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GUNNEX for Oto Melara ships
Saturday , 27, July 2013 AFP modernization, BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35), Jacinto class, Philippine Navy, WHEC Leave a commentTweetThe Philippine Navy scheduled two separate gunnery exercises (GUNNEX) for ships armed with Oto Melara 76mm guns. As per Notice to Mariners (NOTAM) 072-2013, BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) will conduct an exercise, explicitly for its main weapon, on 24 July 2013 off La Monja Island in Bataan. NOTAM 074-2013, on the other hand, announced a […]
BRP Apolinario Mabini apprehends Chinese poachers
Saturday , 3, December 2011 BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), Jacinto class, Philippine Navy, Ships Leave a commentTweetThe Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that the BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), a Jacinto class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), apprehended five Chinese national for illegal fishing. The five were spotted on a speedboat 1.5 nautical miles from the coastal village of Ramos, Balabac and were captured after a chase. Five live and three dead marine turtles […]
BRP Apolinario Mabini to test its weapons
Friday , 7, October 2011 BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), Jacinto class Leave a commentTweetThe BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) will be conducting a weapons test off the coast of Arena Island, Palawan. Details are available on the following Notice to Mariners (NOTAM) Notice To Mariners No. 180-2011 Notice is hereby given to all mariners and other parties concerned that: 1. Reference: Philippine Navy Radio Message Cite NOCB-0911-014 2. The […]