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Reshared post from +Gary Simmons

Ship at Jordan Harbour : One last look this morning for the Snowy Owl was unsuccessful… but I did get to shoot the ship at Jordan Harbour for the first time. 

The sky was beautiful when I made this shot, but within 5 minutes it was completely overcast. Light is a fickle thing.

Reshared post from +Maersk

Celebrate our 100th Maersk Medley! Take a look at highlights from the past week here: http://mrsk.co/IyOFD3

Led by the huge Nimitz-class carrier, this year's AnnualEX 2013 war games brought together dozens of warships.
Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:23PM GMT

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The United States and Japan are taking part in a huge naval exercise involving dozens of warships, submarines and aircraft off the island of Okinawa, amid heightened tensions with China.

The AnnualEx 2013 war games, which kicked off on November 25, are designed to increase the defensive readiness and interoperability of US naval forces and their Japanese counterparts, according to the US Navy. 

Led by the huge

HMAS Farncomb sails in company with ADV Ocean Shield from Fleet Base East with the Sydney Opera House in the background, as both vessels make their way to the East Australian Exercise Area for Exercise Black Carillon 2013.
An intensive three week submarine escape and rescue exercise has drawn to a close off the east coast of Australia.

During Exercise BLACK CARILLON 2013, members of Navy’s Submarine Force simulated being evacuated from HMAS Farncomb, which was bottomed in 112 metres of water, in the James Fisher Rescue Service LR5 submersible.

The 21.5 tonne submersible was then lifted onto the deck of a rescue vessel, where its passengers were transferred into decompression chambers without being exposed to the outside air pres