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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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Crews leave their ships in Ukraine

Crews leave their ships in Ukraine

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Shipowners have started to ask the crews of ships stranded off the Ukrainian coast to leave. M.T. Maritime has evacuated 22 Filipino seafarers from its oil tanker MTM Rio Grande and left the vessel unmanned in the Ukrainian port of Nika-Tera. The crew is currently in Romania awaiting a return flight to the Philippines, the company announced. The Ukrainian ports were closed on 24 February when the Russian troops began their invasion. At least five of the 140 ships stuck in the country's waters were damaged by shelling. One Bangladeshi sailor was killed. As the fierce...

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Exclusion of the Russian maritime register

Exclusion of the Russian maritime register

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The members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) have decided to exclude the Russian shipping register from their ranks, citing the impact of allied sanctions. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU states imposed tough sanctions on the Russian economy, cut off most Russian banks from the international money transfer system and imposed far-reaching sanctions on Russian state-owned companies. The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS Class) was added to the list of EU financial sanctions last week. In addition, the UK - where the IACS is based - has taken action to freeze the assets of all Russian banks, going further and...

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Ship convoy of 14 units approaches Odessa

Ship convoy of 14 units approaches Odessa

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, marineforum documents current maritime events in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. As always these days - hardly any news that can be independently verified. 15 March 2022 +++ Ship formation of 14 units approaches Odessa from the south Ukrayinska Pravda reports as of 7 p.m. local time that, according to the military commander of Odessa, the local population has been subjected to an air and sea offensive since the morning. Around 90 rounds of heavy weapons were fired in 14 hours, which are said to have resulted in two casualties. According to military analysts, midday satellite images show three groups of ships in the...

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