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Mercury Marine and the DMYV enter into partnership

Partnership agreed for the provision of engines and spare parts for youth and competitive boats. The German Motor Yacht Association (DMYV) is the sporting authority for motorised water sports in Germany. Through its membership in the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), as the sole representative of motorised water sports, and in the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) - the world association for motorised water sports, the DMYV is responsible for the sports organisation. Equipping the boats for youth and competitive sport with engines that meet the high standards of UIM conformity on the one hand, and have to withstand the rigours of training and competition on the other, is essential. Mercury, with its long tradition...

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Sea trials of China's "Fujian"

China proudly claims that its new aircraft carrier is the largest conventionally powered warship in the world On 23 June, a noteworthy report from the "China Morning Post" arrived in the mailbox: China claimed the title of having the largest conventional aircraft carrier design in the world and immediately published a few references to the "Fujian". The state broadcaster focussed in particular on the electromagnetic catapult. Something had been achieved on a conventionally powered ship that was thought to be impossible. The Chinese emphasised that this was unique. Well, the US Navy can do this with the Ford-class, but this is known to be nuclear-powered and can therefore be sufficiently...

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Flagship "Grömitz" back from the Aegean

Low number and availability of units necessitates the use of minehunting boats as command and control platforms From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Thursday, 4 July 2024 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Grömitz", which belongs to the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, will return to its home port of Kiel from a six-month deployment to the NATO Aegean Support Mission. Over the past six months, the Kiel-based boat has been the command platform and the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the NATO Aegean Support Mission. The task of the "Grömitz" was to provide the situational awareness required to control the Aegean in order to prevent illegal refugee flows...

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Kieler Woche: Follow-up Russian activities

At the end of last week, unusual movements by the Russian navy and Russian state vessels were once again observed right on the doorstep of Kiel Bay in the Fehmarnbelt. On 22 June 2024, the Russian oil tanker (RFS) "Yaz" and the Steregushiy-class corvette RFS "Stoikiy" passed through the Fehmarnbelt in the direction of St. Petersburg. The corvette had previously passed the Danish Straits heading north from the Baltiysk naval base on 19 June 2024. It was assumed that the RFS "Stoikiy" was deployed to protect the oil tanker RFS "Yaz", which was approaching the Skagerrak at the time. The tanker "Yaz" left Tartus (Syria) at the end of May...

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