Kieler Woche : "Sail Out"
The commander of Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Sascha Rackwitz, had invited guests to observe the departure of the sailors from aboard the tender "Rhein".
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Flagship "Grömitz" back from the Aegean
Low number and availability of units necessitates the use of minehunting boats as command and control platforms From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Thursday, 4 July 2024 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Grömitz", which belongs to the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, will return to its home port of Kiel from a six-month deployment to the NATO Aegean Support Mission. Over the past six months, the Kiel-based boat has been the command platform and the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the NATO Aegean Support Mission. The task of the "Grömitz" was to provide the situational awareness required to control the Aegean in order to prevent illegal refugee flows...
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"Good Bye" Kiel Week
It's "nice at the navy" is an old saying when the weather is good, the sun is setting red and everyone is feeling good all round. The fact that you often have to mention this is probably because it's not always nice.
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Before the world's largest manoeuvre
Yesterday, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force supply ship "Frankfurt am Main" arrived in Pearl Harbour in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Traditional sailors at the Kieler Woche
Naval units from all over the world, pleasure craft, cruise ships, regattas, celebrities from sport, politics and society: but what would Kiel Week be without traditional sailing ships? They are the true heroes of pleasure boating: owners, skippers, boat people and clubs who keep the old ships alive - and that doesn't just mean swimming - but make them accessible to the public and thus bring a bit of history into the present. It is the old traditions and craftsmanship, the passion and the stories behind old bulkheads, Hellegatts and bilges that make this historic cultural asset so fascinating. Against all odds, keeping the ships in motion...
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