8/1/2013 Station Identification and Notice Board

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                                           THURSDAY  AUGUST 1, 2013

 the James Craig, a Barque built in 1874 and restored in 1997. This photo was taken on Sydney Harbour just north of Rose Bay.Photo by Alphamuchi, Public Domain 

 

About my generation: General Colin Powell once said:
"There were more of you at Da Nang`than at Woodstock."
Well, honestly we would have preferred Woodstock. Anyway we really should start the day with the National anthem. So from the generation that invented Rock and Roll here is an anthem you can rock to.                                                 :  
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Namazu, Japanese Giant Catfish and Former Demigod, Now an Analyst for AAB

 NMAZU's Novenber 7, 2012 Famous Address: "NAMAZU FULLY LOADED PARTS 1 & 2 " the contents of which are now being used on the nightly network news and corporate projections. Learn the near term future of America if you haven't read it before.
http://americanadmiraltybooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/1172012-namazu-fully-loaded-namazu.html
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NOTICE BOARD:  In today's blog space (1)   Kenya sentences Pirates   (2)  Russia Supplying Vietnam with High Tech submarines           

KENYA SENTENCES PIRATES FOR TAKING GERMAN SHIP

PIRATES SENTENCED

  The Faces of pirates photo and story by Rueters.

(Reuters) - A Kenyan court in the coastal city of Mombasa sentenced nine Somalis on Tuesday to five years in prison each for attempting to hijack the German merchant vessel MV Courier in the Gulf of Aden in March 2009. Click on link for full story: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/us-kenya-somalia-piracy-idUSBRE96T0V120130730

EDITORS NOTE: The pirates convicted in this story were Somalis captured by international naval forces and tried in Kenya. Somalia as a failed state is considered an incompetent jurisdiction. The World is fortunate that Kenya with a respected court system has been willing to handle so many of these cases. These men were the traditional assailing bandit type pirates we wrote about recently. They forced their way aboard the ship with fire arms, put the entire crew in fear of their lives and did it strictly for personal gain. However they in fact did not kill anyone. The five year sentence combined with their protracted pretrial confinement is in line with most western nation first offender sentencing guidelines for armed robbery. The appropriate reservation of maximum sentencing for piracy to those cases involveing murder (death or life in prison depending on jurisdiction) makes sense in providing an incentive to pirates to avoid harming their captives. Kenya having accepted jurisdiction for this international crime now incurs not only the costs of trial but also incarceration. The world owes Kenya a debt for its extraordinary role in combating piracy through offering navies an alternative to catch and release. However we feel every flag state that directly benefits by this convenience should be obligated to pay court costs and incarceration costs. So in this case involving a German ship, Germany should reimburse Kenya and assume the responsibility of attempting to obtain restitution from the captives (good luck on that one). Kenya has earned a place of dignity in the community of nations. If no one else says it.....Thank you Kenya. 


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/us-kenya-somalia-piracy-idUSBRE96T0V120130730

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RUSSIA SUPPLYING VIETNAM WITH HIGH TECH SUBMARINES

8/1/2013

RUSSIA PROVIDING "BLACK HOLE" SUBMARINES TO VIETNAM, WHICH IN TURN IS BEEFING UP ITS NAVAL FORCES TO DEFEND THEIR ISLANDS FROM CHINA:

  China seems to fail to notice that it has no friends or real allies. They close ranks now and then with Russia but Russia is hardly a friend. Knowing full well that China intends to forcefully occupy the "first island string" all the way to the beaches of Vietnam and the Philippines Russia has chosen to sell high tech submarines to Vietnam which is defending its coastal islands from Chinese aggression. As noted in Defense World recently:

  "Russia is expected to deliver the first Varshavyanka class of the six submarines to Vietnam in November, officials announced today.

The Varshavyanka class (Project 636M) of diesel-electric submarines, dubbed by the U.S. Navy as “black holes in the ocean”, has very low noise emission and can hit targets at long distances without being detected by an enemy’s anti-submarine warfare assets.

While the Vietnamese crew has been undergoing training since April, the submarine successfully completed 100-day sea trials in July this year, Admiralty Shipyards officials stated.

Vietnam ordered a fleet of six Russian-made submarines in 2009, seen as an effort to counterbalance China’s expanding maritime influence in the region."

