I was amazed to see this one come across the news wires .  Apparently, passengers on board the P&O cruise ship AURORA are not satisfied with their luxury around-the-world voyage.  In fact, they are comparing it to being in prison!  Their beef against the Captain centers on the fact they have only visited 2 ports [...]

Chokai (R) and Kongo (L) leave from a port of JMSDF Sasebo Base in Sasebo, southwestern Japan, March 28, 2009. REUTERS Japan is making preparations to intercept potentially dangerous debris from a planned rocket launch in North Korea.  North Korea has reported that it is launching a communications satellite between April 4th and April 8th.  Regional [...]

I took a trip to Ireland recently and learned a surprising bit of history concerning one of my favorite brews, Guinness.  Did you know that Guinness shipped a good amount of the “black stuff” over to England with their very own beer tankers?  Talk about a great gig!  If you go way back, you find [...]

The Somali pirates are at it again, apparently taking advantage of good weather, and lackluster protection provided by international naval forces.  In the past 2 days, two European owned tankers have been seized by Somali pirates. AFP provides the following details – The Maritime Security Centre run by the EU naval force said that the [...]

The Navy announced that the USS Chinook (PC-9) has made the first overnight stay by a U.S. ship in Iraq in more than 60 years. The port call is being hailed as a demonstration of stable security, cooperation, nd partnership with the Iraqi government. For more, check out the Navy press release.