The cloudy weather during the beginning of the school holidays in the north of Germany has ensured full car parks and long queues in front of the Ozeaneum and the Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund (Vorpommern-Rügen district). Evidence of a strong interest in habitats on and in the water. The German Oceanographic Museum has a total of four locations, which are...
Vincent William Astor and Franklin D. Roosevelt steered America through the turbulent first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt as one of the republic's most important politicians and Astor as one of the country's greatest businessmen and philanthropists. When John Jacob Astor IV died in 1912 in the sinking of the TITANIC, he left a legacy to his...
From a press release by the Hamburg State Command On Friday, 1 August 2025, the city of Hamburg is expecting a special guest in the port: The Greek supply ship HS PROMETHEUS will moor at the Überseebrücke at around 15:30 and remain a guest until Monday, 4 August 2025. Departure is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.....
The sea is no longer limitless: researchers want to optimise the use of increasingly scarce space at sea. But technology has yet to play its part. In the past, the sea seemed limitless to many people. Today, space is becoming scarce in some places at sea: merchant ships and the navy, fishing and aquaculture, tourists and water sports enthusiasts, energy producers and nature conservation all need space....
Although there was no official launch at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), which has since been taken over by the Heinrich Rönner Group from Bremerhaven, the decommissioned frigate "Karlsruhe" (class 122) was undocked after a four-week stay at the shipyard. The newly organised FSG was thus able to celebrate two premieres. On the one hand, this...
Launching of Moroccan patrol vessel at Navantia The launching of a new Avante 1800 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Moroccan navy was completed at the Spanish Navantia shipyard in San Fernando near Cádiz at the end of May. The 87 metre long vessel has only been given the hull number 502; an official name has not yet been...
The digitalisation of communication does not stop at civilian rescue services. For the DLRG, this means replacing 7000 radios. Communication during operations has always played a central role at the German Life Saving Association (DLRG). As early as the 1980s, the DLRG relied on analogue company radio in order to...
Despite the military inferiority of the young US Navy, it was ultimately victorious against the Royal Navy. It received important support from France. A resolution passed by the US Congress in October 1775 not only stipulated the dispatch of a militarily equipped sailing ship (see box), but also authorised a second ship for the same purpose....
So now it is happening after all, although the last owner still emphasised that the ship would not be scrapped. Rumours of it being scrapped had been circulating for years. The oldest transatlantic cruiser in the world, which became known as the GDR dream ship, has arrived at a scrapping yard in Belgium. This marks the end of the long journey of the former...
Traditional ships are the maritime centrepiece of every sailing event, such as Kiel Week. They keep tradition alive and bring it to life. Now, however, a traditional sailing ship anchored in the Kiel Fjord and inspected by the water police is said to have discharged around 1,000 litres of faeces (black water) into the Baltic Sea. According to the report, the...
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