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Charlie B

@supbrow

4 years

"The Gov't of Malaysia considers that the People's Republic of China's claim to the maritime features in the #SouthChinaSea has no basis under international law. Therefore, the Gov't of Malaysia rejects in its entirety the content of the Note Verbale of the PRC"

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2 years

1/ US National Security Strategy is finally published.

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I'm no Admiralty Lawyer, but looks to me like 🇨🇳 PLA Navy needs to check COLREGS Rules on Crossing Situations @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @TankerTrackers @BDHerzinger

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs)

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@louischeung_hk

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Encountered DDG-103 Anshan

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2 years

1/ National Defense Strategy finally released publicly.

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John Ʌ Konrad V

@johnkonrad

2 months

BUILD MORE DRYDOCKS

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@supbrow

4 years

Don't often see a ship like this. A Yuan Wang Class satellite tracking ship anchored off Singapore's East Coast Park.

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@supbrow

1 year

This would certainly NOT be just another day in the Singapore Strait.

Tony Stark

@Iron_Man_Actual

1 year

Graphic is making the rounds again and the concept for a few years, but this really uh…demonstrates operational intent. Like launching in the middle of the crowded Singapore strait by a seemingly commercial vessel.

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1 year

@GordianKnotRay @blakestillwell @USNavy “America is the beacon of hope for all of us. There is no other place in the world where a person can go for such opportunity” - Rear Admiral Huan Nguyen, USN

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3 years

A rare, nearly cloud-free day over #Singapore , allowed Sentinel-2 to take a beautiful picture of the city-state from 786km overhead. Thx @CopernicusEU @willschoong @CollinSLKoh @Ng_Eng_Hen @VivianBala @MPA_Singapore

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@supbrow

3 years

The test begins....

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@supbrow

2 years

How great is this? US Navy Sailors becoming 🇺🇸 American Citizens, on an Aircraft Carrier based in Japan. BZ! Best Navy news I've read this year. Hope they baked a huge cake to celebrate.

7th Fleet

@US7thFleet

2 years

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Visits USS Ronald Reagan

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@supbrow

1 year

The only people surprised by this are the ones not paying attention. @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @MarSec_Bradford @raylockman

An oil tanker ablaze in the South China Sea is a global problem

With limited details on who is responsible for the vessel, there has been no one to hold to account. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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@supbrow

3 years

To control your neighbors, Control their rivers.

Jamestown China Brief

@ChinaBriefJT

3 years

With the decline in bilateral relations between India and China, @jppjagannath1 argues that future scenarios for transboundary water resource cooperation look increasingly dim, even as lack of clarity and communication ramp up uncertainty. More:

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7 months

CRS randomly dropping their latest Middle East Oil infographic. #OOTT @TankerTrackers

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@supbrow

2 years

Task Force Durian 🇲🇾🇮🇩🇧🇳: More of the Southeast Asian contingent in 🇯🇵 for #JMSDF70th International Fleet Review This is the yummy food area. Did they bring any Durians? #DurianDiplomacy @johny2b @DzirhanDefence @CollinSLKoh @MarSec_Bradford @will_yale

⚓︎アルザス⚓︎

@Alsace_class

2 years

🇲🇾🇮🇩🇧🇳海軍異国艦の顔合わせ

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@supbrow

8 months

Quote of the day: "We must keep the foreign warship outside the outer limit of China's territorial sea. No one is allowed to encroach on China's territorial seas. Not even an inch!"

Dzirhan Mahadzir

@DzirhanDefence

8 months

PLAN has release a promo video called " Always Ready" which you can see here at CC @xaviervav @TheBaseLeg @PENxSWORD @AlexLuck9 @Benfdef @DrTimHuxley @graham_euan @alessionaval @BDHerzinger @supbrow @brentdsadler

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2 years

Just another day in the Singapore Strait That's a 🇷🇺warship sailing home from the Med. @StraitsSights @alert5 @CovertShores @graham_euan @CollinSLKoh @ChongJaIan @johny2b @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @BDHerzinger

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@supbrow

4 months

"Our clear understanding is that the issue has been known for years without the necessary sense of urgency to resolve the problem" - CO of Danish frigate Ivar Huitfeldt Frame that. Chisel it in stone. .... And prevent this in our Navy @cgberube

Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️

@mercoglianos

4 months

Report: Danish Frigate's Weapons Malfunctioned During Houthi Drone Attack

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@supbrow

7 months

The Republic of Singapore Air Force's A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Conducts Air-to-Air Refuelling Training With United States Air Force B-1B Bombers Two USAF B-1B Bombers arrived in Singapore ... for a stopover 🤩Zoomie news that I like to see!

