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Christmas and New Year on the hunt for plastic

Christmas and New Year on the hunt for plastic

Posted by | 15 Jan 2021 | , , | 0

Research vessel SONNE investigated the path of plastic waste in the ocean The research vessel SONNE spent a month travelling the Atlantic on the trail of plastic waste. Now the ship from the Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research has arrived back in Emden. It is well known that millions of tonnes of plastic waste end up in the ocean and its marginal seas every year. Where the rubbish ends up, however, is not. An expedition by the German research vessel SONNE has helped to find out more about the path and effects of plastic in the sea. The team on board reported on their work in the blog of the JPI Oceans research project HOTMIC - and on unusual holidays on the...

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"Spessart" joins SNMG 1

"Spessart" joins SNMG 1

Posted by | 14 Jan 2021 | , | 0

Despite their advanced age, the two tankers of the "Rhön" class are still needed to supply units at sea. On Monday, the "Spessart" left its home port to initially carry out some training projects. To this end, instructors from the Navy's Damage Prevention Training Centre in Neustadt were on board. They brought the civilian crew under Captain Rolf-Heinrich von Bebern (53) up to speed. The "Spessart" will officially become part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) on Friday and will join the other units of the group in the English Channel on 18 January. These are currently the Portuguese flagship "Corte Real"...

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Change in the MCN Board of Directors

Change in the MCN Board of Directors

Posted by | 14 Jan 2021 | , , | 0

Change of state representation on the board of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN): Andreas Richter, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Economics and Innovation, is succeeded by Dr Niels Kämpny from the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalisation. This means that Lower Saxony will take over the annually rotating representation of the five coastal federal states on the MCN e. V. board and the chairmanship of the state coordination committee in 2021. "Back in 2016, when the MCN was founded, the state of Lower Saxony provided us with advice and support. In view of the current challenges in the maritime industry, which are reflected in our fields of action, we are looking forward to further dialogue...

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Minehunting boat Datteln runs out

Minehunting boat Datteln runs out

Posted by | 12 Jan 2021 | , | 0

A new mission for the DATTELN: on 12 January, the 45 men and women cast off from their home port of Kiel to set course for the North Sea. There, the boat will become part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). Commander Tanja Merkl believes the boat is well prepared for the tasks ahead: "The crew of the minehunting boat DATTELN has undergone comprehensive operational and maritime deployment preparation this year as planned. Participation in SNMCMG 1 is therefore the goal for which we have prepared intensively." A US Navy soldier is also on board. He...

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Neuer Kommodore des MFG 5

Neuer Kommodore des MFG 5

Posted by | 8 Jan 2021 | , | 1

Nach lediglich anderthalb Jahren als Kommodore verlässt Fregattenkapitän Jan Richard Keller (48) das Marinefliegergeschwader 5 wieder. Am 11. Januar wird Kapitän zur See Thorsten Bobzin das Kommando über die die gesamte Hubschrauberflotte der Marine und die knapp 1.300 Soldaten und Zivilangestellten des MFG 5 an Fregattenkapitän Carsten Holtgreve (50) übergeben. Holtgreve war bereits als Kommandeur der Technischen Gruppe im MFG 5 und des Abteilungsleiters Logistik im Marinefliegerkommando eingesetzt. Zuletzt war er als Büroleiter des Chef des Stabes im Marinekommando. Im MFG 5 sind die Hubschrauber Typen Sea King, Sea Lynx, Sea Lion und EC-135 beheimatet. Text: mb; Fotos: Alexander...

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