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Rostock blue helmet soldiers return to their home port

Rostock blue helmet soldiers return to their home port

Gepostet von | 18 Mar 2022 | , | 0

Today, the corvette "Braunschweig" returned from the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon). She was welcomed by the Lord Mayor of the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock, Claus Ruhe Madsen (49). With music byMarius Müller-Westernhagen "Ich bin wieder hier" and a home pennant, the "Braunschweig" returned with its 60-strong crew under the command of Corvette Captain Pascal Störk. The task of the blue helmets was to monitor the sea area off the Lebanese coast and to prevent possible arms smuggling on site. In addition, they trained the local navy in coastal defence - a permanent secondary task for the Rostock marines. Already...

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Donald Cook in Warnemünde

Donald Cook in Warnemünde

Gepostet von | 17 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Walkers in Warnemünde watch in amazement as something threads its way into the sea channel: an unusual silhouette moves towards the Warnow in slightly hazy weather. It is a United States Navy destroyer, the "Donald Cook" (DDG - 75) of the Arleigh Burke class. The US Navy destroyer is on an informal visit to Rostock and has moored in the industrial harbour. According to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state command, the ship has requested host nation support, meaning that it is being replenished, refuelled and disposed of whatever a ship needs. The "Donald Cook" will leave the Warnow again on Monday. About the background of the stay...

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Last corvette for the German Navy?

Last corvette for the German Navy?

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

On 15 March 2022, construction number 10 of the Braunschweig class was laid down in Wolgast. The future "Lübeck" is the last (?) unit of the second batch of Class 130 for the German Navy for the time being. According to the current armaments report, corvettes 6 to 8 are being fitted out in Hamburg. Construction number 9, the corvette "Augsburg", is still in the production phase. In terms of shipbuilding, the boats are on schedule. Delivery of the first of the second batch, corvette "Köln" (F265), is expected in 2023, nine months later than planned when the order was placed in September 2017. The delivery of all ships should be completed by 2025.

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Hunting yachts part II

Hunting yachts part II

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The Washington Post literally called it "schadenfreude at sea" - Oligarchs already trying to "go dark" There seems to be something satisfying about following the movements of luxury yachts online, as people around the globe gloat about what problems the oligarchs are having and use Twitter, for example, to gleefully post the names, locations, ownership and current status of various yachts. People are watching and reporting on how governments around the world are seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as part of the sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While money can often be hidden and moved between offshore bank accounts, it is more difficult to seize a mega yacht...

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60th Historical Tactical Conference 2020 available online!

60th Historical Tactical Conference 2020 available online!

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , | 2

All presentations with a foreword by Dr Heinrich Walle The 60th Hi Ta Ta in Linstow in January 2020 was exceptional in every respect. As in the six previous years, Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann, Deputy Inspector General of the Navy and Commander of the Fleet, opened the 60th Hi Ta Ta. He explained the choice of topics and justified this with the intention of asking what from our recent history is still relevant to our own responsibility today. The thematic canon ranges from the question of what we have inherited from our predecessor navies to the question of...

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