Aspides: European operation in the Red Sea
Zwar ist sich die EU einig, eine militärische Mission zum Schutz von Handelsschiffen im Roten Meer auszuführen, doch der Weg bis dorthin scheint noch weit (ESuT berichtete).
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Category: Security policy
Bundeswehr to become "fit for war"
For decades, wars were merely a distant memory for Germans. However, with the turn of the century, a taboo is being shaken. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants a "war-ready Bundeswehr, which is to be able to defend itself in all areas and be resilient and ready to fight". This applies to both equipment and personnel: "The yardstick for this is readiness for combat at all times with the claim to success in high-intensity combat." He is thus touching on a taboo in politics and society - both are predominantly pacifist. The Bundeswehr Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members:...
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Iran hijacks oil tanker - Tit for Tat?
An initially diffuse situation consolidates over the course of the day. At 04:30 (CET) on 11 January, UKTMO (United Kingdom Marine Trade Operations, Portsmouth) issued the initial report that unknown persons had boarded a ship. It was later reported that 4 to 5 masked gunmen in military-looking clothing had seized the vessel about 50 nautical miles east of Sohar, Oman. Later in the day, Iranian state media reported the seizure of an oil tanker by the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman. The ship in question is the crude oil tanker "St. Nikolas" (flag state Marshall Islands), which had been stranded in Basrah, Iraq, after loading...
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The maritime idea gets an institute
An audience of around 50 listened with fascination to the lecture by retired Captain Rolf Martens, the last surviving of the seven founding members of the German Naval Institute at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College. The retrospective in the 50th anniversary year is highly exciting. It is a contemporary witness report, and so you can read the original version here in an abridged version. It is quite moving for me, as the last surviving founding member (of seven), to give a talk in the 50th anniversary year about how the German Naval Institute came to be founded, a foundation that was not based on spontaneous inspiration, but was the result of years of development. I...
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Where is the "maritime DNA" of the Germans?
In contrast to many other countries, the maritime sector has only a low public profile in Germany. Despite the country's dependence on open sea routes. The 13th National Maritime Conference (NMK) took place in Bremen in mid-September 2023. Around 800 participants discussed and evaluated German maritime interests in politics, business and transport, environmental protection, science and maritime security. The Federal Chancellor opened the meeting with his usual sober speech on Germany's maritime dependency, emphasising that the problems were known. We are working on them and are "on the move". Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now...
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