Naval Action News

To His Excellency the Viceroy of Havana,
Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, Marqués del Vado,

Esteemed Sir,

With the utmost urgency and a heavy heart, I commit to paper the curious and most alarming occurrences that have befallen us in recent days. It so happened that a local cultivator of pumpkins, who had graciously guided us to the discovery of a new cavern inhabited by bats, did impart unto us tales of peculiar skeletons and skulls that reside therein.

In this dark recess, we chanced upon a singular crystal skull, the likes of which we had never before seen. This enigmatic artifact seemed to imbue both myself and the environs with a most strange and revitalizing aura. With due haste, the object was entrusted to a substantial convoy, accompanied by a consignment of our finest gunpowder, dispatched by order of His Excellency the Viceroy.

However, dire news has reached my ears that our foes have been apprised of this convoy and are now scouring the breadth of the gulf from Tordo to El Cuyo with unrelenting fervor in pursuit thereof. It fills my heart with dread to think that perhaps they may have already laid claim to it.

I beseech you, Sir, to dispatch aid with all possible speed, for the matter is of the utmost gravity.

Yours in service and urgency,

Pedro the Gunsmith of Almeria

Captains,

Two loot events will run from daily maintenance on November 1st until daily maintenance on November 4th:

[h3]Martinique Event[/h3]

• Martinique 5 modules are available in the Admiralty. They can be exchanged for Broad Pennants that occasionally drop from 5th rates and higher
  
• Broad pennant will drop from military NPC ships

[h3]Drop amount for ships permits will be doubled until daily maintenance on November 4th[/h3]

*Spotlight image by [NPG] RAOS from the June 2021 screenshot competition.

Captains,

Two loot events will run from daily maintenance on October 25th until daily maintenance on October 28th:

[h3]St. Kitts Event[/h3]

• St. Kitts 5 modules are available in the Admiralty, they can be exchanged for Broad Pennants that occasionally drop from 5th rates and higher
  
• Broad pennant will drop from military NPC ships

[h3]Drop amount for ships permits will be doubled until daily maintenance on October 28th[/h3]
*Spotlight image from Captain Gustavus Adolphus from the February 2022 screenshot competition.

Captains,

Diana loot event will run from daily maintenance on October 18th until daily maintenance on October 21st:

[h3]Diana Event[/h3]
Captains have to find rare ships like Diana, Santa Cecilia and Admiraal de Ruyter in the search areas provided below. These ships may carry a very rare ship notes and special loot coins, rare wood and rare guns:

• Gold Ducat
  
• Gold Rouble
  
• Gold Sultani
  
• Gold Thaler
  
• Strange Gold Bar
  
• Rare wood
  
• Rare guns

Coins might be exchanged in the Academy building to receive:

• Additional outpost permit
  
• Additional dock permit
  
• Diana permit
  
• Admiraal de Ruyter permit

If you already have the Navy Connection using the item will add even more outposts or docks (up to a total limit).

Search locations

• South Antilles - triangle of Aves, La Blanquilla and Saint George ports
  
• Northeast of Tumbado - area between Cuba and Tumbado
  
• South of Hispaniola

In case of capture of certain ports in the area, the nation of ships will change.

Spotlight image from Captain Rake News from the November 2021 screenshot competition.

Captains,

Two loot events will run from daily maintenance on October 11th until daily maintenance on October 14th:

[h3]Martinique Event[/h3]

• Martinique 5 modules are available in the Admiralty. They can be exchanged for Broad Pennants that occasionally drop from 5th rates and higher
  
• Broad pennant will drop from military NPC ships

[h3]Drop amount for ships permits will be doubled until daily maintenance on October 14th[/h3]

*Spotlight image from Captain Crunch from the January 2022 screenshot competition.