The sinking Motion_directional of the nuclear-powered `` Kursk '' ( Russian : ) took place Process_start during the first major Russian naval exercise in more than ten years , in the Barents Sea on 12 August 2000 , killing Killing all 118 personnel on board .

As a result of the wars the Ottoman Empire greatly expanded Expansion its territory on the Balkan peninsula , stretching Expansion from Danube to the Aegean Sea .

The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea , Japan and the Yellow Sea .

After Selim 's rejection Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the ultimatum , a British squadron , commanded Control by Vice-admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth , entered Arriving the Dardanelles on 19 February 1807 and the British destroyed Destroying the Ottoman naval force in the Sea of Marmara , and anchored Connect opposite Constantinople .

The East Indiamen reached Arriving Whampoa Anchorage having lost Earnings_and_losses only one ship , which wrecked Destroying in the Flores Sea in a storm the day after the encounter .

In the resulting aircraft carrier Battle of the Philippine Sea ( the so-called “ Great Marianas Turkey Shoot ” ) on 19–20 June , the Japanese naval forces were decisively defeated Conquering with heavy and irreplaceable losses Earnings_and_losses to their carrier-borne and land-based aircraft .

British forces Military_operation based in Syria occupied Control Maraş , Urfa and Birecik , while French forces embarked Self_motion by gunboats and sent Sending troops to the Black Sea ports of Zonguldak and Karadeniz Ereğli commanding Control Turkey 's coal mining region .

One Sea Dart missile was fired Use_firearm , destroying Destroying the target .

It formed Creating on October 1 in the Caribbean Sea as the seventeenth tropical storm , and initially moved Motion slowly to the north .

`` Operation White Sea '' ) The cause of the war was the infiltration Attack of Pakistani soldiers disguised Wearing as Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the LOC , which serves as the `` de facto '' border between the two states .

Thelma formed Coming_to_be in the Arafura Sea north of the Northern Territory while intensifying Cause_change_of_strength rapidly into a Category 5 cyclone , passing Motion_directional very near the Tiwi Islands and posing Causation a severe threat to Darwin , but passed Motion_directional by at a distance of .

It then moved Motion across the Timor Sea before hitting Attack the north Kimberley coast .

Thelma was the first known Category 5 cyclone to be observed Perception_active in the Timor Sea , and was also the most intense cyclone to threaten Warning Darwin since Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve in 1974 .

The sixth tropical storm Catastrophe and first hurricane Catastrophe of the season , Ernesto developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave on August 24 in the eastern Caribbean Sea .

The 1953 North Sea flood Catastrophe was a major flood Catastrophe caused Causation by a heavy storm Catastrophe that occurred Presence on the night of Saturday , 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday , 1 February 1953 .

A combination Cause_to_amalgamate of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm over the North Sea caused Causation a storm Catastrophe tide ; the combination Cause_to_amalgamate of wind , high tide , and low pressure led to Causation a water level of more than above mean sea level in some locations .

In addition , more than 230 deaths Death occurred Presence on water craft along Northern European coasts as well as on ships in deeper waters of the North Sea .

Subsequent inquiries Criminal_investigation recommended Convincing sweeping changes to maritime regulations , leading to the establishment Creating in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ( SOLAS ) .

The threat of Turkish piracy in the Aegean Sea had induced Convincing Clement 's predecessors , John XXII and Benedict XII , to maintain Statement a fleet of four galleys there to defend Defending Christian shipping but starting Process_start in the 1340s Clement endeavoured Self_motion with Venetian aid to expand Expansion this effort into a full military expedition .

The Action of 27 June 1798 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter between British and French frigates in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea .

On October 24 , Sandy became Becoming a hurricane , made landfall Self_motion near Kingston , Jamaica , re-emerged Coming_to_be a few hours later into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 2 hurricane .

The cyclone remained Presence over land for about 24 hours before moving Motion out over the Sea of Japan .

The action was a rare victory for the French in the Mediterranean Sea , which had been largely under British control Control since the French Mediterranean Fleet had been destroyed Destroying in 1798 at the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Nile .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Coral Sea , fought Hostile_encounter from 4–8 May 1942 , was a major naval battle Hostile_encounter between the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia , taking place Process_start in the Pacific Theatre of World War II .

Now aware Know of the presence of U.S. carriers in the area , the Japanese fleet carriers advanced Arriving towards the Coral Sea with the intention of locating Placing and destroying Destroying the Allied naval forces .

