Category: Marines from all over the world

Grand Nemo 2021 ended

Grand Nemo 2021 ended

Gepostet von | 8 Nov 2021 | , , , | 0

The exercise in the Gulf of Guinea from Senegal to Angola involves 19 local nations and ten international partners. The exercise began on 2 November and was completed on 7 November. Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sao Tome and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo took part in the exercise in the Gulf of Guinea and the region. The United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil, the United States, Portugal, Denmark, Spain, Belgium and Morocco also sent their representatives and units. Since the summit in...

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Aircraft carrier encounters sail training ship

Aircraft carrier encounters sail training ship

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

And here's a short message to go with a nice photo: The British Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG 21) is now in the Middle East to conduct exercises with friendly Gulf neighbours. The F-35s are to work together with the air forces of Oman and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf. The HMS Queen Elisabeth encountered the Shabab Oman II, the sail training ship of the Oman Navy. The sailing vessel has been part of the permanent training programme for Omani cadets since 2014, was built in Romania and fitted out in the Netherlands (Damen Shipyards). She is 87 metres long, 11 metres wide and has a sail area of 2,700 square metres.

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Otters conquer Singapore

Otters conquer Singapore

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

The marineforum also likes to take a look at the Indo-Pacific region on the occasion of Bavaria's voyage. Here you can read about some very different "sea stories": A strange plague, as the Washington Post recently reported. Pollution and deforestation wiped out Singapore's otter population in the 1970s. But when the country cleaned up its waters and reforested the land in recent years, the otters returned, integrated into the urban environment and learnt to find their way in the new world. Marina Bay, which is known for its architecturally daring hotels and one-bedroom flats costing 1.8 million dollars, is home to...

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Autonomously circumnavigating Denmark

Autonomously circumnavigating Denmark

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics announced today that it has completed the world's first autonomous and remote-controlled voyage of a seagoing vehicle over more than 1,000 nautical miles. Under the project name "The Machine Odyssey", the company's autonomous tug Nellie Bly completed a circumnavigation of Denmark. It only needed 129 operating hours over 13 days. The voyage was guided by the US Coast Guard. Remote-controlled autonomous ships offer the maritime industry new impetus for competitiveness. This is why CEO Michael Johnson expressed his enthusiasm: "The Machine Odyssey signals the beginning of a new human-technology relationship that will revolutionise maritime operations in the 21st...

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