Duke class Archives - Baird Maritime

February 24, 2020

HMS Montrose seizes drugs in Gulf of Oman

Written by Baird Maritime on February 24, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

A Royal Navy warship has bagged more than a tonne of cannabis on the infamous “Hash Highway” in the waters of the Middle East. A team of sailors and Royal ..

March 12, 2019

Grimaldi Con-Ro catches fire in Bay of Biscay

Written by Baird Maritime on March 12, 2019. Posted in Boxship World, Ro-Ro World, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

A Con-Ro vessel operated by Grimaldi Lines caught fire in the Bay of Biscay on the night of Sunday, March 10.

April 7, 2019

Royal Navy frigate tracks illegal fuel transfer during North Korea sanctions enforcement

Written by Baird Maritime on April 7, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The Royal Navy recently confirmed that the Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose successfully tracked an illegal fuel transfer at sea while conducting United Nations ..

March 13, 2019

Fire-ravaged Grande America capsizes and sinks in Bay of Biscay

Written by Baird Maritime on March 13, 2019. Posted in Boxship World, Firefighting, Platform Supply, Ro-Ro World, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

The Grimaldi Lines Con-Ro ship Grande America sank in the Bay of Biscay on Tuesday, March 12, less than 48 hours after it caught fire while sailing from Hamburg ..