Podcast on U 96 with bestselling author Gerrit Reichert Exclusive release of veterans' audios For the first time, selected original voices of the veterans of U 96 ("Das Boot") will be available to the public from Friday, 20 December. Bestselling author Gerrit Reichert ("U 96 Realität und Mythos") has made them exclusively available for a new podcast series: "Between 1981...
The second Kiel Munition Clearance Week (KMCW25) will take place in Kiel from 18 to 20 June 2025. It will bring together international stakeholders to comprehensively analyse progress, innovations and future challenges in dealing with munitions waste in the sea. The Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Environment is organising the event together with the Kiel-based technology company north.io....
The 15th sanctions package against Russia was adopted by the Council of Foreign Ministers on 16 December 2024. Key elements of the package include further action against the Russian shadow fleet, the inclusion of numerous individuals and entities with links to the Russian military-industrial complex and the improvement of the legal protection of EU central depositories. It includes...
On Friday, 20 December 2024 at 10 a.m., the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" will arrive at its home base in Warnemünde. Almost 200 days ago, on 8 June 2024, the crew under the command of frigate captain Christian Rodust set sail to take part in the mandated foreign mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon)....
On the night of 9 December, the Israeli navy attacked warships belonging to the former Syrian regime and sank them in the port of Latakia. According to media reports, the operation is part of a broader campaign to neutralise military facilities of the Syrian armed forces. According to media reports, the aim was to prevent them from being destroyed amid the chaotic takeover of...
The transfer of the future Royal Netherlands Navy task force supply ship "Den Helder" from Romania to the Netherlands was a daring endeavour in light of the war in Ukraine. The ship arrived in Vlissingen in the early morning of 13 December 2024 after leaving the Damen shipyard in Galati, Romania, on 16 November. Sea trials and...
On Wednesday, 18 December 2024, at 10 a.m., the tender "Werra" and the minesweeper "Weilheim" will return to their home port of Kiel. They will then have months of training and manoeuvres behind them. Tender "Werra" has been at sea as the lead ship with an international staff on board since July. The unit belonged to the Standing...
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...What next for Russia's naval units in Syria? Wait and see, evacuate or hold out. Support from a landing ship? Michael Nitz and Hans Uwe Mergener In the midst of the uncertainty surrounding the intentions of Russian naval units in the eastern Mediterranean, a ship movement in the Baltic Sea and its approaches draws attention. At around 14:00 on 10 December 2024, a ship passed...
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