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It seems to me that if the vessel was observed as you outlined it would have to be a visual or radar sighting. It also is clear that whatever system...

Advances in technology has meant that that older orbiting sensors can and have been made capable at detecting ships at sea in all sea states. ...

Noted and all opinions are valid. Christos Bitas was not scuttled by the salvage company AFAIK. She may have been put under by 40mm gunfire by P20.

More details have been released by MOD https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56313107

Thank You I wasn't aware of that incident...I've had a quick read and from what I can gather MV Christos Bitas was scuttled by salvage experts as...

Off topic> I still have mine too. The Wife won't let me use it going on hols any more though.

I seem to remember P31 was on standby after the Kowloon Bridge incident to sink another merchant vessel adrift should it be in danger of drifting on...

I got one as well in 2008 one of the best bits of kit I ever got only beaten by original pattern 90s kitbag

When CRISTOS BITAS laden with 35,000 tonnes crude oil hit the Welsh Coast in Oct. 1978. She was deemed to be unrepairable and was pumped out to a...

Your Q obviously likes you a lot more than my Q likes me :-D

HMS Protector doesn’t carry helicopters. They were also en-route to the Caribbean to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. This is...

I got issued a boot cleaning kit back around 2012 2 good quality brush, a buffing cloth and guardsman gloss in a fabric bag

Most recent phones record in high enough quality. Simple innovation like this is always important.

Rsms differ.

It has been,But it's a cop out. Just says "as ordered"(IE when to wear). But nothing consistent across the DF. Individual units doing their own...

Not sure if my phone recording would be of high enough quality to make it to the DF YouTube page, where something like this could be easily accessed....

no requirement for AV section ? record something on your phone ?

There’s massive directives going around from RSMs

Hopefully the chaos will lead to an update of A9. However, the boots being new, shiny, and possibly the only decent pair some personnel have, they...

A derelict found at sea, is reportable, and a decision on it's fate is a priority. In this case an unlit object weighing more than a 1000 tonnes and...

I'm really sorry and with respect I'm going to disagree with you. If I was a Commanding Officer, and there was no legal obligation upon me, there...

Yup me too

Certainly HMS Enterprise carried stores from Cyprus to Beirut and assisted with some survey and principally supplied a feeding station for 500...