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Netherlands - Fire on board a frigate

Netherlands - Fire on board a frigate

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

In the late morning of 29 August 2024, a fire broke out on one of the diesel generators on board the frigate HNLMS "Evertsen" (144 metres, 6000 tonnes) for reasons as yet unknown. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated. A spokesperson for the navy told marineschepen.nl on 30 August 2024 that there was only damage to the insulation of the exhaust pipe and that the diesel itself was undamaged. HNLMS "Evertsen" is an air defence and command frigate of the "De Zeven Provinciën" class and was the fourth and last ship to enter service in 2005. The ship was in...

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German frigate off North Korea: What is PSMX?

German frigate off North Korea: What is PSMX?

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2024 | , , , | 0

Not everyone may be familiar with the abbreviation PSMX - but you can find out about it! The German Indo-Pacific group consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force vessel "Frankfurt am Main" is currently spending valuable time monitoring cargo traffic to North Korea, a country that is subject to several United Nations sanctions due to its nuclear weapons programme. Germany has pledged to help monitor the implementation of and compliance with these sanctions. This is most effective in the waters off the South Korean peninsula, where the association had just arrived for a visit in the port city of Incheon - 30 kilometres from Seoul. Everything...

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The MOS now resides in the Brommy barracks

The MOS now resides in the Brommy barracks

Gepostet von | 11 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

The barracks complex in Bremerhaven has always been known simply as the "Naval School". For decades, the complex has been home to the "MOS", once a naval location school, now a naval operations school and thus one of two so-called functional schools of the navy. Now a legendary admiral has found his home here, the complex is now called Admiral Brommy Kaserne and is thus named after the first commander of a German navy. We look back to the 19th century: The revolutionary events of 1848, the founding of the Imperial Fleet - we know all about it. It is part of German naval history and has often been told and written down. Why, after a number of Brommy streets and squares, there is now a...

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Major construction site in the Baltic Sea - offshore expansion

Major construction site in the Baltic Sea - offshore expansion

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2024 | , , , | 0

The German electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz plans to invest several billion euros in the expansion of the offshore electricity grid in the German Baltic Sea by 2028. The newly planned wind farms are expected to more than double the capacity there to three gigawatts by 2028. The Federal Network Agency has awarded a licence for another Baltic Sea wind farm to the French company Total Energies, which is planned to be built by 2030. Access marineforum digital+ 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...

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Fishtown Guard 2024

Fishtown Guard 2024

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2024 | , , , | 1

Bundeswehr exercises in the city of Bremerhaven As part of the Fishtown Guard 2024 exercise, the Bremen Homeland Security Company, under the leadership of Bremen State Command, will conduct an exercise in the city of Bremerhaven. The exercise is called Fishtown Guard 2024 and is planned for the period from 12 to 18 September. From 14 September, Bundeswehr forces will be exercising a visible presence in the area of the Thünen Institute and on the grounds of the Weser-Jade-North Sea Waterways and Shipping Office in Bremerhaven. In addition, the double lock in the fishing harbour will be virtually included in the exercise. The seaside city of Bremerhaven plays a central role as a logistical hub in Germany, not only for the economy, but also for the...

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