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Iran has announced that it is increasing its naval forces involved in counter-piracy operations. It is sending two Ghadir-class submarines to join Iranian vessels already conducting counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. Submarines……. FIGHTING piracy……. counterintuitive Two new YouTube vids from the Hey, Shipwreck lad. I recently stumbled across this internet story posted by a salty former O-Ganger, which included (I believe – I skimmed more than actually read the article) his small contempt for certain diesel powered submersibles. To this crusty lad, I provide assurances that quality ice cream can be made out of a turd, and that [...] These videos were filmed by the crew of one of those fancy bow planes and VLS LOS ANGELES Class ships, which I don’t trust because I like to see my forward planes from the pier. They may or may not be a hoot to watch. I was tickled. The FUN: The Battling: I’ve just quit smoking, and the last five hours have been a little edgy, so please forgive any shortness or expletives. That said, I’ve recently purchased Silent Hunter III (it’s been out for about four years) and am having a fantastic, while insanely frustrating, time playing it. Fantastic, because you assume the role of a steely [...] Welcome all to malum.org! This is Warren Haustrumerda’s official home to the gentle story TALL TALES OF FELONY AND FAILURE, a cautionary tale of lost love and unrepentant generosity, ending (as always) in piracy and death. It’s available FREE for your perusal as an Adobe Acrobat download and in eBook formats (for those [...] The USS HARDER’s (SS 257) Fifth Patrol Report is online at the National Archive’s Navy Records site. The three page report is also available right here on malum.org. Some prime examples of the crew’s unquantifiable excellence: Bridge lookout sighted float type plane; – close. Made quick dive to 120 feet. Bomb exploded as we passed 75 feet; [...] THE FRINGES OF THE FLEET By Rudyard Kipling FOURTH ARTICLE “Tin Fish” 1914-18 The ships destroy us above The ships have a thousand eyes Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson VC, the Controller of the Royal Navy, stated in 1901 that, “Submarines are underhand, unfair and damned un-English. The crews of all submarines captured should be treated as pirates and hanged”. Subsequently, (from the Royal Navy Submarine Museum): Lieutenant Commander [...] The ultimate Christmas gift for the discerning sailor. Just log on to eBay, lodge any bid more than $4.9 million, and the 2000-tonne former Royal Australian Navy submarine, the HMAS Otama, could be yours. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find this listing on the Australian Ebay, so it may have been pulled or sold since this [...] In recent months at least 25 ships of British registry have been attacked in the Mediterranean, numerous Russian ships have been sunk, French merchantmen have been fired on. Last week the British destroyer Havock was also on Mediterranean patrol, off Alicante. Shooting past her went the long white wake of a [...] Youtube link TIME Magazine, 1981: The released Soviet sub heads for port and hard questions The antiquated gray submarine was towed part of the way down the channel it had navigated on its own ten days before. Finally it cast off. Then, joining the flotilla of naval vessels hovering anxiously beyond the twelve-nautical-mi. limit, Soviet [...] Holy smokes, pretty good stuff. Nubs. The rest of the series can be found here. |
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