December 2008
40 posts
The Russians are coming!
Our report of yesterday Russian Navy squadron to round Cape of Good Hope en route to Indian Ocean has raised considerable interest. The report referred to the impending movement in Cape waters of the Russian nuclear powered battlecruiser PYOTR VELIKY (Peter The Great), as well as an accompanying destroyer and supply ship. It appears that the ships will indeed be calling at Cape Town between 11...
Russian Navy squadron to round Cape of Good Hope...
A Russian Navy squadron that includes the nuclear-powered battle cruise PYOTR VELIKY (PETER THE GREAT), and multirole destroyer ADMIRAL CHABANENKO and their supply vessels are expected to round the Cape of Good Hope shortly on their way to naval exercises with the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean. The ships have been visiting Venezuela on a flag-waving cruise – the first to the Caribbean by a...
CAPTURED BY PIRATES, SHIP CAPTAIN RECOUNTS ORDEAL
Posted: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:48 AM Filed Under: Cairo, Egypt
NBC News’ Charlene Gubash interviewed Mahmoud Hammad, an Egyptian captain whose ship was hijacked by Somali pirates. He gives a first-hand account of the 23-day ordeal he and his crew went through.
CAIRO – Egyptian Captain Mahmoud Hammad quickly dispelled any notion that Somali pirates treat their captives...
Navy unveils plans for new patrol ships
The Chief of the South African Navy, Vice-Admiral Johannes Mudimu has reiterated the navy’s intention of acquiring additional ships for patrol purposes. Speaking at a media conference in Pretoria on Wednesday, during which he explained the state of the navy’s readiness, Admiral Mudimu said that six ships costing nearly R2 billion will be ordered in the next few years to help sustain the country’s...
Piracy report – Security guards jump overboard
The Liberian-flagged chemical products tanker BISCAGLIA (16,282-gt) is the latest ship to be attacked and seized by Somali pirates, after two British security guards on the vessel jumped overboard as pirates boarded the ship. The two men were later plucked from the sea by a French Navy helicopter off the French Navy patrol frigate FNS NIVOSE. The remainder of the Biscaglia’s crew – 25 Indians and...
Plans for new inland container park unveiled
A number of years ago Transnet announced a proposal to develop an inland container terminal at Cato Ridge, midway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. The objective of the inland terminal was for trucks coming from inland destinations such as Gauteng to drop off their cargo of containers at Cato Ridge and these would move on to the Durban port container terminal exclusively by shuttle train. This...