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1 year

1/ Time for my favorite CRS report! Updated CRS report by Ron O'Rourke: "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress" (2023) @ConsWahoo @JerryHendrixII @salisbot @Navy_Hipple @NavMechEng

Charlie B

@supbrow

2 years

1/ Updated CRS report by Ron O'Rourke: "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress" 💙 the Acquisition Lessons Learned for Navy Shipbuilding These should be carved on stone tablets. @cdrsalamander @cgberube @mercoglianos @salisbot

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1 year

You've really got to admire that someone wrote a 162 page book (with 401 foot notes) entitled: "U.S. LANDPOWER IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA" 1st sentence: "U.S. landpower in the #SouthChinaSea is an essential component to stabilizing this contested region."

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@supbrow

1 year

The lessons from Falklands War, particularly the attack on MV Atlantic Conveyor, and especially the logistical implications that resulted from the loss of the ship & its cargo, should be memorized & understood by all IndoPacific planners.

Royal Navy

@RoyalNavy

1 year

Worse, transporter Atlantic Conveyor was hit by 2 Exocet missiles, killing 12 men and destroying Chinook and Wessex helicopters - which were to ferry troops to Stanley for the final battle with Argentine forces in the Falklands. Now they would have to yomp across the island.

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7 months

As @mercoglianos pointed out is his excellent video, 🇨🇳 linked ships in #RedSea are putting "Chinese Company" in the free text aree of AIS. Wow. 🤯 Two small words that disclose so much about the new world we are in. @TankerTrackers @cgberube @ConsWahoo @maphumanintent

Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️

@mercoglianos

7 months

Red Sea Convoy Clash 1️⃣Battle of January 9 and targeting of US-flagged ships? 2️⃣ #Iranian Spy Ship Used to Target Ships? 3️⃣Private Armed Security Detachments & China Protection 4️⃣View Of the #Convoy Battle! 5️⃣ #Asymmetric Warfare

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2 years

1/ Today is the 85th anniversary of the bombing of the USS Panay, a 🇺🇸 Yangtze Patrol ship in the Asiatic Fleet, by Imperial Japanese aircraft, in 1937 in Nanking, China. @cgberube

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@supbrow

2 years

Spotted! Oligarch Yacht NORD (IMO 9853785) passing Singapore Strait right now. @CovertShores @eSysman @steffanwatkins @PutinIsAVirus @mercoglianos @StraitsSights

Charlie B

@supbrow

2 years

Oligarch Yacht NORD (IMO 9853785) passing Singapore Strait right now, just before sunset. Thx @MarineTraffic Any shipspotters at #MarinaBaySands might be able to see it. @StraitsSights @CollinSLKoh @TomWrightAsia @CovertShores @PutinIsAVirus @steffanwatkins @mercoglianos

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2 years

Just another day in the Singapore Strait. 📷 by @StraitsSights @WarshipCam @CollinSLKoh @mercoglianos @CovertShores @steffanwatkins @NavyRecognition @Samir_Madani

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@supbrow

8 months

The pundits said it was hijacked by "Somali Pirates" but clearly something else is going on and it should be very concerning to everyone. As @mercoglianos explained, it would not be the usual "Somali Pirates" since their biz model has ended & changed. @johnkonrad

EUNAVFOR ATALANTA

@EUNAVFOR

8 months

UPDATE: the alleged hijacked M/V RUEN is sailing along the north coast of Puntland, Somalia. The #EUNAVFOR flagship ESPS #VICTORIA is currently monitoring the incident and coordinating with local authorities on further action. The situation on board the M/V is unknown.

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5 months

#Rubymar in #RedSea : Not sunk, but what does the insurance guy think? Thankfully, the crew is safe🙏

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@supbrow

2 years

1/ Three great reports provide great reading this week: Updated CRS Report by Ronald O'Rourke: "China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress"

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@supbrow

11 months

🇺🇸 P-8 confirmed. It announced publicly on radio that it was observing the interactions of the vessels near Second Thomas Shoal, both 🇵🇭&🇨🇳.

