Russian Naval vessels traveling from bases in the Black Sea to Syria, have to pass through the narrow Bosporus, a narrow strait between Europe and the Middle East. Turkey sits both sides of the strait, with the vessels passing directly through Istanbul. This means that Russian boats heading to Syria are closely monitored. This morning a Russian Naval vessel carrying two assault boats passed south toward Syria. 
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Until now, the underwater craft employed by the World’s Special Forces have been known only to a select few. Covert Shores is the first complete and documented insight into the little-known world of the mini-subs, Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) and other underwater vehicles used by the U. S. Navy SEALs, Special Boat Service, Spetsnaz, COMSUBIN, Shayetet-13, Recce Commandos, Commando Hubert, Clearance Divers, Kampfschwimmers and many more.
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Improvised DIY gunboat in Libya
A photo has emerged which appears to show a vintage BTR-60 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) being converted into a gunboat. The conversion entails removing the wheels and building a crude boat hull around the entire vehicle.
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Covert Shores News Roundup- April 2016
Various things that have happened recently. Thank you to everyone who feeds me info. 
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LTTE Sea Tigers sneak attack craft and midget subs
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, popularly known as the Tamil Tigers) waged a bloody civil war with the Sri Lankan government from 1983 until 2009, when they were defeated.
As the LTTE grew from a guerilla movement into a quasi-conventional army, they built up a naval capability as the Sea Tigers. They had a range of innovative and asymmetric capabilities, including explosive suicide boats, divers, semi-submersibles and crude submarines. This ongoing research attempts to make sense of the various LTTE craft photographed by both sides during and after the conflict. Read More >....
USSOCOMs new Dry Combat Submersible undergoing testing
Photos reveal the US Navy SEAL’s new UOES-3 Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) undergoing testing in Europe. Read More >.... 
New Vogo DPD-200 Diver Propulsion Device revealed
The new Vogo DPD-200 two-man diver propulsion device has been revealed at the 2016 DSA (Defense Services Asia) defense exhibition.
Vogo have an established product line of underwater special forces craft including three, eight and ten-man SDVs (Swimmer Delivery Vehicles). The DPD-200 is the first small transport in the line-up and is designed to transport men and personal equipment over short distances, such as between a midget submarine or larger SDV and the shore.
The DPD-200 fits neatly into the latest trends in Diver Propulsion vehicles (DPVs) and competes against the broadly equivalent Stidd DPD and JFD TorpedoSEAL.
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New photo emerges of Yugo Class midget sub
Operating under great secrecy, photos of the North Korean made ‘YUGO Class’ midget submarines operated by the Vietnamese Navy are very rare. Two YUGO Class midget submarines supplied in 1997 and are operated by submarine unit M96. The deal included 16 torpedoes, 282 batteries and 8 mines. Although the torpedo type is not reported they are known to be of 1960s Soviet type, probably Type 53-56 rather than the more recent CHT-02D type.
Although the image only shows the upper surfaces, the outer doors of the twin 533mm (21”) torpedo tubes are clearly visible in the nose. The yellow object is a distress / communication buoy. The hatch halfway along the forward casing is for a diver lock-out chamber.
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Exclusive -COMSUBINs elusive Rigid Inflatable Boat
The Italian Navy’s elite COMSUBIN Special Forces unit has a reputation for being ten years ahead of everyone else in the development of underwater craft. It has been that way since they invented the dark art of waterborne Special Forces during World War One. Their underwater craft are a well-guarded secret with few details available in public. And the same goes for their surface craft. Consequently, the RHIB (Rigid Hulled inflatable Boat) shown in this article is not something you can find information about on the web. Read More >....
Drugs running snorkel-sub found in Colombian jungle
The Colombian Navy has discovered its latest narco-sub hidden in the jungle along the Pacific Coast. Interestingly, this craft fits into the rare Snorkel sub category, and is closer to a real submarine than the typical Low Profile Vessels intercepted in the War on Drugs. Read More >....
