French Navy – The aircraft carrier Charles de Galle will be out of action until the spring, due to what is believed to be a defect in the design or metal of its propellers.

• Jane’s: Propeller blade incident leads to carrier recall

US Navy – The USS Hawes became the first US warship to transit the Suez Canal since the attack on the USS Cole.

• Reuters:First U.S. warship in Suez canal since Cole attack

Russian Navy – The Russian Navy is using explosions set off near the Kursk to prevent other navies from getting too close to the sunken submarine.

• Reuters: Russian Navy Using Blasts “to Protect Kursk”