This isn't just a sale of hardware but an outfitting and training program as well. The submarine is the traditional naval weapon of the underdog, a great equalizer against a powerful surface fleet. With this equipment from Russia Vietnam has a fighting chance at making the dragon pay for his folly. One would think that the Dragon would learn, continued aggressive naval behavior will eventually lead to a naval war, with the Dragon suddenly finding itself alone in the world and discovering that the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan combined are far more formidable than they first appear and far from friendless. Once the shooting starts China can not count on anyone but the insane and ineffective leader of North Korea to come to their aid, and maybe not even him, there is always the possibility that he is not that crazy.

7/31/2013 Station Identification and Notice Board

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                                            WEDNESDAY  JULY 31, 2013

 the James Craig, a Barque built in 1874 and restored in 1997. This photo was taken on Sydney Harbour just north of Rose Bay.Photo by Alphamuchi, Public Domain 

 

About my generation: General Colin Powell once said:
"There were more of you at Da Nang`than at Woodstock."
Well, honestly we would have preferred Woodstock. Anyway we really should start the day with the National anthem. So from the generation that invented Rock and Roll here is an anthem you can rock to.                                                 :  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQSxXs7dzU  

WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2013 

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 NEWS OF THE NAMAZU
 
Namazu, Japanese Giant Catfish and Former Demigod, Now an Analyst for AAB

 NMAZU's Novenber 7, 2012 Famous Address: "NAMAZU FULLY LOADED PARTS 1 & 2 " the contents of which are now being used on the nightly network news and corporate projections. Learn the near term future of America if you haven't read it before.
http://americanadmiraltybooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/1172012-namazu-fully-loaded-namazu.html
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NOTICE BOARD:  In today's blog space (1) Expanding the definition of Piracy to Include NGO delinquents is not a good idea, story and photo from gcaptain, editorial comment by AAB. (2) The Military version of the CoralBot is already here, but its not going to do anything for Coral.               

AN EXPANDED DEFINITION OF PIRACY, NOT REALLY A GOOD IDEA

The Non-State Navy: Sea Shepherd as a Case Study for 21st Century Maritime Non-State Actors,  full article at gcaptain

Add Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker (R) collides with the fuel tanker ship Sun Laurel as Japanese mother survey ship Nissin Maru (R) tries to pull alongside in the Antarctica in this handout photo taken and released by the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) February 25, 2013. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/The Institute of Cetacean Research

EDITOR'S NOTE: The captioned photo above and the quote below are from an article in g captain that describes recent developments among non state maritime organizations and recent expanded rulings by U.S. Courts on piracy. American Admiralty Information Systems believes these new developments are harmful to the international order on the high seas. Increasingly violent and dangerous actions by organizations like SeaShepherd and Green Peace endanger ships, seamen and the environment. Legally labeling these NGOs as "Pirates" diminishes public support for harsh penalties against traditional pirates, as "assailing bandits". NGOs that violate the peace without the willful intent to sink vessels or harm people and who do cause physical damage should be treated as some sort of "marine vandal" subjecting the ship to seizure, and the crew to such penalties as are prescribed under the flag state of the nation that credentialed them as seamen for reckless and negligent operation. If any one is killed or injured the deck officers on watch at the time of the action should be tried for voluntary manslaughter, and the rest of the crew as accessories. Owning organizations and the crews should be always held to civil liability for their acts. 

  

 Some of us here have actually had to deal with Green Peace protestors who endangered safe tanker passage through a narrows. How causing an oil spill by harassing a tanker is supposed to help the environment we don't know. But being buzzed by small craft, or having acid or excrement thrown up on your decks, or fouling  a prop in a booby trap laid by one of their vessels just isn't on the same order of danger as being boarded by the traditional assailing bandit type pirate with their direct intent of fully gaining control of your ship and total willingness to use a gun on your crew. The seriously misguided and over the top activists of these marine conservation NGOs just aren't that threatening, despite the fact that their acts are inherently dangerous. They must be held accountable for their acts for what they are vandalism, malicious misconduct, and potentially but so far not yet voluntary manslaughter. Lest you think we've gone soft on "pirates" keep in mind that we have always advocated the "Captain Woods Rogers Solution" for traditional pirates. That solution is to return jurisdiction over pirates directly to the World's Navies to combat, capture, try, and punish pirates , if necessary by drum head courts held on the fantail or quarter deck. That solution worked in the past. Elimination of that solution has resulted in the ineffective "catch and release" programs as the world's navies are forced into trying to find a nation state willing to prosecute captured pirates and witnesses, once all neatly aboard the warship scatter to the far corners of the globe. Keep the NGO delinquents out of the piracy class of unrepentant miscreants. We urge you to read the  gcaptain article that we link you to below and consider our opinion, the opinion of experienced mariners and admiralty litigators.

