Argentinean Navy – The Argentine icebreaker and the polar supply ship it is rescuing are both trapped in the ice.

• BBC: Icebreaker trapped during polar rescue

South Korean Navy – South Korea will purchase the Aegis weapons system for use on a new class of destroyers.

• Associated Press: South Korea to Buy U.S. Weapons
  

US Navy – US submarines are being outfitted with new personal escape gear.

• Virginian Pilot: Equipment improves sub sailors’ chances of rescue
  

US Navy – The large wargame Millennium Challenge 2002 begins today.

• Virginian Pilot: War game’s aim is ”push-button” victory

Background – Piracy – More information on piracy in the first 6 months of 2002.

• BBC: Sea piracy attacks on the rise
  

US Navy – What the US Navy is currently up to in mine countermeasures.

• Sea Power: The Littoral Navy: SEALS, Dolphins, and Other Marine Animals