US Navy – A tanker attempting to circumvent the UN blockade against Iraq has been sunk while being pursued by US Navy ships.

• Reuters: Ship with Iraq Oil Sinks in Gulf Fleeing Patrol
  

• Reuters: Iraq says ship that sank in Gulf was holed by U.S.

Russian Navy – What it is like to dive to the Kursk.

• BBC: ‘The biggest fear is radiation or an explosion’
  

US Coast Guard – The Commandant of the US Coast Guard says the service is being transformed, but it must be given time to make the transformation of its offshore capabilities.

• Seapower: “Transformation Over Time”