Frances Mangosing 🇵🇭

@FMangosingINQ

11 months

A US Navy aircraft was spotted overhead near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea during Friday’s PH resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre. We were onboard PH Coast Guard’s BRP Cabra

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CRS report: China-Philippines Tensions in the #SouthChinaSea Note the Considerations for Congress: "U.S. options to support 🇵🇭 efforts to defend its sovereign rights within its EEZ include US military, quasimilitary, and diplomatic actions."

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8 months

Too bad that the US Navy & Military Sealift Command don't have a few dozen of these ships spread around the world working for me every Fleet Cdr, every Logistics Task Force, MPSRON and Marine Littoral Regiment. ☹️ @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad

WarshipCam

@WarshipCam

8 months

RFA Proteus (K 60) Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance vessel leaving Plymouth, England - December 16, 2023 #rfaproteus #k60 SRC: TW- @Rockhoppas

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@supbrow

7 months

Dear Navy Supply System, Please ensure constant supply of "Cookies, Chocolate Chip" 🍪🍪 NSN 8290-01-479-1847 to @ChowdahHill & #CVN69 & Dear @MSCSealift , Please ensure every UNREP contains extra 🍪🍪🍪 Thank you, Grateful Citizens of 🇺🇲 @cgberube @salisbot

Chowdah Hill

@ChowdahHill

7 months

Two unsuspecting Airmen called to bridge to meet the captain. Cookie offered. Their C-2 squadron beach det wanted to shock them from afar. It worked. Message to beach: “Enjoying the boat!” Sent back to their Plane Captain duties with a challenge coin (for their troubles).

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⚠️Update on hijacked ship RUEN (🇲🇹 Malta-flagged) Now heading south along Somali coast. Seems to be sailing right along the 12nm Territorial waters boundary, rather than clearly inside. What is the world is going on?! @UK_MTO @CMF_Bahrain @EUNAVFOR @IMSC_Sentinel @WWATMD

Charlie B

@supbrow

8 months

⚠️Update on hijacked ship RUEN: Underway again. Seems to be circling back around the northern peninsula of Somalia retracing its route from yesterday. Did it pick up or drop off anyone during the brief stop offshore some coastal villages? @EUNAVFOR @UK_MTO @CMF_Bahrain

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2 years

Just another day in the Johor Strait. Have said it before, and will say it again: MSC's Combat Logistics Force ships, are the hardest working ships in the fleet. They keep the fleet sustained at sea. She clearly needs some time off for some TLC. 📸by P. Sinke @mercoglianos

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@supbrow

2 years

CRS Report: "Defense Primer: Conventional Ammunition Production Industrial Base" At end of WW2 we had 86 ammunition plants. Today 5 plants "supply the military with most of its conventional ammunition, propellants, and explosives." Next, do shipyards. @maphumanintent

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@supbrow

1 year

🇮🇳Indian Coast Guard ship heading into #SouthChinaSea , following stopover in 🇸🇬Singapore A welcome sight in Southeast Asian waters. 🤔Well, except by that one Coast Guard that uses lasers. 😠 @Aaron_MatthewIL @IndiainSingapor

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@supbrow

11 months

Just another day in the Malacca Strait 🇮🇳 Submainre on AIS, heading toward the #SouthChinaSea

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@supbrow

7 months

The two most important references on the desk of the CO's on the Warships in the #RedSea right now. Also, hopefully, in use by journalists, so they can ask good questions when afforded the opportunity. @cgberube @niluferoral

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@supbrow

7 months

@mercoglianos 🇮🇩 KRI DIPONEGORO most likely on the way to 🇱🇧 Lebanon for the 🇺🇳 #UNIFIL peacekeeping mission. @UNIFIL_ @Jatosint @johny2b @ChongJaIan

Indonesian Warship KRI Diponegoro Ready to Serve Peace Mission on Lebanese Border

The KRI Diponegoro 365 warship is ready to conduct a peace mission on the Lebanese border that will last for a year, or throughout 2024.

en.tempo.co

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@supbrow

2 years

Just another day in the Singapore Strait This is not really a 🇰🇷-flagged ship. But the infamous 🇮🇷IRIS MAKRAN, on its round-the-world voyage. @CovertShores @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @Harpoonleader @BDHerzinger @zach_ota

