The fact that prospective naval officers learn to sail is not a relic of days gone by, but a necessary part of their training: seamanship must be acquired, and leadership can be learnt. The first crew has now completed the new military sailing training programme.
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The training sailing ship "Gorch Fock" has left its home port of Kiel and is heading for the Canary Islands. On the return voyage via Valencia, Málaga and Brest, 220 officer candidates receive their basic maritime training in two cruises.
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Schifffahrten durch den Suez-Kanal sollen teurer werden. Wie die Betreiber bekannt gaben, soll der Preis für die Durchfahrten ab Februar 2022 ansteigen. Admiral Osama Rabea, Chef der Suezkanalbehörde, verkündete den Preisanstieg für nahezu alle Schiffe, nur nicht für Kreuzfahrer. Die Erhöhung läge bei 6% und reflektiere die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, so die Behörde. Damit will Ägypten sich ein Stück vom größer werdenden Kuchen des Welthandels holen, denn die Nachfrage im Seeverkehr stieg und es werden 2022 bis zu 6,7 % Gewinne für die Reedereien erwartet. Zudem braucht Ägypten Geld für den Ausbau des Kanals. Nach der Havarie der Ever Given...
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We have reported several times about the US destroyers stationed in Rota. So what's new? The Americans took part in two operations, demonstrating their interest in a European presence. As reported in the Navy Times, manoeuvres were carried out last week to exercise interoperability with NATO allies - in the Baltic Sea and in the Aegean. The USS Arleigh Burke teamed up with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, which includes Canadian, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch frigates, to "show presence" in the Baltic Sea. The USS Porter carried out telecommunication exercises and maritime manoeuvres with...
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Warship has coastguard team on board for police duties. Conceivable in Germany too? According to the Navy Times, the USS Sioux City seized more than 20 million dollars worth of cocaine last month. The Coast Guard team on board was able to seize around 1,110 pounds of the drug from a smuggling speedboat in the Caribbean on 19 September. The Sioux City and a Dominican Republic vessel spotted a "very fast boat" that day, whereupon the LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) Sioux City deployed a speedboat and chased after the smugglers. The smugglers were quickly brought under control.
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