Malta Naval Visits – May 2025
Wednesday 7th May. (A) 0936 hrs – The Hellenic Navy Elli Class Frigate HS THEMISTOKLIS F 465 part of EUNAVFOR MED (Operation Irini) entered Grand Harbour bound to Boiler Wharf. She was due to enter the previous day but her call was postponed. More Images can be found here – F 465 HS Themistoklis – […]
Malta Naval Visits – November 2024
Friday 8th November . The Hellenic Navy Elli Class ( Based on Kortenaer Class) Frigate HS LIMNOS F 451 ( Φ/Γ Λήμνος ) entered Valletta during her maiden call passing breakwaters at 1036 hrs. Monday 11th November . The Hellenic Navy Elli Class Frigate HS LIMNOS F 451 ( Φ/Γ Λήμνος ) left Valletta from her […]
Red Sea Crisis – Salvage Armada starts towing Delta Tankers SOUNION – September 2024
The 2006 built crude oil tanker SOUNION which was hit last 21stAugust by Iran-backed Houthis off the coast of Hodeida while carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil started being towed threatening environmental disaster. The 2010 Polish built anchor handling tug/supply ship AIGAION PELAGOS started towing the tanker escorted by military vessels after she left Kali […]
Malta Naval Visits – August 2024
Contrary to the month of July, August was an interesting month indeed, starting with an interesting Russian Navy Replenishment tanker RFS AKADEMIK PASHIN that passed in the Malta/Sicily Channel on Friday 2nd August. Tuesday 6th August. The Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana) ocean ketch , a sail training yacht ITS ORSA MAGGIORE A 5323 anchored […]
Casualties – Russian Navy Destroyer RFS ADMIRAL LEVCHENKO on fire – 10.06.2024
On Monday 10th June, 2024 the Russian Navy Udaloy Class Destroyer RFS ADMIRAL LEVCHENKO was reported that she caught fire in the Barents Sea. She is assigned to the Russian Northern Fleet (RNF) and lately this month she was part of naval drills also involving nuclear submarines. With a compliment of 249 souls , reports […]
Malta Naval Visits – February 2024
Friday 2nd February. Year 2024 was started with an interesting naval movement and the maiden call of the French Navy Mistral Class Amphibious Assault & Command Ship (Bâtiment de Projection et de Commandement / BPC) FS DIXMUDE L 9015. She passed breakwaters at 0817 hrs coming from Egypt after she was being used as a […]
Naval News – Pentagon To Launch OPERATION PROSPERITY GUARDIAN (OPG) to Reopen Red Sea Passage – December 2023
There is still a lot of speculation but progress seems likely on reopening the Red Sea to shipping. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in his next trip to the Middle East, is expected to reveal a ship protection initiative to protect ships from Houthi attacks, as disclosed by a U.S. military spokesperson to The War […]
Gaza-Israel War – US Navy send second Carrier Strike Group – 14.10.2023
The Pentagon has deployed their second US Navy carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean in a move that will deliver additional American firepower to the waters near Israel as fears mount that its war with Hamas could worsen and spiral into a regional conflict. During her scheduled deployment that left Naval Station Norfolk, USA […]
Malta Naval Visits – March 2023
Thursday 2nd March The Russian Navy Project 160 Altay Class Medium seagoing oil products tanker RFS KOLA passed 25.9 nautical miles off Valletta proceeding to East Mediterranean at 2103 hrs. This wasn’t her first passer by move but the first one for 2023. Friday 3rd March The operated Military Sealift Command of the US Navy […]
Preserved Ships – HMS BRISTOL D 23 bid launched to preserve her – December 2022
A bid was launched to preserve the Type 82 destroyer HMS BRISTOL D 23 , the only ship of her class built for the Royal Navy as a museum ship in Portsmouth. In fact she’s the only FALKLANDS WAR survivor in Britain. During 1991 while she was part of the Dartmouth training squadron, she suffered […]
