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Mission boats for frigates: Latest technology - proven function

Wilhelmshaven - The first two new and modernised Rapid C-810 rescue and operations boats have been handed over to Flotilla 2. They will be deployed on the F123 and F124 class frigates. The first boat has already been successfully integrated on the "Hamburg", F124 and sister ship of the "Hessen", which left for the Red Sea on Thursday, 8 February 2024 in preparation for the yet-to-be-mandated EUNAVFOR "Aspides" mission, and is operationally available as a so-called boarding boat, for sea rescue and for transporting people and material. The two standby and operational boats have been added to the twelve already existing and up to now...

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Offshore wind farms - setting the course required

The European offshore wind sector is facing a Herculean task in order to build the necessary infrastructure to achieve the climate targets that have been set. This is shown by the results report presented in January 2024 by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). The European Network ENTSO-E, based in Brussels, currently consists of 40 transmission system operators, represents 36 countries and is responsible for the secure and coordinated operation of the European electricity grid, the largest interconnected electricity grid in the world. Planning instrument With its Offshore Network Development Plan (ONDP), ENTSO-E is presenting a planning instrument for the first time and its ten-year network development plan shows how offshore and onshore developments are to be integrated,...

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Red Sea: The "Hessians" and Aspides

19 February: Launch of the EU maritime mission in the Red Sea? marineforum.online had already reported on 23 January 2024 on the decision-making process and funding position regarding an EU-led naval mission. Read article Here are further developments Aspides, the EU naval mission in the Red Sea, cleared another hurdle this week. At the informal meeting of defence ministers, a decisive course was set. "Our aim is to set up and launch Operation Aspides by 19 February at the latest. And I am certain that we will do so," said Josep Borrell at the end of the informal EU Council of Defence Ministers on 31 January 2024. National contributions According to the...

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Russian Navy: Large workshop ship on its way home - and now?

On the last weekend in January, the large workshop ship "PM-82" of the Russian Navy could be seen travelling eastwards in the Fehmarnbelt. The Amur-class ship (project 304, 122 metres, 5,600 tonnes) was accompanied on its journey from Tartus in Syria to Baltiysk by the support ship "Sergey Balk", which has been commuting between the Baltic Sea and the Middle East for almost a year. In the autumn, "Sergey Balk" had only just escorted the Kilo-3 class submarine "Krasnodar" - one of six boats from the first batch of the modified Kilo class (project 636.3, 74 metres, 3,100 tonnes submerged) built for the Black Sea Fleet - from Tartus to St Petersburg for repairs. Accompanied by...

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What are the benefits of being a member of the Naval Officers' Association?

Maritime Convention At the Maritime Convention in Berlin, we from marineforum spoke to Victoria Kietzmann, first female commander of the navy, corvette captain - and member of the MOV. "In fact, I'm probably a late member," Kietzmann reveals in the interview. Nevertheless, Kietzmann, who works as a teaching group commander at the naval technology school, quickly recognised the benefits: first and foremost, networking and exchanging ideas with active and former naval officers. And this takes place in person, as at the Maritime Convention, but above all digitally. "I can recommend to everyone not to be a late starter like me, but to take advantage of this opportunity in advance.

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