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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 3, 2020

1KUSNI Newsby U.S. Naval Institute Staff / 10h //keep unread//hide USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Aug 3, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chartContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 3, 2020”

China’s 300-mile fishing fleet which is visible from SPACE and hoovers up all sea life is decimating endangered species – and plastic waste thrown overboard is polluting the shores of Darwin’s Galapagos Islands, scientists warn

By JONATHAN BUCKS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 09:13 AEST, 2 August 2020 | UPDATED: 11:01 AEST, 2 August 2020           e-mail   9.7kshares 509 View comments Stretching for miles across the horizon, a vast armada of Chinese fishing boats trawl the pristine waters close to the Galapagos Islands. Ostensibly fishing squid, the real target for theContinue reading “China’s 300-mile fishing fleet which is visible from SPACE and hoovers up all sea life is decimating endangered species – and plastic waste thrown overboard is polluting the shores of Darwin’s Galapagos Islands, scientists warn”

Navy Undersea Search and Rescue Ship Joins Mission to Find 8 Missing from AAV Mishap

By: Gidget Fuentes July 31, 2020 11:46 PM • Updated: August 2, 2020 6:53 AM Undersea support ship HOS Dominator. MSC Photo CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A Navy ship specializing in undersea search and rescue has joined the mission to find seven Marines and one sailor missing off the coast of Southern California after their amphibious assault vehicle sank onContinue reading “Navy Undersea Search and Rescue Ship Joins Mission to Find 8 Missing from AAV Mishap”

Royal Navy’s new counter-piracy warship HMS Trent sets sail for the Mediterranean to join Nato forces on mission to hunt international terrorists and criminal gangs

Royal Navy warship HMS Trent sets sail from Portsmouth to join Nato in the Med Friends and family of the crew had to watch proceedings online due to Covid-19 The ship will train and patrol with Nato forces as part of Operation Sea Guardian  By JOSEPH LAWS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 02:46 AEST, 4 August 2020 | UPDATED: 04:04 AEST, 4 August 2020Continue reading “Royal Navy’s new counter-piracy warship HMS Trent sets sail for the Mediterranean to join Nato forces on mission to hunt international terrorists and criminal gangs”