years of operations and is now displayed at the museum.

Swedish Warships have intercepted and boarded two merchant vessels suspected of damaging subsea communications cable between Latvia and Sweden on Sunday.

Swedish authorities have detained the bulk carrier MV Vezhen. Finish & Estonian warships tracking LNG tanker MV Pskov.