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Corona times friendly

Corona times friendly

Posted by | 5 May 2021 | , , , | 1

Different rules obviously apply at sea: The Berlin boarding team has had positive experiences with corona. However, it was not the omnipresent virus, but a merchant ship with the contemporary name Corona J. The initially suspicious container ship was on its way from Port Said to Misurata in Libya when the crew of the German task force supply vessel approached it and asked the captain for permission to check the cargo and papers on board. After obtaining the captain's permission, the Lithuanian soldiers from the boarding team boarded the Corona J via Sea Lynx, where both sides were astonished...

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TCG Kemalreis leaves SNMG 2

TCG Kemalreis leaves SNMG 2

Posted by | 5 May 2021 | , , , | 0

After around two and a half months, the Turkish frigate Kemalreis has left Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). According to NATO information, only the Spanish destroyer Méndez Núñez is now part of this group. SNMG 2 is commanded by Spanish Flotilla Admiral Manuel Aguirre Aldereguía. The Kemalreis is no stranger to German eyes: Although she was built by Gölcük Naval Shipyard in the late 1990s, the Meko-200 design comes from Blohm+Voss. Two of the Turkish ships were also built there. The Kemalreis was the last of four Barbaros-class ships to be commissioned by the Turkish Navy in June 2000. With a length of...

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Jianghu II class frigate decommissioned

Jianghu II class frigate decommissioned

Posted by | 5 May 2021 | , , | 0

The Chinese navy decommissioned its frigate Zhaotong (555) on 26 April. It was one of the last Jianghu II class (type 053 H1) ships still in service. These purely Chinese products were designed and produced in the 1980s. With a length of 103 metres, the approximately 10 metre wide units only displaced around 1600 tonnes. The decommissioning ceremony took place at the Sanya naval base. The ship joined the Chinese navy in 1987 and has travelled more than 230,000 nautical miles over the past 34 years. Text: mb; Photo: Chinese...

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Handover of the second Sa'ar 6 corvette to Israel

Handover of the second Sa'ar 6 corvette to Israel

Posted by | 4 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The Israeli navy has gained a modern corvette. The second Sa'ar 6 class corvette was christened today, 4 April, at Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Kiel. In the presence of the Israeli ambassador to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, his wife Laura Kam Issacharoff christened the ship with the name Oz. TKMS Managing Director Rolf Wirtz then officially handed over the newbuilding to the Israeli Navy. Due to the pandemic, the setting for the event was festive but kept small. The contract for the delivery of four corvettes of this type was signed in May 2015. Following the design phase, the construction phase began with the...

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German Navy does not receive used French MPAs

German Navy does not receive used French MPAs

Posted by | 3 May 2021 | , , , | 1

The German Navy is currently struggling to find a successor for its Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPAs) in the near future. The Navy currently operates a fleet of four P-3Cs, which were taken over in used condition from the Dutch Navy in 2006. The original plan was for these aircraft to fly into the 2030s before being replaced by a modern aircraft to be developed jointly with France. However, the current poor condition of the German P-3C makes a much earlier replacement necessary. There was talk of an "interim solution" to bridge the gap until the introduction of the Franco-German MPA, which has yet to be developed. Paris...

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