Multitool Marine - specialists become "all-rounders"
Tougher demands on the units - annual review Dr Patricia Schneider, PolAd Inspector Navy.
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Back to the roots
During the Cold War, the aim was to deny the Warsaw Pact access to the western Baltic Sea. At the same time, the North Atlantic had to be secured for the supply of material and troops from the USA and Canada. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the focus shifted to the Mediterranean. First there were crisis operations in the Adriatic, then the Mediterranean became the EU's southern flank and later its external border, which is still evident 30 years later in the Navy's numerous Mediterranean deployments. Since then, it has also been involved in numerous missions in the Horn of Africa between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. The navy is currently operating to protect shipping...
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Open Day on 12 November 2024 at the Mürwik Naval Academy
Visitors will gain insights into various areas of the German Navy's traditional training centre. The "Red Castle by the Sea" opens its doors for the last time in 2024 On 12 November, the Mürwik Naval Academy will open its doors to the public for the last time in 2024 from 13:30 to 16:30. Access is via the guardhouse at Kelmstraße 14, 24944 Flensburg or via the Twedter Mark side gate. Visitors can visit the boat harbour, the staircase, the assembly hall, the portico, the library and climb the school tower to admire the fjord from a new perspective. In addition, the...
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Elsflether Werft - judgements pronounced
In the fraud proceedings involving the former managers of the liquidated Elsflether Werft AG, the Oldenburg Regional Court handed down the last verdicts for the time being on 1 October 2024. A former shipyard board member must go to prison. The proceedings involved corruption, fraud, breach of trust and bribery, among other things. The trial was originally scheduled to last 40 days. However, due to the extensive confessions of the two defendants, fewer witnesses had to be questioned so that the judgements could be pronounced after just 18 trial days. Main defendants The former Elsfleth shipyard in the district of Wesermarsch had been commissioned with the refurbishment of the training sailing ship "Gorch Fock", among other things. The costs had exploded...
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Co-operation between A&R and Fassmer
The further cooperation was formally announced at the EURONAVAL maritime trade fair in Paris on 5 November 2024. The signed partnership is not new territory for either shipyard; both shipyards already support each other with the multi-purpose vessels for the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport. The first multi-purpose vessel is currently moored at the pier at Fassmer and is being fitted out by Abeking & Rasmussen. A 105 metre long hydrographic vessel (BHO) for the Indonesian navy is on its way from Indonesia to the Weser. This is also a joint project between the two shipyards.
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