P-3C Orion flies reconnaissance off Argentina's coast With the arrival of the second of four formerly Norwegian and previously American P3-C/P3-N maritime patrol aircraft refurbished in the USA, Argentina's important capability for large-scale surveillance of its Exclusive Economic Zone in the South Atlantic is slowly being regenerated. Every year, it is mainly Chinese fishing fleets that move along the...
A Dutch motor cargo ship was damaged by an ice floe on the Mittelland Canal near Bülstringen in Saxony-Anhalt on 12 January. According to the waterway police, the skipper was just about to dock when the alarm was suddenly triggered in the engine room and water entered the ship. The ingressing water was initially able to be pumped out by the ship's own...
NVL builds patrol boats for Egypt NVL Egypt, a joint venture between Naval Vessels Lürssen and two Egyptian shipbuilding companies, was selected as prime contractor in September 2023 and has started building ten PV43-M patrol boats for the Egyptian Navy on schedule this September. The 43-metre offshore patrol boats (270 tonnes) are based on the...
Vilnius - Following cable damage in the Baltic Sea in early January, investigating authorities have searched a ship in connection with the incident, according to the Latvian Border Guard Police. According to the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Centre, the affected telecommunications cable connects the resort town of Sventoji in Lithuania with the Latvian port city of Liepaja - two coastal towns above Klaipeda...
During a severe winter storm at the beginning of January, the sea rescuers of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) together with the naval aviators of the German Navy rescued a Norwegian single-handed sailor from acute distress at sea. The skipper's sailing yacht was adrift in the choppy North Sea near Helgoland, unable to manoeuvre following engine failure and damage to the mast. On...
The automation of shipping also offers opportunities and challenges for the navy. It is crucial that regulations are put in place soon to enable the operation of autonomous ships within a legally secure framework. In future, the navy must demonstrate even greater combat readiness and presence in its operating areas and be able to provide continuous situational awareness across all areas of operation.
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