By CDR Chris Rawley, U.S. Navy Reserve and LCDR Claude Berube, U.S. Navy Reserve

"Introduction

The last decade has again reminded us that irregular warfare can be every bit as challenging and deadly as conventional wars, even in the maritime setting.  Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Somali pirates, and Lebanese Hezbollah have demonstrated at least some capability to challenge the primacy of modern navies at sea.  Maritime non-state actors wreaking havoc on the ocean are nothing new.  Pirates in particular have menaced merchants and navies around the world for hundreds of years.  But the advent of transnational terror groups with IEDs or modern anti-ship missiles capable of destroying a warship is fairly recent.  The evolution of these non-state actors at sea challenges the conventional definitions of a naval force."

For the Full Article: http://gcaptain.com/non-state-navy-shepherd-case/

A permanent link to gcaptain is in our NEWS SERVICE pages we recommend gcaptain as daily reading for marine managerial and operational professionals.

The Military Version of the CoralBot

World’s first fleet of marine drones being tested in the Mediterranean

By Agence France-Presse
Saturday, July 27, 2013 11:48 EDT

"An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port of Toulon these past few days.

Under the scrutiny of their masters, whose eyes are glued to computer screens, the world’s first fleet of “marine drones” is being put through its paces.

Five European countries — France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal — have sent prototypes here under a four-year, four-million-euro ($5.32-million) programme to build a squad of unmanned underwater rovers. Deployed from a surface vessel, but communicating among themselves and using artificial intelligence, the wireless scouts would spread out in a surveillance network."

Link To The Full Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/27/worlds-first-fleet-of-marine-drones-being-tested-in-the-mediterranean/

 Shades of the CoralBot, we think this news underscores what we have been trying to tell the public about the CoralBot. The European military is already operating parts of the key technology but if you look at the pictures of the military version at the linked in Agence France Presse site you will note the decided lack of arms. These military diving bots won't be fixing coral reefs and don't look for any military funding for the CoralBot. The artificial intelligence technology is there, the swarm intelligence and communications technology is already well developed. The CoralBot is all about a different configuration. But it costs money and money is not flowing to conservation efforts right now, unless it comes voluntarily directly from the public. There is little government or industrial interest in fixing coral reefs.

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7/30/2013 Station Identification and Notice Board

WELCOME TO AMERICAN ADMIRALTY BOOKS

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                                            TUESDAY  JULY 30, 2013

 the James Craig, a Barque built in 1874 and restored in 1997. This photo was taken on Sydney Harbour just north of Rose Bay.Photo by Alphamuchi, Public Domain 

 

About my generation: General Colin Powell once said:
"There were more of you at Da Nang`than at Woodstock."
Well, honestly we would have preferred Woodstock. Anyway we really should start the day with the National anthem. So from the generation that invented Rock and Roll here is an anthem you can rock to.                                                 :  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQSxXs7dzU  

TUESDAY JULY 30, 2013 

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 NEWS OF THE NAMAZU
 
Namazu, Japanese Giant Catfish and Former Demigod, Now an Analyst for AAB

 NMAZU's Novenber 7, 2012 Famous Address: "NAMAZU FULLY LOADED PARTS 1 & 2 " the contents of which are now being used on the nightly network news and corporate projections. Learn the near term future of America if you haven't read it before.
http://americanadmiraltybooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/1172012-namazu-fully-loaded-namazu.html
 The above link takes you to Part 1, Part 2 is just down the scroll. If the scroll appears to have stopped click on "Older Posts" at the bottom right hand corner of the post and part 2 will pop into view
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THE BIG LINKS LOCKER:

UNLOCKING THE MARITIME WORLD: Our mission is literally to  unlock the maritime world by making all English language maritime data easy to find,  available, evaluated when possible, and affordable. We suggest checking our subject pages to your right first, by clicking on the subject section most like your particular interest.  If that doesn't answer your question come back here and click any of the "super links" below that appear most appropriate, the broadest and most general is hyper linked just below. This is an entire web site of nothing but links to maritime websites and blogs of every description.

