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"Gorch Fock" leaves Kiel for Africa

"Gorch Fock" leaves Kiel for Africa

Gepostet von | 6 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Friday, 8 March 2024 at 10 a.m., the German Navy's sail training ship will leave its home port of Kiel to begin its 177th overseas training voyage (AAR). This time, the barque will only set sail with its regular crew. 115 officer cadets from the 2023 crew will not board until 22 March 2024 in the Spanish port of Gijon. The voyage will take the "Gorch Fock" on to Tangier (Morocco) and Porto (Portugal), where the crew change will take place and "new" officer trainees will come on board. Cadets from France, Ghana, Cameroon, Colombia, Senegal, Thailand and Togo will take part in the training programme.

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"Hesse" on fire - what you can say about it "from the pier"

"Hesse" on fire - what you can say about it "from the pier"

Gepostet von | 5 Mar 2024 | , , | 30

Just like the first shots fired by the "Hessians", many a report and many a statement on the subject were also quite off the mark. The difference is that the "Hessen" is drawing conclusions from this. And the leadership is facing it. We are trying to clarify the events as far as we can and want to know.... The frigate "Hessen" moved from its base on Crete through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea immediately after receiving a parliamentary mandate to assemble the contingent for the EU Operation Aspides. There it was approached by UAV shortly after arriving in the area. Not everything went as planned during the operation. Major mishaps usually announce themselves...

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Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Gepostet von | 29 Feb 2024 | , , , | 1

From a press release by the NVL Group The second naval supply vessel (MBV 707) for the German Navy was launched at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg on 29 February 2024 in the presence of naval representatives and project participants. The new military supply vessels will replace the existing RHÖN-class units in the future with the sister ship that was laid down in the middle of last year. Both naval tankers are being built under the leadership of the NVL Group in cooperation with the Meyer Group in Rostock. "With the cutting of the first steel plate, we are starting the shipbuilding realisation of the second ship today as planned," said NVL project manager Beate Debold on the sidelines of the...

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Facebook deletes marineforum

Facebook deletes marineforum

Gepostet von | 29 Feb 2024 | , | 0

Double standards? Facebook deletes renowned specialist medium Yes, you read that right. marineforum.online, the portal of the just 50-year-old magazine marineforum, has been deleted by Facebook. Apparently on the panic hunt for pro-Russian and right-wing extremist accounts, the META group is paralysing a democratically reputable specialist medium. For 50 years now, marineforum has been publishing news on shipping, the navy, maritime security and technology from experts for experts. The publisher is the German Maritime Institute e.V. (DMI), founded by naval officers, which can boast the crème de la crème of German and international security policy at its events and has even welcomed the Chancellor on occasion. For three...

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Finland: Alexander Stubb elected President

Finland: Alexander Stubb elected President

Gepostet von | 28 Feb 2024 | , , | 0

The result of the Finnish presidential election run-off on 11 February 2024 leaves no room for doubt; the country's military non-alignment is definitely over and Finnish voters are fully committed to their NATO membership and transatlantic security. Alexander Stubb, former Prime Minister and member of the conservative National Coalition Party (KOK), narrowly secured victory ahead of Pekka Haavisto of the Green Party. Haavisto played a key role in the accession process and as foreign minister signed Finland's historic accession treaty to NATO last year. Against the backdrop of Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, both candidates agreed that Finland...

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