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Yemen's Houthis claim targeting U.S., Israeli ships

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim targeting U.S., Israeli ships SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea speaking during a press conference in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for launching three attacks, targeting two U.S. ships in the Gulf of Aden and an Israeli ship in the Indian Ocean. "In support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and in response to the American-British aggression against our country (Yemen), our naval forces carried out a military operation targeting the American ship (MAERSK YORKTOWN) in the Gulf of Aden, with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the hit was accurate," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. "We also carried out other two military operations using bomb-laden drones, one of which targeted an American warship in the Gulf of Aden, with a number of

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Two Bridge Victims Recovered From Submerged Vehicle - Baltimore

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - A Coast Guard helicopter flies over the Maersk container ship Dali and the remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. The massive container ship was adrift early Tuesday as it headed toward the iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge, losing power before colliding with one of the bridge’s support columns. The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was submerged under the water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two of the workers were rescued on the day, but the search continues for the other four, all presumed dead. Photo by Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan conduct naval exercise

STORY: S. Korea, U.S., Japan conduct naval exercise DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of naval exercise (courtesy of South Korean Defense Ministry) STORYLINE: South Korea, the United States and Japan began a two-day naval exercise in international waters south of South Korea, officials said on Monday. The anti-submarine and search-and-rescue exercise was staged from Monday to Tuesday in international waters south of the South Korean southern island of Jeju, according to South Korea's Ministry of National Defense. South Korea mobilized three destroyers and one combat support ship, the United States engaged the USS Nimitz nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, along with USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Decatur destroyers, and Japan sent JS Umigiri destroyer. It marks the first trilateral anti-submarine exercise in six months since September 2022, the South Korean ministry said. The trilateral search-and-rescue exercise will be held in seven

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Health-conscious personnel jog on ship

TOKYO, Japan - Crew members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet support ship Tokiwa run on deck on June 5 to stay fit during their antipiracy mission off Somalia lasting for nearly six months. One lap of a course running from bow to stern is 320 meters long. The Tokiwa was deployed on a mission to refuel MSDF destroyers involved in antipiracy operations off Somalia, namely the Sazanami and Samidare, as well as ships taking part in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan.

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(3)Japan to send Aegis ship to Indian Ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2001 shows the Kongou, one of Japan's Aegis-equipped high-tech destroyers berthed at Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Japan decided Dec. 4 to send one of its Aegis vessels to the Indian Ocean later December to step up logistical support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operation.

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(3)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Members of a local labor union raise their fists in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 9 to protest the departure of three ships of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) from the MSDF's Sasebo base for the Indian Ocean. The vessels -- two destroyers and one supply ship -- will head for the Indian Ocean to collect information as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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U.S. Navy continues to search inside sunken Ehime Maru

HONOLULU, United States - The Crowley (L), a diving-support barge, sits above the sunken Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru off Honolulu on Oct. 16 to help U.S. Navy divers search the sunken vessel. They found one body inside the ship, on which nine people were lost when it was struck and sunk by a U.S. nuclear submarine in February.

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8 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo port for 'regular drill'

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyer Kongou (R) of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Oct. 13 along with seven other destroyers and one support ship. MSDF officials denied that their departure has any link to an earlier plan to dispatch four of them to the Indian Ocean on an information-gathering mission. They said the fleet departed to take part in ''regular drills scheduled in this fiscal year.''

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Japan sends prefab shelters to quake-hit Turkey

KOBE, Japan - One of three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) ships starts to load 500 prefabricated houses at Kobe port Sept. 21 to transport them to Turkey for use by survivors of the Aug. 17 massive earthquake. Photo shows the fast combat support ship Tokiwa loading containerized prefabricated houses.

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NASAâs SpaceX Crew-1 Pre-Splashdown

The night sky off the bow of the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship is seen in this one second exposure photograph as NASA and SpaceX support teams prepare for the landing of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Victor Glover, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi aboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, Saturday, May 1, 2021. NASAâs SpaceX Crew-1 mission is the first crew rotation flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the agencyâs Commercial Crew Program. Photo by Bill Ingalls / NASA via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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(3)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Members of a local labor union raise their fists in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 9 to protest the departure of three ships of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) from the MSDF's Sasebo base for the Indian Ocean. The vessels -- two destroyers and one supply ship -- will head for the Indian Ocean to collect information as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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Health-conscious personnel jog on ship

TOKYO, Japan - Crew members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet support ship Tokiwa run on deck on June 5 to stay fit during their antipiracy mission off Somalia lasting for nearly six months. One lap of a course running from bow to stern is 320 meters long. The Tokiwa was deployed on a mission to refuel MSDF destroyers involved in antipiracy operations off Somalia, namely the Sazanami and Samidare, as well as ships taking part in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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8 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo port for 'regular drill'

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyer Kongou (R) of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Oct. 13 along with seven other destroyers and one support ship. MSDF officials denied that their departure has any link to an earlier plan to dispatch four of them to the Indian Ocean on an information-gathering mission. They said the fleet departed to take part in ''regular drills scheduled in this fiscal year.''

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Japan sends prefab shelters to quake-hit Turkey

KOBE, Japan - One of three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) ships starts to load 500 prefabricated houses at Kobe port Sept. 21 to transport them to Turkey for use by survivors of the Aug. 17 massive earthquake. Photo shows the fast combat support ship Tokiwa loading containerized prefabricated houses.