NAC News – Edition T274 HMCS Anticosti – Trawler
(Not to be confused with the more recent HMCS Anticosti MSA 110)
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NOTICES
- ★ GoFundMe for Admiral Norman’s Legal Defence (After 8 months1,195 people have contributed $152,460 towards the $200,00 goal)
(Editor – message from Lee Hammond) Hi folks – it’s taken awhile, but we have now reached $150,000! That is a great deal of money but it’s not close to what VAdm Norman’s legal bills will be when he eventually prevails in this case! I’m sharing with many folks who have already donated so I’m asking everyone. Share this with your friends and ask them to share it with their friends. Let’s get the word out and keep those donations coming. This money is making a tangible and real difference! - 2018 Submariner’s Gathering – 50th Anniversary of HMCS Okanagan & Rainbow Commisioning 4 November 2018 in Victoria. To Register call 250-812-1840 or visit the link
- The RCN, CAF, RCAF, and Canada will say farewell to the workhorse of the RCAF, the CH-124 Sea King helicopter 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2018. Tickets are going fast, here are the programme details
- 6thAnnual ShipTech Forum Ottawa, ON 5 March 2019
- MARITECH Full Speed Ahead: Firing on all cylinders (Call for papers opportunity) Conference and Exhibition Ottawa ON April 23-25 2019
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CANADA
- HMCS Harry DeWolf Naming Ceremony
- Prime Minister’s wife will be the sponsor for the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship
- History of Harry DeWolf
- Building Harry DeWolf – Chapter 1: AOPS 430 is laid down at the Halifax Shipyard
- New Cyclone helicopter on first West Coast mission
- Canadian Naval Review (CNR) Volume 14, Number 1 (2018)
- A landmark ruling on military courts means the Forces must change for the better
- General Dynamics Awarded UWSU Contract for Royal Canadian Navy
- Canada’s Warship Naming Ceremonies Explained
- Plan to split warship maintenance between Quebec and Nova Scotia shipyards prompts warnings of job losses
- John Robson: As the Russians go Tom Clancy, Canada still ignores defence
- Canadian innovations for the Arctic
- Report: A Glass of Wine – Cost of Switching to Cleaner Fuels in Arctic
- Ottawa signals it’s open to talks on offshore Arctic oil and gas development
- Solution to cancelled barges ‘comes a bit late,’ says N.W.T. MLA
- Coin Commemorates Loss of SS Princess Sophia
- B.C. Ferries going on building spree; at least 5 large vessels
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USA & AMERICAS
- SECDEF Mattis Wants 80 Percent of Super Hornets Mission Capable by Next Year
- Panel: U.S. Lacks a Grand Strategy to Counter China (Editor – includes a long educational video)
- How the Fleet forgot to fight, Pt.4: Technical Standards
- USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 8, 2018
- ★ Panama Canal Sets Record Annual Cargo Tonnage
- Port of Long Beach Moves 8 Million TEUs in Fiscal Year
- SunStone Orders Second Expedition Cruise Ship
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INDO-PACIFIC
- South China Sea Showdown: What Happens If a U.S. Navy and Chinese Vessel Collide?
- Alert: U.S. Navy Proposing Major Show of Force to Warn China
- Taipei keeps quiet about US ‘show of force’ in Taiwan Strait
- Freedom-of-navigation operations aren’t all about the South China Sea
- Japan launches first Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries
- US-Japan Advance New Amphibious Capability
- Singapore launches littoral mission vessels, hosts drills
- Shipbuilding capacity expanding as regional clients beckon
- Aussies At Impasse With France Over New Sub; Japan May Win
- Government faces tough decisions on transition to future submarines
- A working sub fleet – for less than half the cost (Editor – Australia)
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ATLANTIC & EUROPE
- Trident Juncture Exercise Will Test NATO’s Ability to Repel Invasion of an Ally
- Foggo: U.S., NATO Naval Forces Pushing Back Against Russian Harassment
- France-Italy Naval Shipbuilding Deal Still Being Examined
- Russia holds anti-submarine drill in Arctic ahead of large NATO exercise in Norway
- Here is the First Image of the French Navy Next Generation SSBN – SNLE 3G
- Type 26 Royal Navy frigates: What are they and what are their full powers? (Editor – useful video, skip commercials)
- ★ Binding agreement on Arctic fisheries moratorium officially signed by EU and nine countries
- Esvagt Mercator ‘Hijacked’ in Anti-Terrorism Drill in Belgium
- Nuclear fuel loaded on Russia’s floating power plant in Murmansk
- Rising nuclear activity in Arctic Europe prompts Norway to update disaster plans
- Two Russian subs get to Black Sea for drills
- Russia’s cutting-edge frigate arrives in Sevastopol
- Russia’s ship design bureau comes up with catamaran aircraft carrier concept
- German satellites sense Earth’s lumps and bumps
- How Amsterdam’s canal boats are going electric – at a cost
- New Thruster Solutions Developed for Arctic Shipping
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MIDDLE EAST
- USS Essex Enters Persian Gulf with Squadron of Marine F-35s
- US Navy Returns to Israeli Port in Sign of ‘Deep Alliance’
- UK flagship HMS Albion arrives in Oman to lead biggest exercise in 15 years
- First Royal Saudi Navy MH-60R arrives at Mayport for flight crew training
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GLOBAL INTERESTS
- The State of Maritime Piracy 2017 Assessing the Economic and Human Costs
- The Big Melt in World Ocean Ice Record
- ★ International Chamber of Shipping (Arctic Shipping – A position paper)
- ★ UNCTAD: 7 Key Trends Impacting the Shipping Industry’s Future (Editor – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) (Editor – plus excellent but lengthy full report)
- Photos: Oil Spills After Tunisian Ferry T-Bones Anchored Containership in Mediterranean (Editor – see quick recreation animation also)
- Watch: AIS Animation Shows Mediterranean Ship Collision
- Plastic Waste in the World’s Oceans Could Double by 2030, IEA Warns
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SCUTTLEBUTT
- Navy Fighter Pilot (Editor – good video for all you wannabe Nazal Radiators)
- Russia’s AK-130 Naval ‘Cannon’ Could Kill a Navy Destroyer or a ‘Swarm’ (Editor – please just chuckle at the quirky translation)
- Size Comparison of NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK submarines
- Take a Mind blowing Tour of the U S Navy’s Newest, Largest and Most Futuristic Destroyer