Wie man aus Marinekreisen vernimmt, ist es soweit: Der ersehnte Tag für den Sea Lion scheint gekommen. Eine Bordgruppe ist auf dem Einsatzgruppenversorger "Bonn" eingeschifft und wird am Montag, dem 13. Februar, mit zwei NH90 Sea Lion an Bord auslaufen. Die Basisfunktionen sind bereits getestet, die Vorbereitungen sind abgeschlossen. Es...
Die pakistanische Marine nimmt am heutigen 10. Februar eine Übung mit 50 teilnehmenden Nationen auf. Bis zum 14. Februar werden neben den beteiligten See- und Seeluftstreitkräften auch Spezialeinheiten die Grundlagen maritimer Seekriegführung aufarbeiten. Die Übung ist in zwei Phasen unterteilt, wobei die Hafenphase (10. – 12. Februar) neben sozio-kulturellen Aktivitäten...
In times of much bad news, good news must not be lost! After months of despair during the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2022 brought a recovery for the well-being of seafarers. The "Mission to Seafarers", which looks after the most important thing in the shipping industry - its people - publishes the quarterly report...
The U.S. Navy was standing by in the expected impact area at 2:40 p.m. local time on Saturday, 4 February 2023, when the Chinese "research balloon" was shot down, with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and embarked teams from the FBI and NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) ready to recover the debris. Security forces Three other Coast Guard...
Damen Naval, der Hauptauftragnehmer für die vier Fregatten des Typs F126, hat Damen Marine Components (DMC) beauftragt, die erforderlichen Ruderpaare für die Kampfschiffe zu entwickeln und zu produzieren. Sie sollen die hydrodynamischen Eigenschaften der Schiffe verbessern und extremen Stößen standhalten können. Nach Angabe von Damen sind die DMC-Vollspatenruder vom Typ...
When something goes wrong in the German Bight, the German Bight Traffic Centre is the first to know - and if the situation becomes really dramatic, it asks the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven to take over the overall management of a particular emergency. Situation This is what happened last Tuesday, 31 January 2023, when the crew...
Update from 5 February 2023 And it happened just as you could have counted on five fingers: On 4 February 2023, the Brazilian navy found a ship about 190 nautical miles (350 kilometres) off the coast - just inside the Brazilian economic zone - in water depths of 5,000 metres, free of underwater cables and...
Under the name "Plectrum", the designers of the Italian Lazzarini Design Studio in Rome have presented the concept for a spectacular hydrofoil superyacht with hydrogen propulsion, which will glide across the water at around 75 knots (140 km/h) in the utmost luxury. However, they have also set a financial framework of 80 million euros for this...
The first Hull Vane for the Royal Dutch Navy was delivered in Den Helder at the beginning of June 2022. This is a baffle plate to be fitted under the stern that makes ships faster and quieter, i.e. more efficient, while also improving their sea behaviour. This baffle will be fitted to the transom of the "HNLMS Groningen" at the beginning of 2023.
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