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@c_bueger @brentdsadler @cdrsalamander @HunterStires @johnkonrad @mercoglianos @Lazarus_Navy 4/ TRANSCOM Cdr says that the @DOTMARAD ships caught behind the bridge are so old they wouldn't even be called upon😳, and highlights the need for #SEALIFT recapitalisation program. Can't wait for @mercoglianos to explain at his YouTube channel, "What's Going on with Shipping"

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@supbrow

3 years

@mercoglianos ooops

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@supbrow

2 years

While the great "Seapower vs Sea Power" debate of 2022 rages below ... 🇨🇳 builds more destoyers. (📸via @HenriKenhmann ) @JerryHendrixII @MarSec_Bradford @salisbot @alessionaval

Dr Emma Salisbury

@salisbot

2 years

THERE ACTUALLY ISN'T ANY APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEAPOWER AND SEA POWER, LANGUAGE IS A CONSTRUCT AND PEOPLE LIKE ARGUING, SEAPOWER LOOKS BETTER THOUGH FIGHT ME

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1 year

1/ Big day for US & Pacific Islands: US-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Dialogue in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea "We are committed to bolstering Pacific regionalism, with a strong and united Pacific Islands Forum at its center." @zach_ota @BlueSecProgram

U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Dialogue in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | The White House

We—the Pacific Islands Forum, represented at this meeting by the governments of Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New

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@supbrow

4 months

Just another day in the Singapore Strait

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@supbrow

11 months

Words vs Reality Just two days after the "ASEAN-China Joint Statement on Mutually Beneficial Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific", we see that the words about #MaritimeCooperation are just that. The picture is the reality @jaytaryela @Sharon__Seah @raylockman

Ray Powell

@GordianKnotRay

11 months

👇 👀 LOOK: Yesterday's "normal" resupply mission by the 🇵🇭 Philippine Coast Guard, a 🇺🇸U.S. treaty ally since 1951 whose 44-meter patrol ship was again blocked and surrounded by a flotilla of larger 🇨🇳 Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels. This outrageous bullying

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1/ SASC Hearing with EUCOM & TRANSCOM Commanders Interesting comments by Sen Kelly. Doesn't like language like, "*When* we go to war with Russia or China..." We should be doing everything possible to prevent it. 💯 Agree. Glad he said this.

Senate Armed Services Committee

@SASCDems

4 months

Watch at 8am ET: SASC receives testimony from @US_EUCOM Commander General Christopher Cavoli and @US_TRANSCOM Commander General Jacqueline Van Ovost on the posture of their forces. Livestream:

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1 year

Just another day in the Singapore Strait "A bulk carrier was boarded by 3 perpetrators armed with knives while underway when transiting along Eastbound Lane of TSS, Singapore Strait on 03 Jun 23"

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@supbrow

2 years

Just another day in the Singapore Strait. Why do these 🎣fishing vessels need so many antennae📻📡? 🤔🧐 🇸🇨F/V Noddybird S7QR MMSI:664683000 🇨🇳F/V Jinsheng2 BZZX8 IMO: 9105281 @CovertShores @steffanwatkins @marsecgina @BDHerzinger @mercoglianos @tm_tracking

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@supbrow

1 year

What is collective noun for a group of four Littoral Combat Ships sailing together?

Ryan Chan 陳家翹

@ryankakiuchan

1 year

WOW First ever US Navy littoral combat ship IPEX (integrated phase exercise). Photo ops, littoral combat ship SAG (Surface Action Group). Photos from USS Manchester -LCS 14 Facebook page

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@supbrow

2 years

I wonder if they mentioned #SEALIFT ? @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @NavMechEng @BDHerzinger @JerryHendrixII @Navy_Hipple @cdrsalamander

U.S. Army Pacific

@USARPAC

2 years

Indo-Pacific Land Component Commanders from U.S. Army Pacific, Marine Forces Pacific, and Special Operations Command Pacific met during the Land Forces Summit, on July 29, 2022, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Senior leaders discussed the role and importance of joint land forces.

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Updated CRS report by the indefatigable Ron O'Rourke: U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress Nice to see many freinds cited. A very detailed useful reference & must read, esp for US Navy Wardrooms. @cgberube @salisbot

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4 months

Navy Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for Fiscal Year 2025 The "Decommissioning, Dismantling, and Disposals" tables make me sad. 😢 I know it is inevitable, but still...😓 Lake Erie was my first Midshipmen Cruise.

