Libya Tensions – Russia deploys military fighter aircraft to Libya – 26.05.2020
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) assesses that Moscow recently deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya in order to support Russian state sponsored private military contractors (PMCs) operating on the ground there. Russian military aircraft are likely to provide close air support and offensive fires for the Wagner Group PMC that is supporting the Libyan National Army’s […]
Malta Naval Visits – HDMS PETER TORDENSKIOLD F 356 – 19-22.05.2006
The Royal Danish Navy Niels Juel Class corvette HDMS PETER TORDENSKIOLD F 356 paid a diplomatic visit at Valletta, Malta on Friday 19th May, 2006 entering at 0835 hrs berthing at DWQ 1 for few hours. Later afternoon she shifted with 2 local tugs PAWLINA and FELICA to Pinto 5 Wharf. Launched on 30th April […]
Libyan Shipping – Ferry GARYOUNIS
The Libyan state owned company General National Maritime Transport Company, more known as GNMTC founded in 1975 based in Tripoli used to operate 4 ferries amongst other ships including the ferry GARYOUNIS. She was built by Naikai Zosen Corporation, Setoda Shiyard, at Onimichi in Japan launched on 3rd April 1973 and completed on 30th June 1973 […]
Libya Tensions – Turkey Starts Military Deployment in Libya – 06.01.2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Monday 6th January that Turkish forces would do their duty in Libya after being deployed to support the country’s besieged Government of National Accord after on Sunday 5th January, he confirmed the start of a military deployment to Libya. “There will be an operation center [in Libya]. There […]
AFM – 76 Migrants brought to Malta by P 62 – 22.11.2019
On Friday 22nd November, 2019 – The Offshore Patrol Vessel P 62 with 76 migrants onboard, including two toddlers under the age of five years old disembarked at Haywharf Base around 1115 hrs. On Twitter, the humanitarian NGO Alarm Phone said that on Thursday they were alerted that a boat fleeing Libya was in distress, […]
Canale Exercise 2006 – MM ARTIGLIERE F 582
The Canale Exercise was an annual live exercise organised bilaterally between Malta and Italy. It aimed to promote cooperation, security and peace in the Mediterranean by conducting naval and air operations involving units from the Maltese and Italian Armed Forces and other invited nations from the Mediterranean. One of the interesting naval assets was the […]
Fishing – Italian MFV TRAMONTANA released after seizure by Libyan Coast Guard – 24.07.2019
The Italian fishing stern trawler vessel TRAMONTANA that was seized by the Libyan Coast Guard on 22nd July in the Gulf of Sidra, around 50 nautical miles off the Libyan coast reportedly, catching shrimp was released on Wednesday 24th July. Libya considers a 50 mile zone as her exclusive economic zone, claim strongly opposed by […]
Naval News – USS ARLINGTON LPD 24 – Evacuating US personnel from Libya – 07.04.2019.
US personnel stationed in Tripoli were evacuated from the city in the wake of the advance of Libyan National Army forces, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, towards the Libyan capital. LNA forces started their push on April 5 and the UN-backed government says that 21 people have already been killed in fighting near […]