"The Mother of All Maritime Links": 

http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html 

If you don't find the book you need among those we have reviewed so far or linked to click into the Amazon general search engine via the link below or as provided within our special interest sections which you reach by clicking on their titles listed to your right

GENERAL MARITIME BOOK SEARCH :

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=admiralty%2C+marine%2C+maritime%2C+boating

We think the following links to major sites aligned with our "Special Interest Pages" can often provide answers to commonly asked questions:

ADMIRALTY or MARITIME LAW:

ADMIRALTY or MARITIME LAW:

A NAVAL NEWS CLIPPING SERVICE: NOSI Naval Open Source Intelligence:
http://www.nosi.org/ 

OCEANOGRAPHY: The Scripts Institute
http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu

SHIP RESEARCH: 

SHIPINDEX.ORG Find publications that mention a particular ship recently or deep into recorded history:  http://www.shipindex.org/  limited free service very reasonable short and long term subscriptions.

Boating and Water Safety:

Mario Vittone-BE SAFE- http://mariovittone.com/

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NOTICE BOARD:  In today's blog space (1) The Condensed Dragon Reader , news and naval developments came hot and heavy over the week end from the China Seas. We provide you with headlines and links. (2)  Suspects Detained in the Murder of Vice Admiral Salazar of the Mexican Navy, his aide de camp , and his wife.                 

THE CONDENSED DRAGON READER

WE HAD A BUSY NEWS WEEKEND AND START OF THE WEEK FOR CHINA SEAS EVENTS. 

The destroyer Stockdale moors pierside in Subic Bay on Feb. 5. More Navy ships could head to the Philippines if a deal is reached to expand U.S. presence there. (MC2 David Hooper / Navy)

We had more news than our small staff could reasonably deal with near the end of last week, over the week end, and into Monday concerning events in the China Seas and the Dragon's continuing aggressive pursuit of territory that belongs to its neighbors. In a nut shell China continues on its aggressive path and its neighbors are beefing up their naval defenses and calling in U.S. Markers. As usual the mainstream media doesn't seem to deem the news worthy of the editorial cut for the evening television news or front pages, though regional affiliates of large news organizations like AP do carry the stories. So below we link you to key stories from regional sources, including AP affiliates, independents, and U.S. Department of defense publications. 

Manila to move air force, navy near disputed sea

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press (Associated Press) | Updated July 28, 2013 - 6:23pm

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines plans to relocate major air force and navy camps to a former U.S. naval base northwest of Manila to gain faster access to waters being contested by China in the South China Sea, according to the country's defense chief and a confidential government report.

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said Sunday that as soon as relocation funds are available the government plans to transfer air force and naval forces and their fleets of aircraft and warships to Subic Bay, which has become a busy free port since the 1992 departure of the U.S. Navy.

"It's for the protection of our West Philippine Sea," Gazmin said from South Korea, where he was on a visit, using the name adopted by the Philippine government for the disputed South China Sea.

Link to full story: http://www.philstar.com/breaking-news/2013/07/28/1024131/manila-move-air-force-navy-near-disputed-sea

U.S. Navy wants to expand Philippine presence, create temporary base

By Gina Harkins andSam Fellman
Staff writers

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China says boats from newly formed coast guard confront Japanese vessels near disputed islands

Your chances to visit historic Subic Bay, once a favorite port of call, are increasing.

The U.S. and the Philippines are negotiating to expand the presence of American warships and service members at Filipino bases, deepening an already close alliance and providing the fleet door-step access to the contested South China Sea.

The talks center on an “access agreement” that would allow the Navy to dispatch ships more often to Subic Bay; to store spare parts, supplies and hardware there that would be useful in a crisis; and to temporarily base sailors and Marines there. Link to Full Story From Army Times: http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130727/NEWS/307270004/Navy-wants-expand-Philippine-presence-create-temporary-base 

By Associated Press, Published: July 26

BEIJING — China says ships from its newly formed coast guard confronted Japanese patrol vessels Friday in waters surrounding East China Sea islands claimed by both sides.

