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Pacific: German ship's doctors save lives

Pacific: German ship's doctors save lives

Gepostet von | 23 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: At sea - During the night of 21 to 22 June German time, the ship's doctors on the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" took a sick person on board between the US mainland and the Hawaiian archipelago, around 1,400 kilometres off the Californian coast, and provided him with emergency medical care. How did this come about A German Navy unit consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" is currently in transit from San Diego in California to Hawaii as part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) 2024 with six other naval vessels from four nations....

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Ocean-going tugs "Made in China" for the German Navy

Ocean-going tugs "Made in China" for the German Navy

Gepostet von | 21 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

The German Armed Forces Procurement Office has purchased another used ocean-going tug for the German Navy. The tug is to operate under the name "Borkum" and was selected because it is only two years old. According to information from Koblenz, the purchase price is in the low double-digit million euro range. The purchase was realised within five months. The tug "Britoil Guardian" is currently sailing under the Singapore flag with the IMO number 9797280 and was built by Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering in China under the construction number YX3252S. The shipyard was only founded under this name in 2000 and specialises in the construction of so-called AHTS -...

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The RIMPAC 2024 large-scale exercise

The RIMPAC 2024 large-scale exercise

Gepostet von | 4 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

Around 29 nations, 40 ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and helicopters and more than 25,000 soldiers will take part in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, which is scheduled to take place in and around the Hawaiian Islands from 26 June to 2 August. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series, which began in 1971. As the world's largest international naval manoeuvre, RIMPAC brings together the capabilities of armed forces in a dynamic maritime environment to demonstrate enduring interoperability across the full spectrum of military operations. The theme of RIMPAC 2024 is "Partners: Integrated and...

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Pentagon: Port Gaza now operational

Pentagon: Port Gaza now operational

Gepostet von | 17 May 2024 | , , , , | 0

At the beginning of March, immediately after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the US Department of Defence had already declared an emergency mission to set up a temporary pier facility on the coast of Gaza to deliver 2 million meals a day as humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population. Under the direction of U.S. Central Command, the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Capability (JLOTS) was to be brought to bear within 60 days. This includes a floating pontoon anchored off the coast and a two-lane floating pier that provides the connection to the mainland. On the seaward side, a squadron of support vessels and barges (lighterage system craft) provide the shuttle service.

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Finland joins security partnership

Finland joins security partnership

Gepostet von | 25 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

Finland has joined the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) after joining NATO, becoming the 43rd member of the world's largest maritime security partnership. The Commander of the CMF, Vice Admiral George Wikoff, officially welcomed Finland and praised the country's long history of maritime professionalism. Finland will strengthen our already impressive partnership here in the Middle East, Wikoff said. Intension The international naval coalition was established in 2001 to maintain security and stability in a theatre of operations that encompasses some of the world's most important shipping lanes with more than 8 million square kilometres of international waters, including the Suez Canal, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Middle East...

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