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British OPV on 5-year deployment to the Western Pacific

British OPV on 5-year deployment to the Western Pacific

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Their five-year trip to East Asia, or Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment, began nine months ago. The two OPVs, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey (Modified River class), are certainly not big ships, but with a length of 81 metres and a displacement of 1,800 tonnes, they have to "shimmy" their way through in stages. Departing from Portsmouth in September, it has so far travelled via Colombia, the Panama Canal and up the US west coast to Hawaii. In January, the Chinese South Pacific was on the programme with reconnaissance and monitoring of unauthorised maritime activities, such as the ship-to-ship transfer of North Korean-flagged vessels (UN Security Council embargo). This was followed in February by participation in the "Bersama...

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Russian naval tug hit off the Snake Island

Russian naval tug hit off the Snake Island

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According to Ukrainian state information, the Russian naval tug SB-739 "Spasatel Vasily Bekh" (project 22870, 1,200 tonnes) was hit and set on fire by Ukrainian missiles on the night of Friday, 17 June 2022. The ship is said to have been transporting personnel, weapons and ammunition to the occupied Snake Island. Enemy units were said to be busy rescuing survivors. It is quite conceivable that Ukraine's comments on the "demilitarisation" of the tugboat referred to the sunk naval flagship "Moskva". If the sinking of the SB-739 is confirmed, analysts assume that it is now the fourteenth unit to be lost due to Ukrainian interference.

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Submarines: a game of cat and mouse at sea

Submarines: a game of cat and mouse at sea

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State-of-the-art underwater detection also poses a threat to conventional submarines. Submariners have to face up to this. The steel hunter glides almost silently through the pitch-black depths. Tense concentration prevails in the submarine's command centre. The commander has ordered a crawl. Only the whispering of the crew occasionally drowns out the low hum of the detection and weapon deployment systems. The sonar operators the barely perceptible signals from distant active sonar systems. Locating a submerged submarine in the relatively shallow Baltic Sea is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Confident, relaxed and with a quiet smile on their faces, the crew face this attempt to find them....

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Kiel Week 2022

Kiel Week 2022

Gepostet von | 19 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

Get your event overview! (bottom left in the article) When the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günter, opened the ship's bell with the traditional toast shortly after half past seven in the evening, not only the citizens of Kiel but also thousands of visitors were delighted to finally be able to celebrate on a larger scale again. The small "Corona Kiel Weeks" had not satisfied the need to finally be able to celebrate properly again with sailing, concerts, music and meetings on land and at sea. The party mood could already be felt in the morning and a large crowd had already gathered at the gates of the Kiel naval base on Thursday...

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MTG Marinetechnik: The future lies ahead

MTG Marinetechnik: The future lies ahead

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Hamburg-based MTG Marinetechnik GmbH is reorganising its personnel and organisation. Founded in 1966, the company has evolved from being purely a designer of naval vessels. Its technical solutions have contributed to a number of maritime projects at home and abroad. Beyond design, MTG offers an evaluation of alternative and competing ship designs. Modelling, simulation and cost-benefit analysis have long been a matter of course on the way to a procurement decision. MTG is modifying its process management in order to continue to live up to its self-imposed claim of being a knowledge and competence centre in the maritime dimension. The new structure is intended to provide more flexibility and...

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