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Co-operation between A&R and Fassmer

Co-operation between A&R and Fassmer

Posted by | 8 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

The further cooperation was formally announced at the EURONAVAL maritime trade fair in Paris on 5 November 2024. The signed partnership is not new territory for either shipyard; both shipyards already support each other with the multi-purpose vessels for the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport. The first multi-purpose vessel is currently moored at the pier at Fassmer and is being fitted out by Abeking & Rasmussen. A 105 metre long hydrographic vessel (BHO) for the Indonesian navy is on its way from Indonesia to the Weser. This is also a joint project between the two shipyards.

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"Gorch Fock" visits Hamburg

"Gorch Fock" visits Hamburg

Posted by | 7 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The "Gorch Fock", the German Navy's sail training ship, is currently at the Hamburg Norderwerft shipyard (Naval Vessels Lürssen Group), where it is undergoing its class renewal - the scheduled ship MOT. All the necessary work is due to be completed on 8 November 2024. Commander Frigate Captain Elmar Bornkessel invites all interested parties to visit the ship at Überseebrücke on 9 and 10 November from 12 noon to 6 pm. The last visit to the "Gorch Fock", which was built in 1958 at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, was almost 10 years ago. Source:...

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Rostock - Fire investigation on tanker "Annika" completed

Rostock - Fire investigation on tanker "Annika" completed

Posted by | 6 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

According to NDR, fire investigators and police in Rostock harbour have largely completed their investigations into the wrecked coastal tanker "Annika". The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) announced that the results will now be analysed and summarised in a report; however, it will probably take more than a year before the report is presented. The investigation will focus on where and why the fire occurred and how such situations can be avoided in future. The BSU categorises the incident as a "serious marine casualty". According to experts, this ship fire shows once again the dangers for the Baltic Sea ecosystem. All seven crew members have been recognised by the German...

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Indo-Pacific Association does not sail through the Red Sea - why this is a good thing

Indo-Pacific Association does not sail through the Red Sea - why this is a good thing

Posted by | 4 Nov 2024 | , , , | 13

An explanatory piece - from the pier. The question of whether the German Navy's Indo-Pacific convoy, consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main", should sail through the Red Sea on the way back from its world tour has been raised since the convoy left port on 7 May 2024. It was foreseeable for naval officers that no such passage would take place without an end to the Houthi threat. The decision therefore came as little surprise to the navy and its experts. From the beginning: the world looked on in horror at the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. From November 2023, the Houthis took over ships of the...

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Benefit concert with the Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps

Benefit concert with the Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps

Posted by | 4 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

Landeskommando Bremen and Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V. organise concert in St. Petri Cathedral in Bremen For the second time, Landeskommando Bremen and Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V. are organising a charity concert in Bremen Cathedral. The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps will be playing selected works of church music on 5 November from 19:00 under the direction of frigate captain Matthias Prock. The programme consists of a very heartfelt piece of music "Ubi Caritas", which was composed for a wind sextet and large wind orchestra. The composition is structured in such a way that the entire church space is included (spatial sound music). A work for solo tuba and orchestra is also planned. Every year in Germany there is a...

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