World Navy Timeline, Year 2003
Mikhail Sidorin
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Event of the Year:
Aug. 29 2003 RUSSIA. Nuclear submarine sinks in Arctic
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SUMMARY:
Jan. 22 SYDNEY. Australian force steams off to Gulf
Feb. 1 JAPAN. U.S. Navy settles over Ehime Maru
Feb. 14 WASHINGTON. Navy group chief sacked
Mar. 13 USA. Missile-firing ships ordered to Red Sea
Mar. 25 IRAQ. Mine-laying boats towed to safety
May. 2 CHINA. Sub disaster killed 70
May. 22 ISRAEL. Hezbollah bomb maker on seized boat
May. 31 SOUTH KOREA. S. Korea navy fires on intruders
Jun. 22 GREECE. Greece seizes explosives ship
Jul. 25 LIBERIA. US sends warships to Liberia
Aug. 9 IRAQ. Navy blocks oil smuggler ship
Aug. 18 NORTH KOREA. Navy exercises may upset N. Korea
Aug. 29 RUSSIA. Nuclear submarine sinks in Arctic
Nov. 18 VIETNAM. U.S. warship docks
Dec. 2 WASHINGTON. U.S. to seize WMD on high seas
Dec. 19 GULF. US Navy 'seizes Gulf drug ship'
Dec. 20 GULF. US stops 'al-Qaeda drugs boats'
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DETAILS:
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Jan. 22
SYDNEY. Australian force steams off to Gulf
Navy transport ship head off to the Middle East in preparation for a possible war with Iraq
Feb. 1
JAPAN. U.S. Navy settles over Ehime Maru
Navy reached its final settlement with survivors of the victims of Japanese fishing vessel
Feb. 14
WASHINGTON. Navy group chief sacked
USS Kitty Hawk battle group commander Steven Kunkle had an 'improper relationship' with a woman naval officer
Mar. 13
USA. Missile-firing ships ordered to Red Sea
The U.S. Navy may order about a dozen ships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
Mar. 25
IRAQ. Mine-laying boats towed to safety
3 tug boats and a barge loaded with 70 mines have been towed into a Kuwait port
May. 2
CHINA. Sub disaster killed 70
A conventional submarine on a military exercise was involved in an accident that blamed on mechanical problems:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/05/02/china.submarine/index.html
May. 22
ISRAEL. Hezbollah bomb maker on seized boat
A computer disks were found aboard a fishing boat seized by the Israeli navy:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/05/22/mideast/index.html
May. 31
SOUTH KOREA. S. Korea navy fires on intruders
3 North Korean fishing boats crossed disputed Yellow Sea border. Boats retreated after the warning shots
Jun. 22
GREECE. Greece seizes explosives ship
Special forces boarded a ship loaded with 680 tonnes of explosives as it sailed through Greek territorial waters:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/06/22/greece.ship/index.html
Jul. 25
LIBERIA. US sends warships to Liberia
Bush has ordered American warships to support a peacekeeping mission in the war-torn country:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3097405.stm
Aug. 9
IRAQ. Navy blocks oil smuggler ship
The British Navy intercepted a ship carrying 1,100 tons of smuggled Iraqi oil
Aug. 18
NORTH KOREA. Navy exercises may upset N. Korea
The United States will begin naval exercises with Australia and other countries to block the trade in WMD
Aug. 29
RUSSIA. Nuclear submarine sinks in Arctic
A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3193625.stm
Nov. 18
VIETNAM. U.S. warship docks
For the first time in nearly 30 years a U.S. warship has docked in the port of Saigon
Dec. 2
WASHINGTON. U.S. to seize WMD on high seas
The U.S. and allies are willing to use 'robust techniques' to stop rogue nations from getting the materials for WMD:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/02/irankorea.us/index.html
Dec. 19
GULF. US Navy 'seizes Gulf drug ship'
A wooden boat, reportedly carrying 2 tons of hashish, is possibly linked to al-Qaeda
Dec. 20
GULF. US stops 'al-Qaeda drugs boats'
2 Arab sailing boats carrying illegal drugs have been seized in the northern Arabian Sea:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3337841.stm
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Mikhail Sidorin
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