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"USS Connecticut": Underwater collision in the South China Sea

"USS Connecticut": Underwater collision in the South China Sea

Gepostet von | 9 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Submerged on patrol in the South China Sea, the nuclear-powered Seawolf-class submarine runs into an unknown underwater object. The incident occurred on 2 October. According to the US 7th Fleet, the "USS Connecticut" was in international waters. Eleven crew members suffered injuries such as bruises and lacerations. Two of the cases were categorised as 'moderate', the others as 'minor'. After the collision, the submarine was able to continue its journey. According to the US Navy, the submarine was stable and fully operational. Weapons and sensor systems as well as the propulsion system remained unaffected. The unit is now travelling to Guam to assess the damage. On its own keel, that is...

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Change of management at the Centre for Operational Testing in Eckernförde

Change of management at the Centre for Operational Testing in Eckernförde

Gepostet von | 6 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

On Thursday, 7 October at 10.30 a.m., the Commander of the Naval Support Command, Flotilla Admiral Lars Holm (60), will hand over command of the Operational Test Centre from Captain Jörg Dieter Lorentzen (54) to Captain Thomas Jaensch (54). Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Operational Testing (ZEP) has been able to fulfil all its orders. The ZEP carries out the operational testing of newly introduced or significantly modified ships, boats, equipment and weapons. Three areas were further expanded in order to better fulfil the ZEP's core mission of testing and firing under operational conditions: Target presentation, simulation and technical analysis. Captain at sea...

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Gorch Fock back in Kiel - The odyssey's final act....

Gorch Fock back in Kiel - The odyssey's final act....

Gepostet von | 4 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

It's done. After more than 2,200 days in the shipyard, the German Navy's training sailing ship, the Gorch Fock, has returned to its traditional berth in its home harbour - and the pier now also bears the name of the poet Rudolf Kinau, alias "Gorch Fock". The ship, repeatedly derided in many media as a "ship of fools, a three-masted circus, a million-dollar grave", has officially ended its shipyard phase and is once again available to the German Navy as a training and representation platform. Following the handover in Wilhelmshaven on World Maritime Day, which took place in a small, high-ranking ceremony, the Gorch Fock met with Vice Admiral Karsten Stawitzky, Head of the Armaments Department of the BMVg and...

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Blue Planet Economy

Blue Planet Economy

Gepostet von | 4 Oct 2021 | | 1

Am 7. und 8. Oktober 2021 findet das Blue Planet Economy (BPE) Maritime Forum online statt. Das Forum stellt den italienischen Beitrag zum  European Maritime Day 2021 dar, ein jährliches Event, das aus 240 Initiativen in 25 EU - Ländern besteht und von der Europäischen Kommission organisiert wird. Der Fokus vom BPE Maritime Forum ist auf den Schutz und auf die nachhaltige Entwicklung der maritimen Ressourcen unseres Planeten, insbesondere im Mittelmeerraum ausgelegt. Das Event soll den wissenschaftlichen Austausch zu Themen rund um die maritime Wirtschaft fördern. Die Teilnehmer sind institutionelle Stakeholder, Player aus der Industrie, Fachverbände, innovative KMU, Investoren und Forschungsinstitute....

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First container ship refuelled with SNG

First container ship refuelled with SNG

Gepostet von | 4 Oct 2021 | , , , , | 0

On 29 September 2021, the first commercial container ship was refuelled with CO2-neutral synthetic LNG in Brunsbüttel. This makes the "ElbBLUE", owned by the German shipping company Elbdeich and registered in Limassol, the first ship in the world to run on synthetic natural gas (SNG). Built in China in 2012, the container ship is 153 metres long and has a displacement of 13,200 tonnes and can transport 1,036 containers. Originally powered by heavy fuel oil, the MAN 8L48/60B diesel engine from MAN Energy Solutions was converted to the MAN 51/60DF four-stroke engine in 2017. At the time, the ship was still called the "Wes Amelie" and attracted international attention with its drive unit. The so-called multi-fuel engine enables the use of...

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