The HTMS Sukhothai, a Ratanakosin-class corvette and one of the only seven corvettes in the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), sank during stormy weather in the Gulf of Thailand on the night of December 18, with a rescue mission launched immediately.
An Indian warship anchored at Nha Rong port in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24 with 15 tonnes of humanitarian relief supplies for people affected by floods in central Vietnam.
The Philippine Navy’s first brand new warship equipped with FF-150 missiles, to be christened BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), dropped anchor in Subic Bay on May 23 after a five-day voyage from Ulsan, the Republic of Korea.
India and Malaysia launched a joint naval military exercise on September 14 to test inter-operability of their navies in South East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
Vietnamese escort warship 016-Quang Trung has completed its participation at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) maritime security field training exercise, which concluded in Singapore on May 12.
Vietnamese escort warship 016-Quang Trung on May 8 set sail from Cam Ranh port for Singapore to join military exercises as part of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+), and attend the Asia Pacific’s Flagship Maritime Defence Show 2019 (IMDEX 2019) at the Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore.
The earthquakes and subsequent tsunami that hit Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi have so far killed 1,407 people, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported on October 3.
The Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Company of the Republic of Korea (RoK) announced that the DW-3000F frigate ordered by the Royal Thai Navy had passed all tests and would be delivered to the Southeast Asian nation in August.
A collision between US Navy destroyer USS John S McCain and Alnic MC oil tanker in Singapore’s territorial waters on August last year was due to a "sudden turn" made by the warship.
Ship Fuyuzuki of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on April 11, starting a five-day visit to Vietnam.
A US warship docked at the Manila South Harbour for a port visit, following its naval exercise with the Royal Brunei Navy, the US Embassy in the Philippines said on November 21.
The Royal Australian Navy warship, HMAS Anzac, with a crew of 215 officers and sailors on board, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on May 30, beginning its visit to Vietnam.
Vietnamese corvette 381 sailed for Brunei and Singapore on April 28 to take part in military exercises as part of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+).
The military command of central Quang Tri province, in co-operation with the Mine Advisory Group (MAG), has defused a large artillery shell in Gio Linh district.
A US guided missile destroyer USS Lassen navigated within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands China is building in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, the AFP news agency reported.
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