Category: Shipping

Abandoned

Abandoned

Gepostet von | 5 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

Can you imagine going to work every day, on Saturdays and Sundays, seven days a week, for nine years in a row without a break and without pay? It's hard to imagine that this is exactly what happened to the Syrian ship's engineer Abdul Nasser Saleh against his will. The man had been working permanently on board the Tanzania-flagged ship Al Maha for 12 years since 2012 and had been repeatedly stalled and even threatened by his Saudi Arabian ship owners over the years due to lack of pay, Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password...

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Time bombs on the seabed

Time bombs on the seabed

Gepostet von | 29 May 2025 | , , | 0

Thousands of military wrecks with remnants of ammunition on board lie at the bottom of our seas. Each one has its own special features, as an exciting example from the Adriatic shows. The Adriatic - a fascinating holiday destination on the Mediterranean. Every travel guide extols its turquoise waters, unspoilt landscapes, historic towns and first-class Mediterranean cuisine. But this idyll is deceptive, as a look underwater reveals. It is early 1944 and the Second World War is entering its decisive phase. Victory for Germany and its allies is becoming increasingly unlikely. Although Goebbels had already proclaimed "total war" in February 1943, the Allies were advancing at all...

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When the box falls into the sea

When the box falls into the sea

Gepostet von | 25 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

Six years ago, the MSC Zoe lost several hundred containers in the North Sea - and for hours the crew didn't notice. Researchers are now working on how to minimise the extent of such accidents. Six years ago, the "MSC Zoe" was one of the largest container ships in the world: a good 395 metres long and 59 metres wide, it can load over 19,000 standard containers (TEU). The Panamanian-flagged ship was on its way to Bremerhaven from Portugal on the night of 2 January 2019 when it happened: In several batches and in bad weather off the Dutch and German coasts, the...

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Using artificial intelligence to combat lost networks

Using artificial intelligence to combat lost networks

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

Every year, tens of thousands of tonnes of fishing nets, known as ghost nets, end up in the sea. Sea creatures and diving birds get caught in them indiscriminately and usually die an agonising death. Artificial intelligence is now helping to salvage them. Since the 1960s, fishing nets have no longer been made from the perishable natural materials hemp, sisal or linen, but from synthetic materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene and polyamide (nylon, Kevlar). Nets or net parts manufactured in this way and then lost or disposed of at sea only decompose after several hundred years and thus contribute to the plastic pollution of our oceans. According to the latest studies, ghost nets make up between 30 and 50 per cent of marine plastic and catch...

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Job with danger and depth

Job with danger and depth

Gepostet von | 26 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Martin Sulanke has been a professional diver for 36 years. He works on the "Atair". In an interview on board, he explains what his job entails and why it can be dangerous underwater. "I originally come from deep-sea fishing," says Sulanke, who wears a white stubbly beard, a silver earring and a red cap. The 61-year-old, who now lives in Bad Schwartau near Lübeck, comes from the former GDR. He later joined a hydraulic engineering company and trained as a professional diver. After the end of the GDR, he joined the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). He has served the authority for 34 years, which...

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