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@supbrow

9 months

1/ ASEAN-US Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Jakarta Note the agenda on the screen: "Expanding US operational cooperation with ASEAN, including through an ASEAN-US Exercise" More info please.

Charlie B

@supbrow

9 months

#ADMM Joint Declaration from Jakarta. Note the adoption of the ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting "Guidelines for Maritime Interaction" #ADMM2023

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3 years

The photo of a 🇯🇵 minesweeper facing the 🇨🇳🇷🇺 formation in the Tsugaru Strait is incredible. 💪 📸 @watari (i think) @ddk121_ygm @CollinSLKoh @ryankakiuchan @duandang @MarSec_Bradford @will_yale

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2 years

@BDHerzinger @wesleysmorgan To hide from accountability

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@supbrow

8 months

It's getting crazy in #RedSea and Gulf of Aden. BZ to @UK_MTO for keeping us updated in incidents. Look at the number of #UKMTO notices from Jan to Oct 2023 Vs Nov to mid-DEC 2023 😲 @TankerTrackers @mercoglianos @johnkonrad

United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)

@UK_MTO

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UKMTO WARNING 008/DEC/2023 - UPDATE 003 HIJACK Warnings - 2023 () #MaritimeSecurity #MarSec

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🇬🇧 HMS Diamond, in Gibraltar 🇬🇮, reloading missiles, after her action in the #RedSea against Houthis. Returning there soon. Visual reminder that warships have to pull off station to reload VLS. ➡️Will be critical issue in any IndoPacific conflict 🌏 📸by @key2med

Navy Lookout

@NavyLookout

5 months

. @hmsdiamond embarking replacement Sea Viper missiles in #Gibraltar this morning ahead of returning to the Red Sea soon. Gibraltar once again demonstrating its value as a forward support base. Via @key2med

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1 year

🇮🇳's 2⃣ Aircraft Carriers: #Sentinel2 🛰️📷 3 JUN: Both R11 or R33 spotted sailing together with other ships ~90km NE of Karwar Port Perhaps a PHOTOX? #ShipSpotting @d_viekass @Harpoonleader @CovertShores @DrTLeeBrown

Charlie B

@supbrow

1 year

🇮🇳's 2⃣ Aircraft Carriers: #Sentinel2 🛰️📷 19 MAY: Both R11 or R33 spotted near Karwar Port One at anchor and one sailing north ~65km offshore #ShipSpotting @d_viekass @Harpoonleader @CovertShores

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@supbrow

3 years

You definitely don't see this every day. @CollinSLKoh @FathomsOne @steffanwatkins @duandang @ryankakiuchan

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@supbrow

7 months

Ships sink all the time. But fairly interesting when a 🇮🇷-flagged ship sinks at an anchorage off Kuwait, near busy shipping lanes during times like these. 🧐 @TankerTrackers @cgberube

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@supbrow

2 years

Just another day in the Singapore Strait. 📷 by @StraitsSights @CollinSLKoh @WarshipCam @NavyRecognition @mercoglianos @CovertShores @steffanwatkins @cdrsalamander

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1 year

🇺🇸🇵🇭 2+2 Joint Stmt: My fave part: "The adoption of a Security Sector Assistance Roadmap in the coming months will guide shared defense modernization investments and inform the delivery of priority platforms over the next 5 to 10 years." @JeffreyOrdaniel

Joint Statement of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue - United States Department of State

The text of the following statement was released by the governments of the United States of America and of the Philippines on the occasion of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. Begin Text...

www.state.gov

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@supbrow

1 year

🇨🇳's 3⃣ aircraft carriers last seen: CV-16🛰️📷 #Sentinel2 12 MAR, Dalian Shipyard CV-17🛰️📸 #Sentinel2 13 MAR, Sanya, Hainan CV-18🛰️📸 #LANDSAT 10 MAR, Jiangnan Shipyard #shipspotting @d_viekass

Charlie B

@supbrow

1 year

🇨🇳's 3⃣ aircraft carriers last seen: CV-16🛰️📷 #Sentinel2 12 MAR, Dalian Shipyard CV-17🛰️📸 #Sentinel2 8 MAR, Sanya, Hainan CV-18🛰️📸 #LANDSAT 10 MAR, Jiangnan Shipyard #shipspotting @d_viekass

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@supbrow

3 years

Yes, I am interested in this question. @BDHerzinger @SEA_NFAO @cgberube

Modern War Institute

@WarInstitute

3 years

Interested in the question of how landpower can be brought to bear in a conflict in the maritime-centric Indo-Pacific region? Don't miss MWI's annual War Studies Conference tomorrow. Click the link to learn how to join us virtually!

