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SAR base training

SAR base training

Gepostet von | 19 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

Great success of the pilot seminar on SAR basic training organised by the DMYV in cooperation with Visiomare GmbH from Bremen The first of two pilot seminars for instructors on SAR basic training organised by the DMYV in cooperation with Visiomare GmbH in Bremen was a complete success. The aim of the seminar was to enable water sports enthusiasts to communicate clearly in an emergency at sea and, if necessary, to take part in professionally guided search procedures in order to improve safety at sea. The programme included the introduction and relevance of the topic "Assistance at sea", definitions, basics for the SAR service, raising the alarm in an emergency at sea, communication in the SAR service, drift factors and search procedures....

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HVO: How to make mtu engines (almost) climate-neutral

HVO: How to make mtu engines (almost) climate-neutral

Gepostet von | 18 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

"Give up diesel fuel, but not the diesel engine! HVO can prevent up to 90 per cent of CO2 emissions." This apparent contradiction - at first glance - will be resolved below. This requires an excursion into the development of sustainable fuels, which the company mtu offers to explain its above claim. What is HVO? Access 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...

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The "LI" of U 96 - now Friedrich Grade has disembarked after all!

The "LI" of U 96 - now Friedrich Grade has disembarked after all!

Gepostet von | 18 Oct 2023 | , , | 6

The longest-lived member of the Naval Officers' Association, retired Captain Friedrich Grade (Crew 35), passed away on Friday, 13 October 2023 in Bornheim am Rhein, just north of Bonn, in the Beethoven retirement home at the age of 107. The cult film "Das Boot" made U 96 and its naval officer - or chief engineer, as it was known at the time - famous. Friedrich Grade was the last survivor of the submarine U 96, which sank 29 ships and damaged four on eleven voyages during the Second World War. As an LI, he took part in seven voyages up until 1941 and recorded his experiences in a secret...

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German Marine Association calls for better protection of critical maritime infrastructure

German Marine Association calls for better protection of critical maritime infrastructure

Gepostet von | 18 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

At this year's meeting in Hamelin, the delegates of the 112th Congress of Representatives of the German Naval Association called on the Bundestag and the Federal Government to initiate a Maritime Security Act to clearly regulate responsibilities at sea. "Modern societies," said Heinz Maurus, President of the German Naval Association, "are dependent on critical infrastructure, including in the maritime environment. Among other things, it is used for energy supply, data traffic and maritime trade. Under water, it can only be monitored and protected with considerable effort. In view of the acts of sabotage that have already occurred, Nord Stream 2 and on a gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable between Estonia and Finland, as well as the generally conspicuous threats to critical infrastructure on...

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First deployment of frigate F125: "Baden-Württemberg" ordered to UNIFIL

First deployment of frigate F125: "Baden-Württemberg" ordered to UNIFIL

Gepostet von | 17 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by the PIZ Marine at Rostock Naval Command: On Friday, 20 October 2023 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" will be the first ship of its class to set sail on a mission. With the crew "Delta", she will leave her home port of Wilhelmshaven to take part in the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Tilmann von der Lühe (44), the crew will initially set sail for Limassol (Cyprus). From here, the ship will access marineforum digital+ until mid-January 2024 Are you already a registered user? Here now...

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