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On the trail of Charles Darwin

On the trail of Charles Darwin

Gepostet von | 29 Aug 2023 | , , | 0

Plymouth/UK: Almost two centuries after Charles Darwin's journey around the world, a group of researchers has followed in his footsteps. On 15 August 2023, they set off from the southern English port city on a two-year voyage on the Dutch three-masted topsail schooner "Oosterschelde" (built in 1917, 50 metres long). The DARWIN200 expedition will travel across four continents, study the local wildlife and promote nature conservation. History The British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) was part of an expedition to explore the "extreme south of America". The two-year sea voyage on the 27-metre-long British survey ship HMS "Beagle" (launched in 1820) lasted almost five years and helped him...

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Polish frigate programme takes shape

Polish frigate programme takes shape

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2023 | , , | 0

The steel for the first of three planned "Miecznik" class frigates for the Polish Navy was cut in Gdansk on 16 August 2023. The ships are being built by a consortium with Remontowa Shipbuilding SA based on the "Arrowhead 140" design by Babcock International. Babcock, Thales UK and MBDA UK are the strategic project partners. Originally, access was marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all articles from the marineforum magazine...

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard receives new drones and missiles

Iranian Revolutionary Guard receives new drones and missiles

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

Iranian news agencies are reporting that the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been armed with long-range drones and missiles. The Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that various types of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles with a range of 300 to 1,000 kilometres have been added to the armament of the Revolutionary Guards. This is Iran's response to announcements from the USA that armed marines could soon be protecting merchant ships in the region. See the article "US Navy: Deployments on merchant ships in high-risk areas" from 16 August 2023. Flimsy narrative Tehran regularly claims that the detained ships have violated shipping regulations. However, some ships were allowed to continue their journey,...

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Persian Gulf: US Navy on merchant ships

Persian Gulf: US Navy on merchant ships

Gepostet von | 15 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

US Marine Corps soldiers train for a possible scenario - protecting merchant ships from Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz. Current situation The Strait of Hormuz is a vital sea lane and has an enormous impact on maritime trade around the world. Around 25 % of the world's crude oil flows through this strait, the free passage of which is threatened by Iran. Since 2021, Iran has attacked or seized, or attempted to attack, almost 20 foreign-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf - Strait of Hormuz - Gulf of Oman area. As a result of increasing tensions with Iran...

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Romania cancels corvette order - modernises armed forces

Romania cancels corvette order - modernises armed forces

Gepostet von | 15 Aug 2023 | , | 1

On 8 August 2023, the Romanian Ministry of Defence announced the cancellation of its corvette decision made in 2019. The then successful Naval Group and the partner company had not met the deadline for signing the contract, it said. The first corvette was originally expected by 2022 and the entire programme was to be completed within seven years. Naval Group successful The French Naval Group was notified on 2 July 2019 that it had won the Romanian bidding competition for the construction of four multi-purpose corvettes and the refit of two Type 22 frigates (ex "HMS London" - "Regina Maria", ex "HMS Coventry" - "Regele Ferdinand"). This package, the cost of which...

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