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Offshore wind power accident

Offshore wind power accident

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Following the failure of an offshore wind turbine at a Danish offshore wind farm, offshore wind power developer Orsted is asking the relevant authorities to set up "no-entry zones" at some of its offshore wind farms. As Orsted announced on Wednesday, a rotor and three blades came loose from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines at its 400-megawatt Anholt offshore wind farm and fell into the sea. No people were injured in the accident. However, as a precautionary measure, Orsted is asking the authorities to set up temporary exclusion zones at other wind farms where the same turbines as the one that failed are located. The Anholt offshore wind farm was commissioned in 2013 and consists of 111 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines with 3.6 MW. Other farms,...

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Change of management at the Federal Maritime Control Centre

Change of management at the Federal Maritime Control Centre

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

With the appointment of Rainer Siemers as the new head, the management of the Federal Maritime Coordination Centre will now lie with the Federal Police until 2025. It will rotate between the Federal Police and customs every three years. The Federal Maritime Coordination Centre is part of the Joint Maritime Situation Centre in the Maritime Security Centre, which is based in Cuxhaven. The Federal Police, Customs, the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food, the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, the German Navy, the waterway police of the five coastal states and the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies work together in this joint institution of the federal government and the five coastal states (Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein). They pool their operational competences and...

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Piracy in the Indian Ocean on the decline

Piracy in the Indian Ocean on the decline

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Yemen conflict is a risk for seafarers Piracy in the northern Indian Ocean has declined over the last ten years. The greatest threat to seafarers is in the waters around Yemen, according to a new report. In Dryad Global's 2021/22 annual report, the maritime security company notes that since the end of 2012, incidents of piracy in the northern Indian Ocean have gradually given way to complex geopolitical developments. Traditionally, the area was plagued by piracy, which is now almost negligible. One of the most striking features of maritime security in 2021 has been the apparent sense of impotence of the...

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Russia: Frigate shoots down Ukrainian drone

Russia: Frigate shoots down Ukrainian drone

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

The Russian Ministry of Defence announced yesterday (12 April 2022) that the Grigorovich-class frigate "Admiral Essen" (Project 11356) had shot down a Ukrainian "Bayraktar" drone with its "Shtil" anti-aircraft missiles off the west coast of the island of Crimea. The navalised SA-N-7C/Gollum belongs to the Russian armed forces' family of medium-range Buk air defence missiles. It is mounted in 12-bay vertical silos on the newer units of the Russian Navy. Black Sea Fleet frigates The four Grigorovich frigates built to date (six were planned) were built and equipped at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad (Königsberg) in the Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland from 2010 to 2018. The construction of the frigates had...

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Kidnapping and blackmail

Kidnapping and blackmail

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

The IMB's latest piracy report shows the effectiveness of targeted maritime surveillance. Nevertheless, some sea areas are still not spared from attacks. The statistics on global piracy from the International Maritime Bureau in London have been published since 1990. It is the most reliable barometer of current developments, even if it does not cover all cases. In 2021, 132 incidents were reported to the IMB. By comparison, there were 195 in 2020 and a few fewer in 2019 (162). This shows encouraging developments from a global perspective. Comparative value: In the years 2009 to 2011, well over 200 incidents were recorded in the waters of the Horn of Africa alone. Access...

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