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Increase in piracy and incidents at sea

Increase in piracy and incidents at sea

Gepostet von | 23 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by the International Chamber of Commerce in Germany (ICC Germany) on the latest report of maritime piracy figures for 2023. In its new report for the period January to September 2023, the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has noted an increase in reported incidents in the Gulf of Guinea and raised concerns about the Singapore Strait. The International Maritime Bureau of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recorded a total of 99 incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the first nine months of 2023 - an increase from 90 incidents in the same period in 2022. So far this year, 85 vessels have been reported...

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Middle East: US destroyer intercepts Huthi militia cruise missile from Yemen

Middle East: US destroyer intercepts Huthi militia cruise missile from Yemen

Gepostet von | 21 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

A little-noticed report from the US Department of Defence makes it alarmingly clear just how close to the powder keg the entire Middle East currently is: on 19 October 2023, the Pentagon reported the launch of three cruise missiles and eight drones launched from the north-west of Yemen and flying towards Israel by the Arleigh Burke destroyer USS "Carney" (DDG-64). The "Carney" had used its Standard Missile 2 (SM2) in defence against the cruise missiles and drones. There were no casualties or injuries, neither on US units nor on the ground. Security architecture It is an example of the integrated security architecture established in the Middle East...

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South Korean Navy in Hamburg

South Korean Navy in Hamburg

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

Visit by two South Korean naval vessels to the Hanseatic city The training ship ROKS HANSANDO and the supply vessel ROKS HWACHEON are visiting the Hanseatic city for the first time and will be offering Open Ship from 29 to 31 October 2023. Arriving from Halifax/Canada, both South Korean navy ships will moor at the Überseebrücke at around 10.00 a.m. on Sunday, 29 October 2023. The ROKS HANSANDO is a training ship that was commissioned in 2021, is 142 metres long and 25 metres wide and has hybrid propulsion. In addition to a regular crew of around 120, there can be up to 300 student officers on board. All cadets are in their third...

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Naval association calls for more appreciation for veterans

Naval association calls for more appreciation for veterans

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

At the 112th Congress of Representatives of the German Naval Association in Hamelin, around 200 delegates called on the German government to establish a Veterans' Day. In the years 2000 -2009 alone, around 112 soldiers died and 72,381 were injured in the line of duty. Soldiers serve the Federal Republic of Germany faithfully. They bravely defend the law and freedom of the German people and, as the figures quoted show, often at the cost of their physical integrity or even their lives. Soldiers have a special relationship of loyalty to our state and are exposed to increasing burdens and dangers. For this reason, service in the...

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Benefit concert in Bremen Cathedral

Benefit concert in Bremen Cathedral

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps plays for the campaign "Sorgenkinder in Bundeswehrfamilien" The Bremen State Command is delighted to be able to organise a very special concert event. Together with the Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V., there will be a charity concert on 2 November 2023 in St. Peter's Cathedral in Bremen. The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps will be performing under the direction of Frigate Captain Matthias Prock. The proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Bundeswehr Social Organisation's "Sorgenkinder in Bundeswehrfamilien" campaign. The patron of the event is Bremen's mayor Dr Andreas Bovenschulte. Orchestra conductor Matthias Prock promises friends of church music an incomparable evening: with his orchestra, he wants to capture the special magic of the cathedral...

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