US Navy – A tanker suspected by the US Navy of smuggling oil for Iraq is said to be innocent by the Iranians.

• The Times: Iran hits back after US ‘attack’ on tanker

US Coast Guard – Ice breaking on the Great Lakes.

• Michigan Live: Drydock looms for trusty old Mackinaw; Great Lakes fleet to get three new ships

US Navy – a Pan-American naval task force has been proposed to fight drug smuggling.

• Washington Post: Republicans Float an Idea for Latin America’s Navies