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| May. 7 |
North Korea |
North Korea issues new threat over naval drills
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| Feb.8 |
Tokyo |
Japan steps up threat on China ship |
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| Feb.5 |
 Tokyo |
Japan PM condemns China radar act Japan's prime minister has called the decision by a Chinese frigate to put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship a 'dangerous act'
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| Feb.3 |
South Korea |
South Korea-US naval drills begin |
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Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka navy rescues stricken boat |
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| Jan.31 |
Southern Philippines |
Navy to cut up ship stranded on reef |
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| Jan.17 |
Southern Philippines |
US Navy ship stuck on Philippine reef |
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| Dec.15 |
Ghana |
Ghana told to free Argentine ship Libertad by UN court |
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| Nov.24 |
China |
China lands J-15 jet on Liaoning aircraft carrier
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| Nov.17 |
Gaza |
Israel shells Gaza from the sea
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| Oct.30 |
Sudan |
Iranian warships dock in Sudan |
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| Oct.29 |
Japan |
U.S. sailor found dead at train station in Japan |
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| Oct.20 |
 Gaza |
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound boat The Israeli navy has intercepted the Finnish-flagged Estelle, a boat of pro-Palestinian activists trying to break the blockade of the Gaza S...
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| Oct.18 |
China |
China to conduct naval exercises |
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| Oct.15 |
Argentina |
Argentine naval chief replaced |
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| Sep.27 |
North Mexico |
Mexican navy: Zetas leader captured |
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| Sep.25 |
China |
China's first carrier goes into service |
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| Sep.20 |
New Zealand |
US ends ban on New Zealand ships |
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| Sep.13 |
Japan |
Chinese ships patrol disputed islands 
Map of Senkaku Japan| Six Chinese maritime surveillance ships entered waters around a group of islands at the center of a heated territorial dispute between Tokyo and Beijing | |
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| Jul.16 |
United Arab Emirates |
US ship 'fires at boat in Gulf' |
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| Jun.1 |
Singapore |
US warships in Pacific relocation |
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| May.24 |
Southern Iran |
Iran navy saves U.S. ship from pirates |
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| May.20 |
North Korea |
North Koreans 'free Chinese crew' |
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| Apr.28 |
Lebanon |
Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship'
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Northern Syria |
Syria rebels 'in seaborne attack' |
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| Apr.5 |
 Alaska |
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' 
Map of Sitka Alaska USA| The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami. The coast would hold off scuttling the Ryou-Un Maru ... | |
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| Apr.3 |
India |
India to deploy nuclear submarine |
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| Mar.4 |
Gulf |
U.S. Navy rescues Iranian in capsized boat |
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| Feb.20 |
Egypt |
Iranian warships sail into the Mediterranean |
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| Feb.14 |
Gulf |
US carrier in Strait of Hormuz |
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| Jan.25 |
 Somalia |
Navy SEALs rescue aid workers U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia in a pair of helicopters in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers an American...
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| Jan.22 |
Gulf |
U.S. aircraft carrier goes through Strait |
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| Jan.19 |
Iran |
U.S. ship helps sinking Iranian vessel |
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| Jan.6 |
Southern Iran |
U.S. Navy rescues Iranians from pirates |
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| Dec.29 |
 Russia |
Nuclear submarine in dock fire A fire has broken out during repairs to a Russian nuclear submarine at a dock near the northern port of Murmansk
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| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable' The U.S. Navy said Iran's threat to block the strategically and economically important Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable
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| Oct.7 |
Mexico |
Navy discovers 32 bodies in neighborhood |
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| Sep.28 |
Washington |
White House dismisses Iran naval threat |
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Iran |
Iran to send ships near U.S. waters
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| Aug.14 |
 Northern Syria |
21 dead after naval forces shell city Map of Latakia Syria Tens of people were injured when naval forces shelled Latakia and security forces opened fire in residential neighborhoods
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| May.22 |
Karachi |
Militants attack naval air base
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| May.20 |
Libya |
Nato strikes hit Libya warships |
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| May.19 |
Libya |
NATO aircraft target Tripoli's seaport
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| Apr.8 |
England |
One killed in UK submarine shooting |
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| Feb.21 |
 Egypt |
Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal' Map of Suez Canal Egypt Two Iranian warships have entered the Suez Canal to make a passage to the Mediterranean Sea. The warships are headed to Syria
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| Feb.17 |
Egypt |
Iran request is an early test for Egypt |
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| Dec.2 |
Japan |
US-Japan military exercises begin
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| Nov.27 |
South Korea |
US and S Korea begin exercises
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| Oct.22 |
Scotland |
Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
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| Aug.8 |
 North Korea |
North Korea 'holds Southern boat' Daeseung , a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North
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| Aug.4 |
South Korea |
S Korea in massive military drill
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| Jul.13 |
Gaza |
Israeli navy trails Gaza aid ship |
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| Jun.6 |
Gaza |
Israel foils scuba dive attack
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| Jun.4 |
Gaza |
Israeli navy 'shadowing' Gaza aid ship |
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| May.19 |
South Korea |
N. Korea responsible for sinking warship A North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that sunk the Cheonan, a South Korea warship in March, investigators announced in Seoul
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| May.6 |
Somalia |
Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker
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| Apr.28 |
South Korea |
South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors |
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| Apr.5 |
Somalia |
Korea ship reaches Somali pirates |
