HMS Dagger and HMS Cutlass, vessels of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron, recently participated in an extensive joint training exercise off the coast of Gibraltar, aimed at enhancing their maritime skills in protecting Gibraltar’s territorial waters, according to a Royal Navy news release.
The exercise, which took place in collaboration with the Royal Gibraltar Police, Gibraltar Defence Police, and HM Customs Gibraltar, involved practising a variety of sailing procedures and manoeuvres, including pacing, riding off, and boarding.
The day began with the Gibraltar Defence Police hosting a forum to discuss tactics, followed by practical drills on the water. Pacing drills saw vessels maintaining close proximity and matching speeds, while the more challenging “riding off” manoeuvres required vessels to force each other off course through controlled contact.
The drill simulates disrupting potential hostile activity, with Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Davies, Commanding Officer of HMS Dagger, describing it as a “crawl, walk, run approach, soon enough the vessels and coxswains were literally being pushed to their limits.”
Following the serials, the teams returned to the naval base, where the Gibraltar Defence Police demonstrated an armed boarding exercise on HMS Dagger, marking the culmination of weeks of training. Lt Cdr Davies highlighted the importance of the exercise in fostering cooperation among Gibraltar’s defence and security forces, stating, “This inter-op was a fantastic opportunity for RNGS to build on its existing relationship with all the organisations involved… it makes perfect sense to operate together.”
Planning for future exercises is already underway, with the aim of tackling more complex scenarios and further enhancing the operational capabilities of the units involved.
Hello? Anyone out there? Surfacing from the moderation black hole.
Same, it seems to be pretty blanket across the site! If so, it’ll kill the conversation on here pretty quickly as George and crew are not exactly hot on approving moderated comments.
I agree. I’m finding it hard to keep track of conversations already as every single comment is moderated, including this one I’m guessing.
I contacted UKDJ via the form on the contacts page I’d suggest everyone do the same.
I have been here for 10 years now….. Yet I have been deleted and blocked so many times just for commenting, It’s a joke site.
Do you think it’s possible that I have no idea who you are and that you’re running into a tech issue, rather than a conspiracy against you from a random news website?
I have absolute faith in you knowing who I might be It’s not been absent in my mind, you are after all a cyber expert but you must start to understand that your site actively invites people to comment and you must also understand that when they do and you choose to delete and ban them, It causes certain anger…… I was one of your original posters here, You decided to Ban me many years back for no reason. You continue to ban me even when I play fair. Your site is infested with false accounts and you have no… Read more »
Myself and others have explained this is a sitewide issue l, and not related to you. I do not know who you are nor am I inclined to find out. You are acting like a child, lashing out and throwing your toys out, because your comments (like everyone else’s) aren’t auto approved. The idea that you think I have the time to manually check a thousand comments per day is absolutely incredible, but what isn’t incredible and probably shouldn’t be surprising is that you clearly lack the social skills to communicate as an adult. From what I can tell, you… Read more »
Well said. Very simple really if you are a flattering ‘groupie’ you are safe if not……
You’ve made an account to agree with yourself, that’s amazing.
I had the same experience and absolutely no reason for it, or even a reply given when I queried the block.
Where did you send this query and when, via what medium?
Personally, appreciate the explanation. Could not discern whether this is a site issue or whether certain accounts have been targeted for review. 😊
The moderation issues have now been explained by George as a tech issue their end. It will continue for a few days yet.
It is not a joke site! It is one of the best, if not the best, UK centric defence related sites available.
Was I chatting with you the other month when you were another ID? Borg?
Frank?
You are ignoring the history though… We were both originals on here I got banned years ago for no actual reason, I came back and got banned again, It really pissed me off… You somehow have stayed and I’m really glad because you have a more balanced and less argumentative/combative temperament…. i love this site, I love being able to read all the great articles…. I also love all the comments but really hate the way that so many multi accounts are able to cause so much grief…. My accounts are individual and not multi active, I see through most… Read more »
Are you trolling now?
Grow up George…. I’m answering your questions… seriously, stick to posting great articles, stop banning people for giving their opinions, there are more than enough keyboard warriors on your site as it is.
I politely request you stop, toue behaviour is absolutely atrocious and I have no wish to deal with it. If you have a problem, send me an email and we can discuss it.
