Royal New Zealand Navy – HMNZS Canterbury will be repaired, after an onboard fire.

• Stuff: Crippled steam warship to be repaired

Background – Ocean Gliders – The latest on ocean gliders, a form of unmanned underwater vehicle.

• Associated Press: Gliders of the sea take flight

Background – Public Awareness of Naval Affairs – Most Britons are ignorant of the Royal Navy and what it does for the country, according to a recent poll. If only they all would just read NOSI???sigh???;-)

• The Western Mail: Many Britons ‘ignorant about the Royal Navy’

Background – Mission Creep – William Arkin on how mission creep is seeping through the Pentagon, as American armed forces are assuming major new domestic policing and surveillance roles.

• Los Angeles Times: Mission Creep Hits Home