The State Oceanic Administration that oversees the service says four of its ships “sternly declared” China’s sovereignty over the islands called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China, and demanded they leave the area. The uninhabited archipelago is controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by Beijing. Link to original story in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-says-boats-from-newly-formed-coast-guard-confront-japanese-vessels-near-disputed-islands/2013/07/26/39974a0e-f5b1-11e2-81fa-8e83b3864c36_story.html

China transforms reef into naval station

By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) | Updated July 27, 2013 - 12:00am

  MANILA, Philippines - The Chinese have transformed the Panganiban (Mischief) Reef in Palawan into a forward naval station with at least one ship docked in the area, a senior security official disclosed yesterday.

The official, who asked not to be identified, pointed out that since China’s illegal occupation of Panganiban Reef in 1994, Beijing had slowly transformed the area into its forward naval facility in the West Philippine Sea.

“At one given time there’s a Chinese frigate out there,” he said of the area located around 130 nautical miles from Hulugan Bay in Palawan and 97 nautical miles from Pag-Asa, an island municipality in the disputed Spratlys archipelago.

Aside from the presence of Chinese naval ships at Panganiban Reef, the source said the place is now considered as the most advanced naval fortification in the disputed region, servicing the needs of Chinese fishermen and their fishing boats.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced the other day that it is verifying reports that Chinese gunboats have been monitored at Panganiban Reef, which is part of Philippine territory.

Link to Full Story from the Philippine Star: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/07/27/1018091/china-transforms-reef-naval-station

Red tide: China deploys new class of strategic missile submarines next year

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

China's navy is expected to begin the first sea patrols next year of a new class of strategic missile submarines, highlighting a new and growing missile threat to the U.S. homeland, according to U.S. defense officials.

“We are anticipating that combat patrols of submarines carrying the new JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missile will begin next year,” said one official familiar with recent intelligence assessments of the Chinese strategic submarine force.

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NEWS FLASH: SUSPECTS DETAINED IN ADMIRAL SALAZAR'S MURDER

Mexico detains 3 alleged cartel members in killing of navy vice-admiral on back road

BY MARK STEVENSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JULY 29, 2013 4:30 PM

Mexican army, navy and police stand next to the vehicle of a top Navy official and an unidentified dead man after it was attacked by gunmen near the town of Churintzio, Mexico, Sunday July 28, 2013. Gunmen ambushed and killed one of Mexico's highest ranking navy officials and the officer escorting him in the rough western state of Michoacan, authorities said. (AP Photo/Agencia Esquema)

"MEXICO CITY - Authorities detained three alleged members of the Knights Templar drug cartel in the killing of one of Mexico's highest-ranking navy officers and a bodyguard, Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam said Monday.

President Enrique Pena Nieto vowed the attack wouldn't go unpunished. "We will work with all speed to arrest and bring to justice everyone responsible for the death of Vice Adm. Carlos Miguel Salazar," he said.

The killings of the admiral and another naval officer serving as his bodyguard marked a rare attack on Mexico's top military brass, but appeared to have been the result of a series of tragic coincidences rather than a planned, targeted assassination."

AAB has learned that the unidentified woman killed in the attack reported yesterday was the Admiral's wife. If this was a killing of opportunity and not a carefully planned attack as the Mexican authorities seem to suspect, the killing the Admiral's wife may have just been a coincidence but the pattern of killing family units is in keeping with past cartel methods when attempting to influence government policy. The Navy has been more successful at keeping its rank and file from intimidation by the cartels perhaps they have decided to go after the naval command structure to make their point?  Pray for the Mexican navy and Marines they are standing in gap not only for Mexico but also for us. If not checked this lawlessness will spread across the border far more than it has already, which is far more than is being reported in the national media or by the federal government.

For the Complete story: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Mexico+detains+cartel+suspects+killing+navy+viceadmiral/8721334/story.html

To read our original story : http://americanadmiraltybooks.blogspot.com/2013/07/news-flash-mexican-admiral-carlos.html

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