World Navy Timeline, Year 2002
Mikhail Sidorin
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Event of the Year:
Dec. 10 YEMEN. Scud missile ship seized
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SUMMARY:
Jan. 4 ISRAEL. Israel seizes arms shipment
Jan. 11 GAZA. Israelis fire on Palestinian depot
Mar. 9 GAZA. Arafat headquarters destroyed
Jun. 15 ARGENTINA. Argentine shells Russian ship
Jun. 26 JAPAN. Missile found on N. Korean 'spy boat'
Jun. 28 SOUTH KOREA. Korean ship battle kills four
Jun. 30 NORTH KOREA. N. Korea accuses South of navy attack
Jul. 1 NORTH KOREA. N Korea blames U.S. for clash
Jul. 7 NORTH KOREA. N Korea warns of 'new armed clash'
Jul. 23 CARIBBEAN. UK destroyer in $66m cocaine swoop
Jul. 26 RUSSIA. Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk loss
USA. Navy joins in as new drilling starts
Aug. 6 TAIWAN. Naval exercises canceled
Aug. 28 GAZA. Navy targets smugglers
Sep. 13 COLOMBIA. Massive drug seizure
Oct. 14 SENEGAL. Navy officer sacked over ferry disaster
Dec. 4 KUWAIT. Boat accident didn't involve Iraq
Dec. 6 VENEZUELA. Navy seizes tanker
Dec. 10 YEMEN. Scud missile ship seized
Dec. 11 YEMEN. U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen
Dec. 15 JAPAN. Sub skipper on Japan apology trip
Dec. 15 JAPAN. Warship heads for Indian Ocean
Dec. 16 IRAN. N. Korea delivers gunboats to Iran
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Jan. 4
ISRAEL. Israel seizes arms shipment
Israel has intercepted a boat in the Red Sea carrying 50 tons of weapons for
the Palestinian Authority:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1741000/1741862.st
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Jan. 11
GAZA. Israelis fire on Palestinian depot
Military boats have fired at a Palestinian naval police dock
Mar. 9
GAZA. Arafat headquarters destroyed
Helicopters and gunboats have totally destroyed the headquarters of
Palestinian leader:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1864000/1864784.st
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Jun. 15
ARGENTINA. Argentine shells Russian ship
Russia denounces the shelling with 'no justification' of a fishing trawler
by an Argentinian coastguard vessel
Jun. 26
JAPAN. Missile found on N. Korean 'spy boat'
Japanese divers searching a boat that sank in 2001 have found a Russian-made
anti-aircraft missile
Jun. 28
SOUTH KOREA. Korean ship battle kills four
North and South Korean warships exchanged gunfire near the western sea
border. One South Korean frigate was sunk:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_2073000/2073694.s
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Jun. 30
NORTH KOREA. N. Korea accuses South of navy attack
North Korea says that South Korea staged a deadly surprise attack to
undermine relations during the World Cup finals:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/30/korea.battle/index.html
Jul. 1
NORTH KOREA. N Korea blames U.S. for clash
The United States has rejected as 'spurious' an allegation that a clash with
the South was staged by the U.S.
Jul. 7
NORTH KOREA. N Korea warns of 'new armed clash'
Pongyang accusing Seoul of infiltrating 2 warships into North Korea's waters
Jul. 23
CARIBBEAN. UK destroyer in $66m cocaine swoop
A British Royal Navy destroyer has seized cocaine from a yacht near the
island of Martinique
Jul. 26
RUSSIA. Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk loss
Leaky torpedo fuel caused the explosions. The exploding blank torpedo caused
the other blasts
USA. Navy joins in as new drilling starts
A giant drill began chewing a new hole through 247 feet of earth as members
of the Navy arrived to help rescue miners
Aug. 6
TAIWAN. Naval exercises canceled
Taiwan is trying to avoid creating 'misunderstandings'. China is hardening
aggressive military stance toward the island:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/07/taiwan.china/index.html
Aug. 28
GAZA. Navy targets smugglers
Ships on the Mediterranean shot cannons toward southern Gaza City to stop
gun smugglers from entering by sea
Sep. 13
COLOMBIA. Massive drug seizure
A naval patrol vessel bristling with marines have seized 4 tonnes of cocaine
worth $120m on the Pacific coast
Oct. 14
SENEGAL. Navy officer sacked over ferry disaster
Senegal dismissed Colonel Kombo over last month's disaster in which nearly
1,000 people drowned
Dec. 4
KUWAIT. Boat accident didn't involve Iraq
A U.S. Special Operations member and a Kuwaiti sailor were injured when 2
Kuwaiti Navy boats collided
Dec. 6
VENEZUELA. Navy seizes tanker
A gasoline tanker after it was taken over by its crew as part of an
opposition strike
Dec. 10
YEMEN. Scud missile ship seized
12 missiles were found aboard unflagged ship, called the So San, that
stopped in the Indian Ocean by a Spanish frigate:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/10/ship.boarding/index.html
Dec. 11
YEMEN. U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen
U.S. officials allowed a freighter to proceed after the Yemeni government
said it purchased the missiles from North Korea:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/11/us.missile.ship/index.html
Dec. 15
JAPAN. Sub skipper on Japan apology trip
Scott Waddle, the former captain of a U.S. sub that collided with a fishing
boat laid flowers at a memorial for 9 victims
Dec. 15
JAPAN. Warship heads for Indian Ocean
Some analysts say departure of 7,250-tonne Kirishima could signal support
for a possible U.S.-led attack on Iraq
Dec. 16
IRAN. N. Korea delivers gunboats to Iran
North Korea delivered 15 gunboats to Iran in a move that is raising concerns
with the U.S. Navy
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Mikhail Sidorin
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