Category: Security policy

Another incident in the Strait of Hormuz

Another incident in the Strait of Hormuz

Gepostet von | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 2

Another incident occurred in the Strait of Hormuz this Monday evening (10 May). Thirteen Iranian Revolutionary Guards speedboats approached an American naval convoy passing through the Strait at high speed. The ships included the Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarine USS Georgia and the Ticonderoga cruiser Monterey. Despite signals from the ship's siren and repeated requests to turn away by radio and loudspeaker, the boats came within 140 metres of the ships. It was only after a US Coast Guard cutter, which was also part of the convoy, fired two salvos totalling 30 shots that the boats turned and moved away.

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Economy needs SEA

Economy needs SEA

Gepostet von | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The 12th National Maritime Conference starts today in Rostock-Warnemünde This year's 12th National Maritime Conference (NMK) will be broadcast digitally from the port of Rostock-Warnemünde for the first time today and tomorrow. Federal Minister Altmaier explains: "The maritime industry is one of the main pillars of Germany as a business location and is of enormous importance for an export nation. The industry is currently being hit hard by coronavirus, but we also see the crisis as an opportunity. Climate protection and digitalisation are challenges, but they are also an incentive and the key to competitiveness in the future. We have already achieved a lot in the past two years: with the promotion of hydrogen, the introduction...

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Large weapons find

Large weapons find

Gepostet von | 9 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The crew of the USS Monterey confiscated thousands of illegal weapons on 6 and 7 May. During the search of a suspicious, stateless dhow in the northern part of the Arabian Sea, the US Coast Guard boarding team found a broad arsenal of warlike material. These included modern anti-tank missiles, Kalashnikov machine guns and sniper rifles as well as optical sights. All the weapons were Russian and Chinese-made. The USS Monterey is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser and was commissioned in June 1990. At 173 metres in length, it displaces 9750 tonnes. There are 390 crew on board. Text: mb; Photos: US...

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Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Minister responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard, Bernadette Jordan, has announced that her country will acquire two new icebreakers as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. They will replace the largest icebreaker currently in service, the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, when it is retired as planned in 2030. The new ships will also give the coastguard new capabilities, as the future units will be larger and more powerful than their predecessors. This will enable longer operations to be carried out in more northerly regions. A length of around 150 metres with a width of 28 metres is planned....

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