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3 years

Note the teaching of the junior apprentice by the more experienced Boiler Techs carefully watching & guiding. I bet the sailor that lit the boiler had a big grin the rest of the day and got a few pats on the back. That's the Navy.

Chris - Analyzer of Tests and Writer of Reports

@OPTester_Chris

3 years

Nothing shows the craziness that is the US Navy more so than a billion dollar warship depending on a cheap Zippo lighter to start the warship’s propulsion system.

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@supbrow

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@INDOPACOM @cgberube @DEricSayers @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @cdrsalamander @brentdsadler @Aaron_MatthewIL @graham_euan @zach_ota @SEA_NFAO @Sharon__Seah @MarSec_Bradford @CollinSLKoh @ChongJaIan @CleoPaskal @CP_Suva @stephendziedzic @HunterStires @JeffreyPayneFP @niluferoral @Arron_Honniball @dliliansa @c_bueger @alessionaval @lawofsea @Lazarus_Navy 10/ Senator Kelly specifically address Maritime Industry, shipbuilding (including China's capabilities), US Merchant Marine fleet, etc. Good stuff. Paparo concerned about US merchant fleet's "Effectiveness under fire"

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@supbrow

3 years

"US ARMY SUPPLY LINES, WORLD WAR II" From: "Logistics in World War II: Final Report of the Army Services Forces" A lot of ocean to cross on those Sea Lanes. Still true today. @mercoglianos @cgberube @BDHerzinger @SEA_NFAO

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@supbrow

2 years

1/ After reading @cgberube 's outstanding speech, drill down into the details with Ron O'Rourke's latest CRS report: China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities, Issues for Congress

Claude Berube

@cgberube

2 years

"To be ready and sufficiently sized is based on four elements: the executive branch, Congress, industry, and public support." My remarks at the recent annual congress of the Naval Order of the United States: "Hoist the Flag and Sound the Trumpet"

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@supbrow

1 year

1/ #FY24NDAA House version ( #HR2670 ) Congress wants a study on the feasibility of implementing ... naval #blockade of shipments of fossil fuels to China in the event of an armed conflict... Zing!

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@supbrow

6 months

Wish we had a few dozen of these ships in the US fleet today. 😓 @cgberube @ConsWahoo

WarshipCam

@WarshipCam

6 months

RFA Stirling Castle (M01) - autonomous mine countermeasures systems mothership coming into Faslane, Scotland - January 28, 2024 #rfastirlingcastle SRC: TW- @MichaelJWC626

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@supbrow

2 years

1/ 🇸🇬 #ProfTommyKoh 's speech at 🇺🇳 #UNGA commemoration of 40th anniversary of #UNCLOS A short, must read speech. He pulls no punches, as usual. Full statement here: @Sharon__Seah

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@supbrow

5 years

"Maritime Affairs & Fisheries Minister @susipudjiastuti lambasted the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (VFRS) agency for allegedly disrupting the Indonesian Navy’s efforts to seize four Vietnam-flagged vessels for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters.

The Jakarta Post

@jakpost

5 years

Indonesia slams Vietnam for disrupting arrests #jakpost

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@supbrow

1 year

From @fleetmon : "Aframax tanker on fire off Singapore, South China sea" PABLO (IMO 9133587) 🇬🇦Gabon Flag ➡️Was just a mater of time. @TankerTrackers @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @ryankakiuchan @Lloydslisted @Michellewb_ @CovertShores @raylockman

Charlie B

@supbrow

1 year

Ship-to-Ship (StS) transfer ops in APRIL 2023 off Eastern Johor 🇲🇾 20 StS ops were seen by #Sentinel2 & #LANDSAT 🛰️📷 Thx to @sentinel_hub & @TankerTrackers ➡️There is growing risk of an accident & oil spill @raylockman @claire_jungman @bridget_diakun @WED_explorer

