The so called spy ship, registered on Lloyds List, reports that MV Eagle S is also carrying intelligence-gathering equipment (ELINT and COMINT), is suspected of severing the power lines between Finland and Estonia in the Baltic. The ship, of the ‘Black fleet’ vessels exporting sanctioned Russian oil, and the tanker has also previously failed multiple safety, environmental and technical certification inspections. Finish services have seized the oil tanker MV Eagle, S suspected of deliberately severing undersea cables. With its crew of 20 still on board, the vessel is being moved to a protected anchorage in Svartbäck.

 

 

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In 1860, HMS Warrior, the first UK ironclad, was launched on the Thames. By 1871, she had become obsolete and became a tender at HMS Vernon and then a fuelling hulk at Pembroke Dock before restoration in Hartlepool and return to HMNB Portsmouth. In 1987, she was opened to the public.

 

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On this day in 1943, USS Gurnard (SS-254) took a photo of Mount Fuji through the periscope before sneaking into Tokyo Bay. The crew then had Christmas dinner as the Imperial Japanese Navy patrolled above them. Submariners are a different breed.

 

 

 

 

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This is the world’s most advanced hunter-killer submarine putting to sea for the first time, Astute class submarine HMS Artful.

 

 

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The LHD Trieste became the flagship of Italian Navy’s Amphibious Task Group (ATG) following its delivery on 7 December. The ship will be homeported in Taranto.

 

 

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Former USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler being towed into Brownsville, Texas for scrapping – posted December 24, 2024.

 

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Italian Navy Gorgona-class coastal transport ship ITS Caprera (A5349) and Ponza-class coastal transport ship ITS Levanzo (A5366) in Naples, Italy – December 24, 2024

 

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