Well, I cannot comment on banning and the why, I only know my own conduct and history here. Yes, real names would be nice. Some do use their real name, some don’t, there will be those who don’t for genuine reasons depending what they have done defence wise. Introducing that requirement is a decision for George and he will have his reasons whether it is ever implemented or not. So I would just go with it and enjoy. False and multiple accounts, if they are there I ignore them, just enjoy posting. I remember the other month when you were… Read more »
I do like that those of us who can get on even when we disagree are a clique.
What were we the other month….? Something Girls?
Ah! Yes, the “Nasty Girls” Greta and….?
Either someone on here is getting me banned or Admin have issues, It started way back when I made them aware that the Upvote/Downvote feature was just causing hatred issues….. I got banned for that even though I was right. I also got banned after exposing the main issue of Multiple Fake Accounts on here…. Then I got Banned again after those multiple fake accounts were used to get me banned ….. The site Admin and Moderation is a joke, It is infested with fake posters who are ruining this site. This post will be deleted like all my others… Read more »
You have a serious paranoia and victimhood complex mate.
….the use of the word “mate” reveals all…
Again though…how very rude and unprofessional. ‘Amateur Hour’ really !
Then do us both a favour and go somewhere else? I’m not making you visit my website.
You do delete comments that’s for sure
It’s not “for sure”, given it’s not accurate.
Nice reply to another one of your followers. I’d refrain from interacting with your audience If it were me. it’s not a good look.
Okaydokes, if you want to comment here again, do email me, cheers.
Well that’s a rather sad reply in many ways. Potential Mental Illness is not something you should really target on a public site, is it George ? Thankfully, I’m neither Paranoid or a Victim…. just saying that you banned me on your site a few years back for no reason. Please tell us just how many others you have banned over the years ? How many posts have you deleted ? I was looking at a particular article a few weeks back and 75 comments were deleted out of 125… another Technical Glitch was it ? As I said, this… Read more »
I don’t owe you an explanation, can you please just leave me alone? I have no interest in dealing with you and your ridiculously paranoid belief that I normally sit here and sift through comments.
So many issues you are displaying here George, It’s embarrassing really. As I keep saying, I really love what you do here but just why you have to talk down to your followers in such a condescending way is rather beyond me….. You used to do this some ten years ago, it was rather embarrassing back then too.(all articles are still available to view) I remember you from all those years ago yet you choose to insult me for my loyal following.
As I said, if you have an issue send me an email but I have no interest in discussing this further with you.
…I mean casual observation would tell you that if a comment gets removed a quirk of the site is that all replies get removed.
125 comments, if 75 of those are in a reply chain and the first one gets removed then yeah, that’s what happens.
Ahh, Captain Pugwash. We meet again! Hello mate!
Not one of mine DM… I looked into him a few weeks back after you mentioned him, Captain P Wash was his name, I found a fair few comments and then he disappeared after I replied to some comment about F35’s. Think he was banned but I think he came back as Jim ? Might be wrong though. I was Borg and Heroic and Andy B for a while (and a few others but really can’t remember now) .
So fake accounts are okay when you use them?
I’m not using a fake account, I’m using a new account because you keep deleting my other accounts…. What do you think you are achieving by deleting so many of our accounts ? Please define what you think is a genuine account and what you think is a Fake one ? Jesus George, Give me a job in your shed, I’d soon sort this site out….
I’ve told you, email me if you want to discuss this.
Also Brom, I think?
He got all suspicious, said I lied about my age and also referenced having used multiple account names.
Ah yes, I remember mate.
Same here. Apparently all of us Mean Girls (not nasty girls Daniele that’s from a different part of the internet) are just a hive mind.
Baker. His ID was baker. Before that, Frank.
And I still think he’s Captain PW despite the denials.
The writing style, phraseology, all similar.
Was Baker the one who had the huge hissy fit about me winding up Andrew?
Yes, I think so. Was a while ago now.
I don’t know, all the accounts calling me mean, or saying I only know what google says, or saying we’re all the same account kind of blend together for me lol.
It just seems to me to be so ridiculously paranoid.
If there are, OK, there you go.
Though sure, the site attracts it’s fair share of trolls as it is, and is no doubt a target in social media warfare.
I’d take that as a compliment.
I remember mate, I covered that in my reply above, sorry.
Same. Most recent comment on a thread we were on was sent for approval. Not sure why.
I’m still getting moderation issues (on Sunday morning). Let’s hope it’s fixed quickly.
No need to mention who the Red forces are representing.
Banned yet again.
Not if you email me.
I’m done with you now….. Thanks for the past ten years. Good luck with the next. I’ll not bother you again from now on.
Appreciated, take care.