Thema: Navy

NTD: Claude Choules was Australia's oldest man

Oldest WWI Veteran Dies at 110-Years-Old

Claude Choules was the last known surviving World War I veteran and Australia's oldest man. He was also the last known living person to have fought in both world wars. Choules, who was born in Britain, joined the British Royal Navy when he was a teenager. He fought in the Great War and, according to the Australian Navy, witnessed the...

06.05.2011

NTDTV

U.S. Warships in Hong Kong Port Call

U.S. Navy ships make a port call in Hong Kong, Tuesday. The U.S.S. Essex assault ship pulls into the harbor, along with another warship. The visit comes amid a territorial dispute between China and Japan—relations between Tokyo and Beijing remain chilly after a Chinese fishing boat was detained by Japan near a disputed string of...

18.11.2010

Schutz für Glattwale

Flossen hoch oder die Navy schießt

Mehr als ein Dutzend Naturschutzorganisationen, darunter die internationale Wal- und Delfinschutzorganisation WDCS, Nature Resources Defense Council, die Humane Society US und andere haben im Bundesstaat Georgia in den USA Klage gegen die US-Navy eingebracht. Anlass ist die Entscheidung der US-Navy, eine Basis für das Training von...

06.02.2010