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GOL SALVAGE Taking on the Global Giants By Joseph Fonseca, Mumbai Thursday, October 24, 2013, 9:52 AM   Though new, within a short period GOL has successfully completed several complex and challenging salvage operations, including the refloating of the broadly beached oil tanker MT Pavit from Juhu Beach Mumbai. In the three years since itsContinue reading “GOL SALVAGE Taking on the Global Giants”

2 Naval Today >> The industry’s seaborne news provider by Naval Today  /  11h  //  keep unread  //  trash  // preview HMS Iron Duke Tests Main Gun near Dorset, UK   The mighty 4.5” gun of HMS Iron Duke pounded the waves off Dorset, proving that she remains a fighting force, ready for operations around the globe.   The Type 23 Frigate tested her MainContinue reading “HMS Iron Duke Tests Main Gun near Dorset, UK”

Today in U.S. Naval History: October 24 MarineLink.com Thursday, October 24, 2013, 11:55 AM   USS Kleinsmith (APD-134). U.S. Navy photo Today in U.S. Naval History – October 24 1944 – In air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force. 1958 – USS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba.Continue reading “Today in U.S. Naval History: October 24”

USS Forrestal, Navy’s first ‘supercarrier,’ sold for one cent Oct. 23, 2013  |  10:08 PM   |   7 comments   The aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV 59), escorted by a pair of tug boats, passes under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge as it approaches New York City for Fleet Week on April 29, 1989. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON, Oct. 23Continue reading “USS FORRESTAL, NAVY’S FIRST ‘SUPERCARRIER,’ SOLD FOR ONE CENT”

Navy’s ammo ship Flint on last cruise enroute to scrap yard     Oct. 23, 2013 8:59 PM   |   0 Comments     A A     Big ‘Ol Boat moored at Pensacola Naval Air Station: The USS Flint, a Naval ammo ship, is moored at Pensacola Naval Air Station this week en route to Charleston,Continue reading “Navy’s ammo ship Flint on last cruise enroute to scrap yard”