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Helicopter demonstration during the Kieler Woche

Helicopter demonstration during the Kieler Woche

Gepostet von | 25 Jun 2024 | , , | 2

The "King" shows what it can do once again! It is always impressive to see what the good old SeaKing - or Mk 41 multi-purpose transport helicopter - can do for visitors to Kieler Woche. Whether it's lifting people out of the water or off the ship or dropping off rescue teams: when the unmistakable sound of the "King's" turbine announces its approach, everyone's head goes up. But most of the time it wasn't there, as you can see from the pictures, you were close to this #SeakingSaturday - so old and still fascinating. For the last few months, this SeaKing, photographed here, has been...

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40 ships and boats from 16 nations at the 130th Kiel Week!

40 ships and boats from 16 nations at the 130th Kiel Week!

Gepostet von | 24 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

A dream start! Kiel Week has begun with a fantastic turnout of visitors and good summer weather. Over 4,000 international marines populate the Kiel-Wik naval base and the city of Kiel. After the end of the "BALTOPS 24" manoeuvre, many of the 50 participating units arrived in Kiel. These traditionally include the "USS Mount Whitney". Furthermore, the 208m long amphibious dock ship USS "New York", in which 7 tonnes of steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center was used in the foredeck during the construction of the ship. The Colombian Navy's sail training ship "Gloria", which delighted visitors with salsa music and dancing on Saturday, will also be there. Other ships and...

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Pacific: German ship's doctors save lives

Pacific: German ship's doctors save lives

Gepostet von | 23 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: At sea - During the night of 21 to 22 June German time, the ship's doctors on the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" took a sick person on board between the US mainland and the Hawaiian archipelago, around 1,400 kilometres off the Californian coast, and provided him with emergency medical care. How did this come about A German Navy unit consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" is currently in transit from San Diego in California to Hawaii as part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) 2024 with six other naval vessels from four nations....

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Ocean-going tugs "Made in China" for the German Navy

Ocean-going tugs "Made in China" for the German Navy

Gepostet von | 21 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

The German Armed Forces Procurement Office has purchased another used ocean-going tug for the German Navy. The tug is to operate under the name "Borkum" and was selected because it is only two years old. According to information from Koblenz, the purchase price is in the low double-digit million euro range. The purchase was realised within five months. The tug "Britoil Guardian" is currently sailing under the Singapore flag with the IMO number 9797280 and was built by Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering in China under the construction number YX3252S. The shipyard was only founded under this name in 2000 and specialises in the construction of so-called AHTS -...

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Indo-Pacific Deployment: Who wants to get on board?

Indo-Pacific Deployment: Who wants to get on board?

Gepostet von | 20 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

Indo-Pacific Deployment: Invitation to tender for sailing on board the Indo-Pacific Association of the German Navy Since May 2024, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" have been travelling as part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) until December 2024. The IPD association's next major project is participation in the RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) naval manoeuvre. This major maritime exercise is considered the largest in the world. It is planned and carried out every two years by the US 3rd Fleet. Almost 30 nations take part in RIMPAC 2024. This year's exercise will take place from 29 June to 2 August 2024 in the central Pacific Ocean around the Hawaiian Islands....

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