Navy hospital ship to help Pacific nations prepare for disasters The crew is preparing the hospital ship USNS "Mercy" to depart San Diego for this year's Pacific Partnership mission. For 17 years, the Pacific Partnership has been bringing together medical professionals from several countries to provide disaster relief in Pacific nations such as Micronesia, Malaysia, the...
Ambiguities as with the frigate "Makarov" Two Ukrainian officials have claimed that another Russian Navy ship has been hit in the Black Sea. Although the incident is still unconfirmed, the just-delivered aid ship "Vsevolod Bobrov" was reportedly hit by a Ukrainian attack and caught fire. It is said that...
Damen Naval and ABB (a Swedish-Swiss technology company) have signed a contract for the supply of transformers, generators, thruster motors and other onboard systems for the F126 frigates. This also includes cybersecurity solutions for the four frigates with an option for two more. This is a significant change in the way in which...
Russische Schiffe dürfen aufgrund der Sanktionen nirgendwo in Europa anlegen. Wenn allerdings ein russischer Öltanker wie die „Sunny Liger“ unter der Flagge der Marshall-Inseln fährt, ist es von den Sanktionen eigentlich ausgenommen. Von der zügigen Ausflaggung haben wir berichtet. Das führt bereits zu einigen Odysseen. Erst verweigerte Schweden das Löschen...
Ukraine has officially closed its four ports on the Black and Azov Seas that were captured by Russian forces, the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday. The ports of Mariupol, Berdiansk and Skadovsk on the Sea of Azov as well as the Black Sea port of Kherson have been closed "until control is restored", the...
On 17 March 2022, we reported on the visit of the USS "Donald Cook" to Warnemünde. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer returned to Naval Station Mayport on 24 April after a three-month deployment. The "Donald Cook" had departed from Naval Station Mayport in January on a short-term deployment to...
Dr Rolf Wirtz hands over the chairmanship to Oliver Burkhard The company is calling it a baton handover: Dr Rolf Wirtz is leaving the company on 1 May, as announced in December 2021. With the expiry of his contract, he had prepared an orderly handover in good time. At an extraordinary meeting on 18 March 2022, the Board of...
marineforum.online has already reported on how interested people are - often gleefully - in the whereabouts of the oligarch yachts. The interest is a hot topic in chat rooms, blogs and on social media around the world. The 19-year-old American Jack Sweeney has now also found a new hobby. He has also previously fearlessly...
Remotely piloted aircraft will be used to search for ships that do not comply with the sulphur limits in the region. The project, carried out by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) together with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, is a continuation of similar projects that EMSA has carried out in this area....
Wrong place, insufficient capability or arrogance? On 15 April, Russia was forced to admit that the missile cruiser "Moskva" had sunk while being towed back to port. The Russian and Ukrainian versions differed, marineforum reported. Will this have consequences for the way naval forces operate and what risks...
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