Ship collisions with other military and civilian units are not uncommon. In recent years, the collision of the Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad (F313) with the SolaTS tanker or the Japanese submarine Soryu with the ocean Artemis bulk carrier can be mentioned. The case of the USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), a Freedom vessel, has a chance to go down in the annals as both comic and important lessons for the crews of port tugs. The accident occurred on September 11th at the Inner Port of Baltimore at 11:17 am local time. The Danish training sailing ship Danmark collided with…
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Two fraudsters from BiH and the USA destroyed the American dream of 36 families from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from whom they took 140,000 dollars for a promise to help them get an accelerated visa to immigrate to the USA, and in the end they were left with nothing with sold-off property and counterfeit American documents. For months, a woman from Visoko and her partner from Florida have been stalking victims from BiH in the USA through Facebook ads, even a recorded video in which, falsely presenting themselves as employees of the American Embassy in Sarajevo, they offered the possibility of…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not slowing down the modernization of its fleet to prepare it for a possible confrontation with Iran. The purchase of ships in Spain is part of an extensive modernization program in the face of regional tensions and a potential new nuclear deal with Iran. The navy has grown into one of Riyadh’s priorities. Of greatest importance to the success of the Saudi plan is a quintet of new Avante 2200 multi-role corvettes, which were ordered back in 2018. The production of this series is a joint project of Saudi Military Industries Company (SAMI) and…
Hollywood stars will gather tonight at this year’s Emmy television awards, where the tense drama “Legacy” and the South Korean sensation “Squid Game” will compete for the main prize. The competition is strong, say awards experts, partly because many series and stars have returned to the screens after the coronavirus pandemic prevented them from being produced last year. “Legacy,” the HBO series starring Brian Cox as the patriarch of a family fighting for control of a media dynasty, is the favorite for best drama, helped by the fact that it has collected 25 leading nominations. This series has an Emmy…
The planned development of the combat potential of the Polish Navy in the form of the purchase of three frigates under the “Miecznik” program and the re-arming of the ORP Ślązak patrol ship and making it a fully-fledged corvette made it possible to visit the Saab stand during MSPO 2022. From the representatives of the Swedish company, it was possible to find out about the RBS15 missiles and the Swedes’ view on the issue of new Polish submarines. RBS15 for “Miecznik” Already in March, the Armaments Agency partially informed about the configuration of the weapons on the new frigates. The…
Olja Družić Ljubotina, the initiator of the Every Child’s Right to School Meal initiative, was a guest in Točka for a week. She spoke about the initiative’s efforts to ensure that every schoolchild in Croatia has the right to a hot meal. “We were received by the prime minister six months ago. The meeting was very optimistic and gave the green light to the ministers to solve the problem of universal nutrition for all children in Croatia. I spoke optimistically then because he gave us a lot of material for that. However, six months have passed and there are no…
It has been a long time since there were so many American ships in the Baltic Sea in such a short time as after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Wasp, an American amphibious assault ship, attracts the most attention, and it is visiting our region for the second time in three months. He first appeared in the Baltic Sea in May to take part in the “Baltops 22” exercises, among others. In August, together with a large task force, he returned to the Baltic waters, where he continues a series of trainings with allied countries…
Member of Parliament for Most, Zvonimir Troskot, commented on the terrible train accident, which happened on Friday evening near Novska in the town of Raić, as well as the Government’s package of measures to help citizens. “I was shocked by the news of the accident. I would like to express my condolences to the families of those who died, and I hope that the injured people will not have any problems and that they will recover successfully. I see two problems here. The first is infrastructural, because these things should not happen today, since there are systems in place that…
During MSPO 2022, the Auto Podlasie company with the Military Institute of Armored and Automotive Technology (WITPiS) and the companies Stekop and AP Solutions presented a duo of vehicles that can cooperate on the battlefield. The outdoor exhibition space featured the optional Taero manned light aeromobile and Recon light armored vehicle. The duo is complemented by the well-known Aero vehicle with landing gear, which is currently used by the 6th Airborne Brigade named after Brigadier General Stanisław Sosabowski. The Armaments Inspectorate ordered 55 Milpo vehicles and 105 special trailers (each vehicle can tow one or two) along with a logistics…
Expert jury of the semi-final round of judging for the 50th International Emmy® awards will soon judge the Telenovela category in Dubrovnik. The expert jury, numerous professionals from the world of television, production, as well as numerous eminent famous guests from the creative industry, will soon arrive in Dubrovnik, where the judging of one category for the semi-final round of judging for the 50th International Emmy® Awards will be held. On September 14, a jury composed of leading professionals from the world of production and television will evaluate projects within the Telenovela category, which is one of the 17 categories…