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| Mar.30 |
South Korea |
Navy diver dies in rescue effort |
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| Mar.28 |
South Korea |
Ship's section believed found
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| Mar.26 |
South Korea |
S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking |
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South Korea |
South Korean navy ship sinking near North Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea| 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea. About 40 sailors are missing. The patrol vessel, with 104 p... | |
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| Mar.5 |
Seychelles |
French team destroys pirate boats |
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| Jan.28 |
Haiti |
U.S. hospital ship in Haiti near capacity |
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| Nov.30 |
Gulf |
Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht
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| Nov.9 |
South Korea |
Two Koreas' navies in skirmish |
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| Nov.7 |
Manhattan |
US launches 'Twin Towers' warship |
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| Nov.4 |
Israel |
Israelis seize Iran arms ship |
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| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine
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| Oct.7 |
Somalia |
Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
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| Sep.22 |
London |
Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs |
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| Apr.18 |
Somalia |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
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| Apr.15 |
 Kenya |
French warship captures pirates A warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy
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| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates| U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'. The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, Amer... | |
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| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
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| Apr.9 |
Washington |
US to boost Africa pirate forces |
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
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| Mar.26 |
North Korea |
U.S. Navy deploys as N. K. readies rocket |
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| Mar.20 |
Washington |
U.S. crew: 'Chinese aggression' |
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Gulf |
US navy vessels collide in Gulf |
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| Mar.14 |
Japan |
Destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission |
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| Mar.10 |
China |
China: U.S. ship violated international law
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| Feb.16 |
United Kingdom |
British, French nuclear submarines collide
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| Dec.25 |
Somalia |
German navy foils Somali pirates |
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
Iranian warships sent to Somali waters |
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| Dec.13 |
Somalia |
Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates' |
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
EU to begin Somali pirate patrols |
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| Nov.19 |
Somalia |
Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames
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| Nov.12 |
Yemen |
British and Russia warships repel pirates |
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| Nov.8 |
Russian Far East |
Twenty die on Russian submarine
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| Oct.28 |
Iran |
Iran opens naval base |
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| Aug.27 |
Georgia |
U.S. ship arrives in Georgia
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| Aug.1 |
Oceania |
U.S. sub leaked radioactive water |
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
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| Feb.11 |
Washington |
Russian bomber buzzes U.S. carrier |
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| Jan.7 |
 Iran |
Iran boats threatened US ships Map of Strait of Hormuz Iran 5 speedboats harassed 3 US navy ships, approaching them and radioing a threat to blow them up
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| Sep.8 |
Algeria |
Deadly bomb rocks base |
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| Jun.1 |
Somalia |
US ship 'fires on Somali village' |
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| May.8 |
Haiti |
Migrants claim boat rammed by naval ship |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters'
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| Mar.31 |
Iran |
Navy captives 'face legal action' |
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| Mar.23 |
Iran |
Iran seizes 15 British sailors Map of Persian Gulf Iran The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq
| The Royal Marines and naval officers were have been apprehended by up to 6 ships from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. The British government demanded the safe return of its troops and summoned Tehran's ambassador to explain the incident. Iran had asked Britain's ambassador to explain why the personnel had crossed into Iranian territory
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| Oct.16 |
 Sri Lanka |
Blast 'kills 90' sailors An explosives-laden truck rammed into Naval convoy at Habarana, 150 miles from Colombo in the central section
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| Jul.14 |
 Southern Lebanon |
4 Israelis missing after naval raid 4 servicemen are missing after one of its vessels was struck by a missile fired by Hezbollah militants
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| Jul.13 |
Beirut |
Israel imposes Lebanon blockade The warships have blocked ports, and Lebanon international airport was closed after Israeli bombing
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| May.11 |
Sri Lanka |
Dozens dead in clashes
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| Apr.2 |
Iran |
High-speed underwater missile test-fired |
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| Mar.19 |
Somalia |
US captures 13 'pirates' |
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| Dec.20 |
Gulf |
US stops 'al-Qaeda drugs boats' |
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| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
Nuclear submarine sinks
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| Jun.22 |
Greece |
Greece seizes explosives ship |
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| Dec.11 |
Yemen |
U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen |
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| Dec.10 |
Yemen |
Scud missile ship seized
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| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
Korean ship battle kills four
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| Jan.4 |
Israel |
Israel seizes arms shipment
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| Nov.8 |
Japan |
Navy to join coalition |
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| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide Map of Oahu HI USA Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing
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| Oct.12 |
 Yemen |
17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion Attack was apparently a carefully planned terrorist act carried out by suicide bombers
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
Kursk submarine went down Map of Barents Sea Arctic All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank
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