NAC News – Edition 253
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NOTICES
- GoFundMe for Admiral Norman’s Legal Defence (Editor – –1011 people have contributed $126,425 of $200,00 goal)
- Special Ceremony to Officially Designate HMCS Haida as the Ceremonial Flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy – Saturday 26 May – Hamilton ON
- Admiral Martin Memorial Service – Thursday 14 June at 13:30 at St Peter & St Paul’s Naval and Garrison Church in Esquimalt. A reception in the Wardroom to follow.
- UNTDA – 75th Anniv. Reunion – Sept 9-12, 2018 – St John’s, NL – Registration now open
- Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd to open maritime conference
(MSC 18 “Pacific Seapower” on 15-18 Oct Victoria BC)
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CANADA
- Conservatives among high-profile backers of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s defence fund
- Construction of new supply ships gets the green light from Ottawa
- HMCS Queen Charlotte sailors always ready to help
- Latest Photos From HMCS St John’s (Editor –click arrow on second image)
- USNS Mercy, Brunswick Conduct PASSEX with HMCS Vancouver
- Asterix refuels U.S. Navy ships
- Canada Announced as Participant in UNITAS 2018 in Colombia
- ABS Awarded Contract to Class Canadian Coast Guard’s Entire 114-Vessel Fleet
- Increased Support to Military Families
- H6604 Jim Carruthers generous above & beyond; Legacy Dinner
- Big Idea Initiative – Full Regular Force
- Canadian Naval Service monument unveiled
- New WWF Guide Helps Mariners Steer Clear of Arctic Wildlife
- Shipping Federation of Canada – Annual Report 2017
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USA & AMERICAS
- Pentagon Research Chief Nominee: China, Russia Racing to Develop Next Generation Weapon Technology
- The death toll for rising aviation accidents: 133 troops killed in five years
- USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 14, 2018
- The newest weapon in the US Navy’s arsenal is now under construction
- Future attack sub Rickover hits milestone as US Navy churns through Virginia Block IV
- Former USS Fitzgerald CO Benson Vows to Take Collision Case to Trial
- A deckplate Review: How the submarine force can reach its warfighting potential, PT 2
- Navy Busts $12.9 Billion Spending Cap On Supercarrier
- VIDEO: USS Milwaukee Launches Hellfires in LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Module Test
- Carnival Cruise Line Unveils the Cruise Industry’s Largest Fleet Operations Center in Miami
- Coast Guard Offloads Six Tons of Cocaine in Port Everglades
- US Coast Guard requests proposals for new Polar icebreaker
- Panama Canal Welcomes Biggest-Ever Passenger Ship
- U.S. LNG Exports Set to Gain as Iran Deal Dies
- Nitta Kisen Kaisha Fined for MARPOL Violations
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INDO-PACIFIC
- ★ Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre will be first non-U.S. general officer to hold the post
- US offers to help rebuild N Korea economy if it denuclearizes
- North Korea summit: Trump says deal with US will save Kim Jong-un
- ★ SEA 5000 Frigate selection – a decision with complexities (Editor – a preview into similar process and issues for Canada?)
- VIDEO: U.S. Pacific Fleet Change of Command (editor 1½ hr long)
- Choosing the best vision for Australia
- Shipbuilding—making it up as we go along
- North Korea pledges to dismantle nuclear site in May ceremony
- Slow and steady wins the race—Japan and the Pacific Island Leaders’ Meeting
- Korea’s new amphibious assault ship unveiled to public (Editor- I know, I know, but I must ask, why does everyone have a “Big Honking Ship”except Canada?) (Korean language video with great pics)
- Ambassador: China Will Protect Its Interests Economically, Politically and Militarily if Needed
- China’s New Aircraft Carrier Heads Out for Sea Trials
- China’s home-made carrier back to pier after first sea trial (Editor – tap blue “clip” in text for Chinese video)
- Beijing wants six carriers, but won’t compete with the US
- Japan focuses on maritime security in new ocean policy
- The five-domains update (Editor – the Australian Strategic Policy Institute puts out many excellent articles, for brevity we do not publish them all, but here is a sample of one of their summaries)
- Taiwan to step up construction of warships
- China plans network of Indian Ocean bases: security analyst
- ★ China’s claim to the Spratly Islands is just a mistake
- Vietnam’s Haiphong Deepwater Port Ready for Business
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ATLANTIC & EUROPE
- France orders another cruise missile-capable sub
- Astute Buy? Britain Spends Big on its Next Fast Submarines
- CNO: U.S./French Integrated Air Wing Helping Develop ‘One Larger Team’ to Tackle Maritime Operations
- Tanker’s Hull Gashed in Collision with Fishing Vessel Off New York
- Controversial Russia-Crimea bridge opens
- Turkey’s Proposed ‘Kanal Istanbul’ Alarms Villagers and Environmentalists
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MIDDLE EAST
- At least 55 Palestinians killed in Gaza protests as Israel fetes U.S. Embassy move
- World’s No. 2 Shipping Line MSC Stops New Bookings for Iran
- Cargo Operations to Begin on Maersk Honam Next Week
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GLOBAL ISSUES
- Financiers Turning the Tide on Shipbreaking Practices
- New Rules on Ship Emissions Herald Sea Change for Oil Market
- Intercargo report: incidents up in 2017, equipment problems a factor in nearly half
- Marine Propulsion April/May 2018 (Editor – Great magazine with too many marine engineering articles to point out)