John Richardson

It was the tragic news of the week. The horrific Palermo shipwreck of the fatal Bayesian, which sank in the early hours of last Monday morning just outside the port of Porticello, Palermo, has shocked the world, but it has a “tragic coincidence”

Washington (CNN) - Amid heightened tensions with Russia, the US Navy announced Friday the re-establishment of the US Second Fleet which will be responsible for Naval forces along the East Coast and in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

Chinese military experts believe the US is using North Korea as a cover to deploy more ships to curb Beijing's military aspirations in the Pacific.

The US likely plans to deploy some four to six aircraft combat groups to the Pacific region under the pretext of countering the growing North Korean threat following the recent nuclear test, the South China Morning Post reported.

The remains of “some” American sailors have been found in sealed compartments aboard the USS John S. McCain, Adm. Scott Swift of the U.S. Pacific Command said Tuesday.

The U.S. Navy announced on Aug. 21 a fleet-wide probe and plans for temporary halts in operations to focus on safety, as it searched for 10 sailors missing after the fourth major accident in the U.S. Pacific fleet this year.

The US Navy has ordered a “worldwide operational pause” after a warship crashed into a merchant vessel in Singapore.

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson called for the one-day pause for a safety review to be carried out over the next few weeks within the separate commands.

China's navy chief warned his US counterpart encounters between their forces could spiral into conflict, state media reported, two days after a US destroyer sailed close to Beijing's artificial South China Sea islands.