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@supbrow

1 year

1/ 8⃣5⃣ years ago today! 🇬🇧The Royal Naval Base Singapore, or HMS Terror, was formally inaugurated, in Sembawang. So much history here. Today, @BDSSU_UK maintains that legacy. @historyogi @DrTimHuxley

Charlie B

@supbrow

2 years

84 years ago today. What a fascinating and dramatic history these wharves & docks have had, with a legacy & strategic importance that continues today. @BDSSU_UK @TimHutchins8 @BDS_SE_Asia @MarSec_Bradford @historyogi @graham_euan @BDHerzinger @CollinSLKoh

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@supbrow

1 year

Once again, take a close look at the map used by SCS PI and its boundary lines. This is the 🇨🇳 view of the #SouthChinaSea It sweeps aside #UNCLOS and International Law. Remember that when you read about SCS Code of Conduct negotiations. @Sharon__Seah @Aaron_MatthewIL

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@supbrow

2 years

1/ US DoD should follow UK MoD @DefenceHQ excellent example and put a summary of their info out directly, as a daily tweet. Why are they not? Any thoughts @BDHerzinger , @alessionaval , @pinstripedline , @james_rogers , or @graham_euan ?

Dan Lamothe

@DanLamothe

2 years

A senior U.S. defense official just released an updated assessment of the war in Ukraine as of early Sunday evening in Washington. Basic updates:

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2 years

TFW: You are an Oil Tanker on the US Treasury Dept OFAC Sanctions list related to 🇰🇵 activity, and then someone posts your picture on Instagram. @TankerTrackers @MarineTraffic @mercoglianos @johnkonrad

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@supbrow

1 year

🇨🇳's 3⃣ aircraft carriers last seen: CV-16🛰️📷 #Sentinel2 5 FEB, Yuchi CV-17🛰️📸 #Sentinel2 6 FEB, Sanya, Hainan CV-18🛰️📸 #Seninel2 4 FEB, Jiangnan Shipyard #shipspotting @d_viekass @Julio_Amador3

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@supbrow

1 year

Defense of Japan 2023

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@supbrow

3 years

1/ On a rare clear day over Singapore Strait the other day, can see the huge new Tuas Mega Port taking shape. It will be a game changer. @mercoglianos @man_integrated @johnkonrad

Charlie B

@supbrow

3 years

Singapore "Best Global Seaport" BZ to @MPA_Singapore and all their tripartite partners in this effort. @mercoglianos @man_integrated @CollinSLKoh @MarSec_Bradford

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@supbrow

2 years

"The Navy's only operational floating dry dock, Dynamic (AFDL 6) ... has been in service 78 years, and it has been the only Navy operated AFDL in commission since 2011." Are we serious about battle damage repair? @cdrsalamander @cgberube @JerryHendrixII

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@supbrow

11 months

MORE OILERS PLEASE @mercoglianos @johnkonrad

WarshipCam

@WarshipCam

11 months

Future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO-208) John Lewis-class replenishment oiler under construction at NASSCO in San Diego - September 8, 2023 #usnsrobertfkennedy #tao208 SRC: FB- NASSCO

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National Defense

@NationalDefense

1 year

JUST IN: Japanese Company Creates Float Plane Drone | Story by @StewMagnusonNDM | #DSEIJapan @DSEI_Japan_EN

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@supbrow

10 months

Wouldn't it be nice if the USN had several dozen of each of these classes of vessels, all commanded by Junior Officers, deployed permanently overseas in places like Southeast Asia and the Pacific Island nations? @cgberube @BDHerzinger @cdrsalamander @zach_ota @will_yale

7th Fleet

@US7thFleet

10 months

Royal Navy vessel HMS Spey (P234) conducts coordinated ship maneuvers with U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) in the South China Sea. #USNavy | 7thFleetBestFleet

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@supbrow

7 months

A list by @alexlongley1 shared by @ed_fin of more ships in #RedSea showing "Chinese Crew" etc, in the free text area of AIS. Welcome to 2024 and the new world order. @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @maphumanintent @alessionaval

Ed Finley–Richardson

@ed_fin

7 months

I was hoping that 2024 would be a little less f*cked up than 2020-23 but ... nope!

