Category: Security policy

Offshore wind power accident

Offshore wind power accident

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Following the failure of an offshore wind turbine at a Danish offshore wind farm, offshore wind power developer Orsted is asking the relevant authorities to set up "no-entry zones" at some of its offshore wind farms. As Orsted announced on Wednesday, a rotor and three blades came loose from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines at its 400-megawatt Anholt offshore wind farm and fell into the sea. No people were injured in the accident. However, as a precautionary measure, Orsted is asking the authorities to set up temporary exclusion zones at other wind farms where the same turbines as the one that failed are located. The Anholt offshore wind farm was commissioned in 2013 and consists of 111 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines with 3.6 MW. Other farms,...

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Change of management at the Federal Maritime Control Centre

Change of management at the Federal Maritime Control Centre

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

With the appointment of Rainer Siemers as the new head, the management of the Federal Maritime Coordination Centre will now lie with the Federal Police until 2025. It will rotate between the Federal Police and customs every three years. The Federal Maritime Coordination Centre is part of the Joint Maritime Situation Centre in the Maritime Security Centre, which is based in Cuxhaven. The Federal Police, Customs, the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food, the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, the German Navy, the waterway police of the five coastal states and the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies work together in this joint institution of the federal government and the five coastal states (Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein). They pool their operational competences and...

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Piracy in the Indian Ocean on the decline

Piracy in the Indian Ocean on the decline

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Yemen conflict is a risk for seafarers Piracy in the northern Indian Ocean has declined over the last ten years. The greatest threat to seafarers is in the waters around Yemen, according to a new report. In Dryad Global's 2021/22 annual report, the maritime security company notes that since the end of 2012, incidents of piracy in the northern Indian Ocean have gradually given way to complex geopolitical developments. Traditionally, the area was plagued by piracy, which is now almost negligible. One of the most striking features of maritime security in 2021 has been the apparent sense of impotence of the...

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Review: Cold response ended

Review: Cold response ended

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

The ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) completed their participation in the Norwegian-led multinational exercise Cold Response 22 on 1 April. The exercise involved over 30,000 soldiers, 50 surface and underwater vehicles and 200 aircraft from 27 countries. The exercise demonstrated the flexibility, capabilities and operational readiness in the challenging Arctic environment of Northern Norway. The SNMG1, led by Commodore A. van de Sande of the Royal Netherlands Navy, consists of the flagship frigate "De Zeven Provincien", the German task force provider "Berlin", the German...

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Salvage unsuccessful: Grosse accident declared Ever Forward

Salvage unsuccessful: Grosse accident declared Ever Forward

Gepostet von | 12 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Salvage companies begin unloading cargo containers Evergreen Marine, the owner of the stranded Ever Forward, has declared a general average after unsuccessful attempts to refloat the vessel in the Chesapeake Bay. In a statement, Evergreen said that in light of the rising costs associated with continued attempts to refloat the vessel, towing has been abandoned. General average is a principle of maritime law which states that shipowners and cargo interests share proportionately in the costs associated with the salvage of a vessel following a serious accident. When a general average is declared, the...

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