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For the people

For the people

Gepostet von | 1 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

Seafarer's Social Service Oldenburg is the name of the latest support and counselling service offered by the Humanist Association. A team of volunteers looks after seafarers from all over the world at the inland harbour in Lower Saxony. When people go to sea for work, it usually has little to do with the romance of a cruise or a relaxing holiday under palm trees. No, work at sea is hard, full of privation, often monotonous and even more often shockingly poorly paid. Going to sea means constantly roaring diesel engines, small cabins and a life confined to a few square metres on and in steel hulks for months on end. Social contacts? Hardly any. Among ship crews...

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Athens - Shadow fleet threatens Greek islands - Update

Athens - Shadow fleet threatens Greek islands - Update

Gepostet von | 31 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Tankers that circumvent Western sanctions increasingly pose a risk to the Mediterranean region. Greece is now tightening protective measures for its coast and islands. It is estimated that up to 850 oil tankers make up the so-called shadow fleet. These are predominantly old ships (over 15 years old) that transport oil from countries such as Iran, Venezuela and Russia and are difficult to track due to opaque ownership, lack of or inadequate insurance, maintenance and classification (ship MOT). These oil tankers have been involved in at least 50 incidents to date, including fires, engine failures, collisions and oil spills, according to the German insurer Allianz Commercial in its 2024 annual report....

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Tender "Werra" to the NATO organisation

Tender "Werra" to the NATO organisation

Gepostet von | 30 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Tender "Werra" has left its home port of Kiel. Over the next six months, the tender, which is part of the support squadron, will provide the German contribution to one of NATO's permanent formations, the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1), for the North and Baltic Seas. The "Werra" will thus replace the tender "Donau", which returned home at the beginning of July, by the end of the year. For Corvette Captain Marina Diebelt (34), it is the first major voyage in her role as commander of the "Werra": "It is always a great pleasure to be able to sail in a convoy. The international co-operation is in many respects...

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Collector's items

Collector's items

Gepostet von | 29 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

A small shipyard near Schwerin builds boats to high standards. They were already successful in the GDR era. Most readers of marineforum sail or have sailed on grey, blue or white ships, whether civilian, naval or government. Or they help build them. For many, this is not enough, they have their own boat. Happiness is a private ship was a code among insiders, wasn't it? The range on offer is huge, the market is booming - as the Düsseldorf boot trade fair proved at the beginning of the year with fascinating dreams in 17 halls. In one of these halls, a very independent, almost...

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Chinese task force in the Baltic Sea

Chinese task force in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 26 Jul 2024 | , , , | 3

On 20 July 2024, two units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the destroyer "Jiaozuo" (type 052D, hull number 163) and the battle group supply ship "Honghu" (type 093A, hull number 906), entered the Baltic Sea on their way to Saint Petersburg and passed through the Danish Straits. Destroyer The 7,500-tonne destroyer "Jiaozuo", which was built at the Jiangnan shipyard in Changxingdao and will not enter service until 2022, is - together with its sister ship "Lushui" - the youngest ship in the Luyang class, according to the Janes Fighting Ships fleet manual. The PLAN already operates 25 units of this type in three variants, while a further seven ships of the latest...

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