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Kiel Week 2021 - and it still works.

The German Navy will be holding an "Open Ship" at the Kiel naval base on 4 September 2021 from 1 pm to 5 pm. Among other things, one of the German Navy's newest frigates, the "Nordrhein-Westfalen", will be on display. The flagship of Kiel Week 2021 is the frigate "Hamburg". The tender "Rhein" and the Kiel minesweepers "Weilheim" and "Fulda" can also be visited. The naval battalion from Eckernförde and the base fire brigade will also be taking part.

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Einsatzgruppenversorger "Bonn" departed from Wilhelmshaven for Operation "Irini".

It will join Operation European Union Naval Forces Mediterranean (EUNAFVOR MED) "Irini" in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. "The crew has done an incredible and great job during the preparation period, so we are ready to go into action," said the commander of the "Bonn", frigate captain Eike Deußen. "Our main mission there will be to contribute to the implementation of the arms embargo against Libya. In addition, the illegal export of oil products from the country is to be prevented and people smuggling and smuggling activities are to be stopped. We feel that we are well trained and well prepared for all of these tasks," says...

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Gorch Fock in Wilhelmshaven

The Lürssen shipyard proudly announced at the weekend - and rightly so - that the Gorch Fock is back in service today. Under the leadership of the project team led by Sascha Eilers, more than 150 shipyard employees have been working flat out to ensure that the training sailing ship GORCH FOCK has been brought back into shape. Today, the Gorch Fock set sail for Wilhelmshaven and headed down the Weser towards Helgoland. Lürssen took over responsibility for the restoration of this ship in October 2019 and initially moved the barque to Berne. In the spring of this year, the ship was successfully launched and towed to Lemwerder for further outfitting with the help of tugs.

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Recruiting young talent in Russian

How does a navy get enough new recruits? A question that arises in many countries around the world, at least as long as the local economy is booming and offers many, often better-paid jobs. While Germany likes to present itself as less military and advertises with soft factors such as free Wi-Fi or far-reaching working time regulations, the Russian navy relies on an early approach and arousing enthusiasm for seafaring. Some time ago, we received a report from the central Russian city of Novosibirsk that cadets from the Karavella Children's Naval Centre were taking part in a maritime exercise on the Glazunov, a Project 780 ship...

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