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London - Royal Navy decommissions units

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How many maritime museums can Hamburg take?

Controversy surrounding the cost explosion of the planned German Harbour Museum. The Hamburg Taxpayers' Association, represented by its regional chairman Sascha Mummenhoff, has expressed serious concerns about the planned construction of the German Harbour Museum in Hamburg. Originally calculated at a cost of 185.5 million euros, this could rise to almost 500 million euros according to the Federal Audit Office. The Hamburg Historical Museums Foundation forecasts 450,000 visitors a year, which is considered unrealistic in view of the current visitor numbers of the existing harbour museum in Schuppen 50A (32,000 visitors) and the maximum of 150,000 visitors to the International Maritime Museum Hamburg. Peter Tamm, board member of the International Maritime Museum, also criticises the lack of coordination talks between the...

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Landing ship "Alexandr Shabalin" en route to Syria?

What next for Russia's naval units in Syria? Wait and see, evacuate or hold out. Support from a landing ship? Michael Nitz and Hans Uwe Mergener In the midst of the uncertainty surrounding the intentions of Russian naval units in the eastern Mediterranean, a ship movement in the Baltic Sea and its approaches draws attention. At around 14:00 on 10 December 2024, the Ropucha class landing ship "Aleksandr Shabalin", hull number 110, passed the bridge over the Great Belt on a northerly course. At present, the pending questions remain unanswered: Is she on her way to the Mediterranean? With what objective - geographically and operationally? In view of its history, the landing ship was at least temporarily reassigned to the...

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Netherlands - private security companies to protect KRITIS

The Dutch Ministry of Defence plans to recruit additional personnel and equipment from private companies to temporarily strengthen the security of its critical infrastructure (KRITIS) in its part of the North Sea. This decision is based on reports from the Dutch Military Intelligence Service (MIVD) that the North Sea infrastructure, such as gas pipelines and wind turbines, is the target of Russian sabotage activities. In April, the MIVD stated that Russia could also attempt to sabotage the numerous data hubs in the North Sea region. This measure is intended to bridge the gap until two new multifunctional support ships can be integrated into the navy, probably in 2026, according to a ministry spokesperson. The ministry left open with...

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Aircraft carrier on a harbour visit in Hamburg - one more thing!

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier "HMS Queen Elizabeth" left the port of Hamburg again on Saturday, 23 November 2024, without any significant incidents - except for one minor blemish. As confirmed by the Territorial Command of the German Armed Forces in Berlin, a drone with a diameter of over 2 metres was spotted above the aircraft carrier moored at the Steinwerder cruise terminal on Friday. Such aircraft are launched from the DronePort of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) not far from the harbour museum, but this drone was not one of them. In addition to the harbour facilities, which were guarded by the Homeland Security Company, and the water-side security provided by the water police, the airspace around the "HMS Queen" was of course also...

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