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@supbrow

1 year

Banger quote at the end from a 🇿🇦 opposition politician: "We are the useful idiots"

Radio Free Asia

@RadioFreeAsia

1 year

Why is S. Africa war-gaming with #China and #Russia ? Credit: @reuters

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@supbrow

10 months

⚠️Probably a good time to review the War Risk clauses in your shipping contracts, and check for updates to the listed areas. 📃 @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @maphumanintent

HUNTSMAN 🏴‍☠️

@maphumanintent

10 months

Let's see what happens in the coming weeks at the world's most easily disrupted major maritime chokepoint. #Suez

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1 year

15 FEB 1942: Imperial Japanese forces attack Darwin Also, the battle of Bandung Strait The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) & the "Malay Barrier" seemingly failed What are lessons for the 21st Century? Distributed Maritime Ops? EABO? C2 with Allies?

Aust War Memorial

@AWMemorial

1 year

Today we commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin, when a force of Japanese aircraft swept over Darwin to begin the first of two raids. Over 250 Allied service personnel and civilians were killed and a further 300 were wounded. 📖:

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5 months

A great day for the Pacific for the Freely Associated States 🇲🇭🇫🇲🇵🇼🇺🇲 The Compact of Free Association renewal is now US Law. #COFA

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@supbrow

1 year

1/ 🚨Updated CRS Report by Ronald O'Rourke: "China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress" @cgberube

Charlie B

@supbrow

2 years

1/ After reading @cgberube 's outstanding speech, drill down into the details with Ron O'Rourke's latest CRS report: China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities, Issues for Congress

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3 years

Still the most awesome Navy photo, in my opinion. 📸by @Australian_Navy photographer, Paul Berry in 2012 in the Western Pacific. More photo's from Chief Petty Officer Imagery Specialist Paul Berry, CSM: @mercoglianos @BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford

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@supbrow

1 year

1/ It's Spring, so, that means time to look fwd to 1st May & the beginning of the🇨🇳 Summer Fishing Ban in: 🚫🎣Yellow Sea 🚫🎣East China Sea 🚫🎣Part of South China Sea @Aaron_MatthewIL @jaytaryela

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@supbrow

1 year

If you are a bad guy occupying some island feature, this is not the view you want to wake up to. @zach_ota

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@uep_tw

1 year

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3 months

Maritime Domain Awareness information sharing really isn't that hard. See? Anyone can do it. More importantly, look closely at the 🇨🇳 version of the map of #SouthChinaSea 🧐 Note 🇲🇾🇧🇳🇻🇳🇵🇭 EEZ erased or radically cut. #UNCLOS & 2016 PCA do not apply in their view.

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@supbrow

2 years

This is exactly the kind of "IndoPacific" #MaritimeCooperation that I ❤️ 🇸🇬🇲🇾🇮🇩🇵🇭🇮🇳 BZ @CollinSLKoh @FathomsOne @raylockman @graham_euan

Ministry of Defence

@mindefsg

2 years

The Republic of Singapore Navy's Formidable-class frigate RSS Intrepid participated in a Multinational Group Sail with four other warships from @indiannavy , @_TNIAL_ , @tldm_rasmi & @Philippine_Navy on 16-18 Jun 2022 in the Pacific Ocean, where they conducted a series of drills.

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11 months

ASEAN-China Joint Statement on Mutually Beneficial Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific 🧐No explicit mention of #UNCLOS in the document, particularly in the section on #MaritimeCooperation . Lots of BRI references @sharon__seah @raylockman

ASEAN

@ASEAN

11 months

The 26th ASEAN-China Summit was held in Jakarta this morning. Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn led the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to attend the meeting which reviewed the progress of ASEAN-China cooperation and discussed its future direction.

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2 years

1/ 🇻🇳Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) will organize the first-ever 'Vietnam Coast Guard and Friends' exchange program from December 8 to 11 in Hanoi, with the participation of the VCG and the coast guard forces of six other countries: 🇰🇭🇹🇭🇵🇭🇮🇩🇲🇾🇨🇳

Vietnam to hold exchange program for coast guard forces from 7 countries next week

The program will be attended by 500 delegates, including 70 foreigners

tuoitrenews.vn

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11 months

⚠️Notice: "Maritime equipment for sale" Who wants to buy some "Maritime Equipment" in Portsmouth? Former HMS Monmouth, Montrose, Bristol and Walney @salisbot ? We know you want to.

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