The Indian Navy is guiding the Shivalik, a ship carrying 40,000 metric tonnes of LPG to India, through the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources.

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential ...

We have missiles that are fired from underwater, and their speed is one hundred meters per second, and we may use them in the coming days,” one of Iran’s top generals said ...

Medal of Honor recipient Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum Jr. is one of the few people who has lived to see the process of a Navy ship being named for them.

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Barnum was recommended for the Medal of Honor just days after the battle, and received it on Feb. 27, 1967, from Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze during a ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington. Barnum is ...

Explosions are reported on two more foreign tankers in the Persian Gulf killing at least one person, port authorities say.

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