BBC – UK scientists have released images of the ocean floor near the epicentre of December’s giant Asian earthquake. The images were obtained by the Royal Navy’s hydrographic survey ship HMS Scott.
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The Times – Who will manage the construction of the UK’s two aircraft carriers?

Daily Telegraph – BAE and MoD avert ‘train wreck’ by demoting Kellogg
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The Times – Spain and Gibraltar put on a rare display of unity yesterday in condemning the unscheduled arrival of an ailing Royal Navy nuclear submarine at the disputed British colony.
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BBC – A project management contract for two Royal Navy aircraft carriers, currently under construction in Scotland, is likely to be handed to a US firm.
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Halifax Herald – HMS Albion is exercising in the North Atlantic.
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The Times – The British military contribution, codenamed Operation Garron, is to be concentrated in Sri Lanka, although the worst-affected areas are in Indonesia.
HMS Chatham, the Type 22 frigate, has now moved to a spot offshore from Batticaloa, the provincial capital of the eastern province. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Diligence will join the frigate.
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Financial Times – The Ministry of Defence is set to miss its Christmas deadline for producing an outline of a national shipbuilding strategy because of foot-dragging by the Royal Navy over changing the delivery schedule for its new vessels.
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BBC – A joint operation between Britain and Jamaica has helped cut the amount of cocaine smuggled into the Caribbean from Colombia by 80%.
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The Sunday Times – A Captain relieved of duty after being accused of bullying on his ship is expected to be put through an extended anti-discrimination course.
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BBC – A report on the sinking of the Hull trawler the Gaul has ruled out theories it was deliberately sunk by Russians or pulled down by a submarine.

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Daily Telegraph – A Royal Navy captain who was flown back to Britain after accusations of bullying and harassment was permanently removed from the command of his ship yesterday. David Axon’s leadership and management on board HMS Somerset fell “significantly short of the exemplary standards the Royal Navy requires of its commanding officers”, the Navy said in a statement.
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The Scotsman – The number of Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft is to be decreased.
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The Scotsman – HMS Bulwark has entered service.
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The Scotsman – The Royal Navy will showcase its new Sonar 2087 system, which is being fitted to six frigates.
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Daily Telegraph – Hundreds of Commonwealth troops working in sensitive positions in the Armed Forces have been ordered to adopt British nationality or lose their jobs.
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The Scotsman – Strict measures are to be employed by the Royal Navy when using new sonar equipment to make sure no harm is done to whales, dolphins and other sea mammals.
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BBC – The British Armed Forces has officially recognised its first registered Satanist. The move will mean that he will now be allowed to perform Satanic rituals on board the vessel.

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BBC – A public inquiry into the loss of the fishing trawler Gaul in 1974 is reconvening on Friday to hear fresh evidence that it was sunk by a British Polaris submarine.
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The Scotsman – The Royal Navy is also having problems fielding a whale friendly sonar.
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Express News Service – HMS Cumberland will exercise with the Indian Navy later this month.
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Sea Power – The latest naval news from the UK, Israel, Norway, Australia, Nigeria, and South Korea.
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Daily Telegraph – John Keegan laments the latest UK defense cuts.
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Times of London – Seven warships are to be made fast in port as crews begin firefighting training for next monthís threatened national fire strike.
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Daily Telegraph – John Keegan says the Spanish must give up their obsession with reclaiming Gibraltar.
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Daily Telegraph – The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy has warned the Government that the planned loss of a dozen ships means that the Navy will be unable to undertake at least two commitments in the future.
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