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Rostock - Fire investigation on tanker "Annika" completed

Rostock - Fire investigation on tanker "Annika" completed

Gepostet von | 6 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

According to NDR, fire investigators and police in Rostock harbour have largely completed their investigations into the wrecked coastal tanker "Annika". The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) announced that the results will now be analysed and summarised in a report; however, it will probably take more than a year before the report is presented. The investigation will focus on where and why the fire occurred and how such situations can be avoided in future. The BSU categorises the incident as a "serious marine casualty". According to experts, this ship fire shows once again the dangers for the Baltic Sea ecosystem. All seven crew members have been recognised by the German...

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Indo-Pacific Association does not sail through the Red Sea - why this is a good thing

Indo-Pacific Association does not sail through the Red Sea - why this is a good thing

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , , | 13

An explanatory piece - from the pier. The question of whether the German Navy's Indo-Pacific convoy, consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main", should sail through the Red Sea on the way back from its world tour has been raised since the convoy left port on 7 May 2024. It was foreseeable for naval officers that no such passage would take place without an end to the Houthi threat. The decision therefore came as little surprise to the navy and its experts. From the beginning: the world looked on in horror at the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. From November 2023, the Houthis took over ships of the...

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Benefit concert with the Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps

Benefit concert with the Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

Landeskommando Bremen and Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V. organise concert in St. Petri Cathedral in Bremen For the second time, Landeskommando Bremen and Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V. are organising a charity concert in Bremen Cathedral. The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps will be playing selected works of church music on 5 November from 19:00 under the direction of frigate captain Matthias Prock. The programme consists of a very heartfelt piece of music "Ubi Caritas", which was composed for a wind sextet and large wind orchestra. The composition is structured in such a way that the entire church space is included (spatial sound music). A work for solo tuba and orchestra is also planned. Every year in Germany there is a...

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"Pegnitz" returned from the Aegean on Sunday

"Pegnitz" returned from the Aegean on Sunday

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , , | 1

Tricky mission - fulfilled by a minesweeper! On Sunday, 3 November 2024 at 4 p.m., the "Pegnitz", a hollow-barrel guided missile boat belonging to the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, returned to its home port of Kiel from its four-month deployment on the NATO support mission in the Aegean. It had initially been rumoured that the boat would return on Monday. The boat has been the command platform in recent months and was the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. The aim of the mission is to tackle the refugee and migration crisis. Since February 2016, at the request of Germany, Greece and Turkey, the decision has been taken to stem the flow of...

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Expansion of maritime cooperation with the Indian Navy

Expansion of maritime cooperation with the Indian Navy

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

Partnering - IPD 24 association exercises with Indian Navy The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD 24) offered the German Navy a valuable opportunity to evaluate and further develop its operational capabilities and strategic approaches in a multinational environment. This initiative aimed to intensify cooperation with partners in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on strengthening relations with the Indian Navy. The German frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" were at the centre of the manoeuvres, which lasted several days. Both ships fly the German flag in this region. On the Indian side, the destroyer INS "Delhi" (D61)...

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