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One year ago: Ever Given in the Suez Canal

One year ago: Ever Given in the Suez Canal

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

German Nautical Association commemorates the anniversary of the EVER GIVEN accident in the Suez Canal 23 March 2022 marks the anniversary of the accident of the container ship EVER GIVEN in the Suez Canal. The 20,000 TEU container ship EVER GIVEN ran aground during the Suez Canal passage. The ship, which was around 400 metres in length, capsized, blocking the canal. As a result, maritime trade through the Suez Canal came to a standstill for a long time, with drastic consequences for the international maritime industry and end consumers. Following the approval of the second Elbe deepening stage on 24 January 2022, large container ships will now be able to pass through the...

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Donald Cook in Warnemünde

Donald Cook in Warnemünde

Gepostet von | 17 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Walkers in Warnemünde watch in amazement as something threads its way into the sea channel: an unusual silhouette moves towards the Warnow in slightly hazy weather. It is a United States Navy destroyer, the "Donald Cook" (DDG - 75) of the Arleigh Burke class. The US Navy destroyer is on an informal visit to Rostock and has moored in the industrial harbour. According to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state command, the ship has requested host nation support, meaning that it is being replenished, refuelled and disposed of whatever a ship needs. The "Donald Cook" will leave the Warnow again on Monday. About the background of the stay...

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Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet - an impossible divorce

Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet - an impossible divorce

Gepostet von | 17 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The naval base of Sevastopol on the south-western tip of Crimea has been the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet since the 18th century. This fleet is part of the former Imperial Russian Navy, or the Soviet naval fleet until 1991, and since then the naval forces of the Russian Federation. Although it is the smallest of the four fleets in the Russian sphere of influence and has no nuclear significance (it has been disarmed since the early 1990s), it is Russia's strategic arm towards the Mediterranean. It is stationed with the vast majority of its units in Sevastopol, while other harbours in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are used as bases for larger or more powerful...

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Last corvette for the German Navy?

Last corvette for the German Navy?

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

On 15 March 2022, construction number 10 of the Braunschweig class was laid down in Wolgast. The future "Lübeck" is the last (?) unit of the second batch of Class 130 for the German Navy for the time being. According to the current armaments report, corvettes 6 to 8 are being fitted out in Hamburg. Construction number 9, the corvette "Augsburg", is still in the production phase. In terms of shipbuilding, the boats are on schedule. Delivery of the first of the second batch, corvette "Köln" (F265), is expected in 2023, nine months later than planned when the order was placed in September 2017. The delivery of all ships should be completed by 2025.

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Hunting yachts part II

Hunting yachts part II

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The Washington Post literally called it "schadenfreude at sea" - Oligarchs already trying to "go dark" There seems to be something satisfying about following the movements of luxury yachts online, as people around the globe gloat about what problems the oligarchs are having and use Twitter, for example, to gleefully post the names, locations, ownership and current status of various yachts. People are watching and reporting on how governments around the world are seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as part of the sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While money can often be hidden and moved between offshore bank accounts, it is more difficult to seize a mega yacht...

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