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NEWS ABOUT: warship

warship stories: 7 news summaries

 US Scavengers Spot 
 Legendary Warship 

Tons of gold coins could be on board sunken British warship

Feb 1, 09 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - A US company has found a prized, 18th century British warship that may be worth millions, the BBC reports. Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says it has spotted the HMS Victory, a man-o-war that sank in the English Channel in 1744 and has been sought by scavengers ever since. "Very... More »

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shipwreck • English Channel • treasure • Britain • warship • discovery • Odyssey Marine Exploration

(Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Cuba • Panama • Georgia • Havana • warship • Russian Navy • fleet

Danish Navy Rescues Drifting Probable Pirates

Somalis had weapons on board; men handed to Yemeni coast guard

Dec 5, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Danish sailors sent to the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy found themselves instead rescuing a group of hungry Somali men in a broken speedboat filled with grenades and AK-47s. The navy ship, which had been patrolling the area as part of an international anti-piracy effort, confiscated the weapons and... More »

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Somalia • Yemen • Denmark • pirates • warship • Gulf of Aden

 US Aid Ship Arrives in Georgia


Aug 24, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(AP) - A US Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi today, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions. But a top Russian general suggested that the presence of US and other NATO ships in... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • Russian military • US Navy • warship • humanitarian aid • Abkhazia • South Ossetia • Georgians • USS McFaul

Blocked US Ships Will Abandon Myanmar Aid

Junta refuses aid 15 times

Jun 4, 08 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - US warships laden with aid for Burmese cyclone survivors will sail out of the region tomorrow still carrying their loads, Reuters reports. Burma's military junta has refused 15 requests to allow American forces to deliver aid supplies to the disaster zone, according to the admiral in charge of the operation. More »

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aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • disaster zones • warship • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 US Firm Must Return
 Sunken Treasure: Spain 

'We want it all back,' navy official says of $500M in booty from 19th-century wreck

May 8, 08 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain filed evidence today in support of its claim it is the rightful owner of a shipwreck loaded with $500 million in treasure discovered and looted by a US exploration firm, the AP reports. The Spanish government identifies the wreck, whose identity has been disputed over the past year, as... More »

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archaeology • Spain • geologist • treasure • navy • warship • Odyssey Marine Exploration

US Warship Heads for Lebanon

Deployment of USS Cole signals 'we're engaged,' official says

Feb 29, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The US has ordered a warship to the coastal waters of Lebanon amid fear the country's political deadlock could turn violent, Reuters reports. The country's presidential election has just been delayed for the 15th time and the US blames the political quagmire on Syrian meddling on behalf of its Hezbollah... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • US Navy • Michel Suleiman • Lebanese presidential elections • warship

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