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"Gorch Fock" back from the 175th training voyage

"Gorch Fock" back from the 175th training voyage

Gepostet von | 10 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

In the 175th anniversary year of the German Navy, the "Gorch Fock" completes its 175th training voyage abroad On Friday, 7 July 2023 at 10 a.m., the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" is expected back at the Kiel-Wik naval base. This marks the end of the 175th training voyage abroad, which took the ship and crew back to Kiel via Spain (La Coruna and Cadiz), Portugal (Funchal on Madeira, Ponta Delgada on the Azores) and Ireland (Dublin). The German Navy is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. The German Navy's sail training ship was not in its home port of Kiel for the German Navy's birthday on 14 June and also missed Kiel Week. But now, after around four months, the three-masted barque...

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Crew member of the "Bonn" needs help

Crew member of the "Bonn" needs help

Gepostet von | 6 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

When the Bonn arrived, it was announced that a mate from the "Bonn" had fallen seriously ill. As reported by the Wilhelmshavener Zeitung, which exclusively accompanied the arrival with naval editor Michael Halama, the navy has already taken action. "Unfortunately, there is always unpleasant news on sea voyages," says Lieutenant Captain Daniel A., press officer of the "Bonn". "During our stay in Souda Bay on Crete, a sick crew member was flown back to Germany: Diagnosed with leukaemia." DKMS (see below) knows that every twelve minutes someone in Germany receives this terrible diagnosis of blood cancer, and every 27 seconds worldwide. Many patients cannot survive without a life-saving stem cell donation.

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"Bonn" back

"Bonn" back

Gepostet von | 6 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

It was a stormy night, a hurricane with winds of up to 12 gusts swept across northern Germany as the Bonn made its way homewards on the Jade. They stayed overnight just outside the harbour. "Actually, you want to avoid something like this," said the commander, frigate captain Eike Deußen, to the squadron commander, frigate captain Torsten Geldmacher, as they entered the harbour. He had previously reported the ship back to his boss after a successful mission. The atmosphere on the pier was full of anticipation before everyone was able to hug their loved ones again. After 85 days away, the guests stormed on board as soon as the Stelling was deployed. The decision had been made...

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Heatwave heats up the North Sea

Heatwave heats up the North Sea

Gepostet von | 27 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

One of the world's most severe heatwaves is currently heating up the shallow seas around the UK. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this is a category 4 out of 5 heatwave, a categorisation rarely used outside the tropics and meaning "extreme" heat. This is probably the result of relatively stable weather with no Atlantic storms to mix the seawater. Long-term records Using satellites and measuring buoys, sea surface temperatures have been recorded for over 20 years. In some sea areas of the United Kingdom and Ireland, the water temperature in mid-June 2023 is already...

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Bye bye until next year!

Bye bye until next year!

Gepostet von | 26 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

Sail Out at the naval base - an event with tradition ... The idea of gathering on the Oskar Kusch pier to watch the hundreds of sailors and participants leave Kiel harbour is only a few years old. And because it was continued the first three times despite the pandemic break, it can be called a tradition. The event is organised and hosted by the commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Sascha Rackwitz. Co-organisers are the Reservists' Association, the German Armed Forces Association, the German Maritime Institute and the Naval Officers' Association. However, the guests from the associations, the German Navy, politics and the public were not there to see each other again, as these...

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