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2 Navy Ships Collide Off California

Rob Quinn — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:52:24 CDT

Two Navy ships were damaged in a collision in the Pacific Ocean 120 miles off the coast of California—but there were no injuries or fuel spills, according to military officials. The amphibious assault vehicle USS Essex hit the USNS Yukon oiler as it was approaching the Yukon to be...

China Looks to Wrench Pacific Reign From US

Rob Quinn — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:55:00 CST

China is engaged in a major military buildup aimed at ending the total domination of the western Pacific that the US has enjoyed since the end of World War II, the Wall Street Journal finds. Pentagon officials, who publicly decline to describe China as a threat, say the number of...

Iran Sending Warships Through Suez Canal

Rob Quinn — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:34:32 CST

Iran is sending warships through the Suez Canal for the first time since its Islamic revolution in 1979. Passage for the two ships, which are believed to be bound for a training session in Syria, was approved by the Egyptian military, USA Today reports. Sources in Egypt say the ships...

Thawing Relations: South Korea Sending Aid to North

Drew Nelles — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:24:02 CDT

South Korea will send $8.5 million in aid to flood-ravaged North Korea in a sign of warming relations, NPR reports. The 5,000-ton shipment of rice and cement represents the South’s first major aid shipment to its neighbor after an alleged torpedo attack from the North in March that...

US May Deploy Aircraft Carrier to Korean Waters

Rob Quinn — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:35:25 CDT

The US is considering deploying one of the world's biggest warships to the waters off the Korean peninsula where the sinking of a South Korean warship has raised tensions with the North. The nuclear-powered USS George Washington would be deployed separately from upcoming joint US-South Korean exercises, defense officials say....

S. Korea Vows Retaliation for Ship Sinking by North

Rob Quinn — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:14:16 CDT

South Korea vowed to take "firm action" after a multinational inquiry concluded that a North Korean submarine was responsible for sinking one of its warships in March, killing 46 sailors. Evidence overwhelmingly proves that North Korea is responsible for the sinking of the Cheonan, casuing the military's largest loss of...

US Scavengers Spot Legendary Warship

Laurel Jorgensen — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:30:00 CST

A US company has found a prized, 18th century British warship that may be worth millions, the BBC reports. Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says it has spotted the HMS Victory, a man-o-war that sank in the English Channel in 1744 and has been sought by scavengers ever since. "Very rarely...

Russian Warships Dock at Havana Bay

Harry Kimball — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:36:18 CST

Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&R,” said Condoleezza Rice....

Danish Navy Rescues Drifting Probable Pirates

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:23:18 CST

Danish sailors sent to the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy found themselves instead rescuing a group of hungry Somali men in a broken speedboat filled with grenades and AK-47s. The navy ship, which had been patrolling the area as part of an international anti-piracy effort, confiscated the weapons and...