A freighter flying the flag of Sierra Leone was inspected by the Berlin boarding team in recent days. The ship was on its way from Turkey to a Libyan harbour. During the search, the crew of the freighter was cooperative and no weapons or other prohibited items were found.
A few hours ago, the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) Berlin left its home port of Wilhelmshaven. Under the command of frigate captain Stefan Klatt, the ship will take over the contingent for Operation Irini in the coming weeks. The focus will be on monitoring the UN arms embargo against Libya. The Berlin is authorised to detect suspicious...
The Spanish sail training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano arrived at the Arpa Port of the US Naval Base Guam on 26 February 2021. She was welcomed by the Commander of the Joint Region Marianas, Rear Admiral John Menoni, the Governor of Guam, Lou Leon Guerro, and her Deputy, Joshua Tenorio. The visit commemorates the 500....
The Royal Norwegian Navy's newest ship, the supply vessel Maud, completed its first supply manoeuvre at sea (RAS) under operational conditions last week. It was partnered by the frigate Fridtjof Nansen , which has been back at sea since January after a lengthy stay in the shipyard. Both ships are taking part in the Norwegian exercise...
Drugs worth almost thirteen million euros will never find their way to the consumer. The crew of the British frigate HMS "Montrose" has made sure of this. The ship is currently stationed in Bahrain for three years and regularly patrols the Arabian Sea from there. The embarked Royal Marines first searched the...
Large parts of the South China Sea are claimed by China. Despite this, American ships continue to exercise in this sea area. As a demonstration, the Navy has currently deployed two carrier groups to the region. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group exercised together with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on 9 February. The focus is on...
After many years of waiting, HMS "Queen Elizabeth" has finally taken over her assigned role as flagship of the Royal Navy. On 27 January at 13:30, the time had finally come: the ships of the British Navy honoured their new leader with a signal. Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd was on the "Queen"...
The Arctic has increasingly become the focus of public attention in recent years. But even in German-speaking countries, it is no longer climate change alone that characterises interest in the High North. There is an increasing number of reports and features from the High North, in which new harbours, shipping routes, c...
by Patrick Mundstock, the winner of our essay competition: More than 95 per cent of global international trade passes through the world's seas and oceans. Every year, around 47,000 merchant ships from all over the world travel on them, transporting around seven billion tonnes of economic goods, and the trend is rising. Ever bigger, ever faster and ever...
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] Fleet shrinks to historic low Shortly before the turn of the year, the German Navy shrank by a further five units. Last week, two tankers, two speedboats and a minesweeper were decommissioned. This reduces the number of floating units in the German Navy to 62 - a...
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