It formed Coming_to_be on October 31 , 1997 in the South China Sea , between Indochina and the Philippines .

The First Sea Lord thought Coming_to_believe that the ease of Jervis ' victory over José de Córdoba y Ramos guaranteed Commitment a successful attack Attack on that southern harbour .

The Alraigo Incident Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be on 7 June 1983 , when a lost British Royal Navy Sea Harrier fighter aircraft landed Arriving on the deck of a Spanish container ship .

On his second approach Arriving , Watson landed Arriving the Sea Harrier on top of the shipping Sending container , with only an estimated minute 's worth of fuel to spare Expend_resource .

Four days later , the `` Alraigo '' arrived at Arriving Santa Cruz de Tenerife with the Sea Harrier still perched Placing on its container .

Sea Harrier ZA176 was converted Change to the FA2 variant in 1992 and retired Departing from service 20 September 2003 .

The crash site is about 190 km west-southwest of the Black Sea resort of Sochi and 140 km north of the Turkish coastal town of Fatsa and 350 km south-southeast of Feodosiya in Crimea .

While the aircraft was flying Self_motion over the Andaman Sea to its second stop-over Placing in Bangkok , Thailand , the bomb Attack detonated Attack and destroyed Destroying the Korean Air Boeing 707-3B5C .

Sea vessels took the brunt of the storm , with many having become Becoming stranded Removing or damaged Damaging .

Forming out of a broad area of low pressure in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 28 , 1999 , the disorganized tropical storm made landfall near Puerto Cabezas , Nicaragua with winds of 40 mph ( 65 km/h ) on October 30 before weakening to a tropical depression .

Two British ships of the line , HMS `` Alexander '' and HMS `` Canada '' were intercepted Attack while returning Arriving to Britain through the Celtic Sea by a large French squadron .

The system crossed Motion_directional the Leeward Islands and entered Arriving the Caribbean Sea late on August 30 .

After re-emerging into the Caribbean Sea , Ella made Manufacturing landfall Catastrophe on September 2 , near Santiago de Cuba , Cuba .

Within 20 minutes two waves of RAF Chinooks , Royal Navy Sea Kings , Lynx and American Sea Stallions delivered Military_operation 500 troops from 45 Commando Royal Marines and both British and Afghan special forces into three landing zones half-a-mile from enemy positions .

Within 20 minutes two waves of RAF Chinooks , Royal Navy Sea Kings , Lynx and American Sea Stallions delivered Military_operation 500 troops from 45 Commando Royal Marines and both British and Afghan special forces into three landing zones half-a-mile from enemy positions .

The 2012 Krasnodar Krai floods occurred Coming_to_be in southwest Russia in early July , mainly in Krasnodar Krai near the coast of the Black Sea .

Most of the victims Death lived in the city of Krymsk , from Krasnodar and from Novorossiysk , at the foot of a minor mountain range running Motion along the coast of the Black Sea .

There were also deaths Death on the coast of the Black Sea in Gelendzhik , a resort , and in Novorossiysk , a port .

Hardyman took Bringing both ships into Calcutta , where `` Forte '' was commissioned Change_of_leadership into the Royal Navy under the same name , although the frigate was accidentally wrecked Catastrophe in the Red Sea two years later .

After crossing Motion_directional the archipelago , the storm entered Arriving the South China Sea where it was able to re-strengthen .

Operation Military_operation Harpoon ( the Battle of Pantelleria ) was one of two simultaneous Allied convoys sent Sending to supply Supply Malta in the Axis-dominated central Mediterranean Sea in mid-June 1942 , during the Second World War .

The crew of the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft last communicated Communication with air traffic control Control ( ATC ) around 38 minutes after takeoff Self_motion when the flight was over the South China Sea .

The aircraft was lost Earnings_and_losses from ATC radar screens minutes later , but was tracked Self_motion by military radar for another hour , deviating Change westwards from its planned Arranging flight path , crossing Motion_directional the Malay Peninsula and Andaman Sea .

The story of the incident was reported Reporting in the 2010 book `` A Captain 's Duty : Somali Pirates , Navy SEALs , and Dangerous Days at Sea '' by Stephan Talty and Captain Richard Phillips , who had been master of the vessel at the time of the incident .

On 14 November , the commandos torpedoed Attack the `` Mirna '' -class patrol boat PČ-176 `` Mukos '' close to the island of Brač in the Split Channel of the Adriatic Sea , prompting Causation a Yugoslav naval bombardment Attack of Brač and Šolta Island the same day .