Category: Security policy

Large weapons find

Large weapons find

Posted by | 9 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Die Crew der USS Monterey hat am 6. und 7. Mai Tausende illegale Waffen beschlagnahmt. Bei der Durchsuchung einer verdächtigen, staatenlosen Dau im nördlichen Teil des Arabischen Meeres fand das Boarding-Team der US Coast Guard ein breites Arsenal kriegsfähigen Materials. Darunter befanden sich moderne Panzerabwehrraketen, Kalaschnikow-Maschinengewehre und Scharfschützengewehre sowie optische Zielgeräte. Alle Waffen stammen aus russischer und chinesischer Produktion. Die USS Monterey ist ein Kreuzer der Ticonderoga-Klasse und wurde im Juni 1990 in Dienst gestellt. Bei 173 Meter Länge verdrängt sie 9750 Tonnen. An Bord befinden sich 390 Mann Besatzung. Text: mb; Fotos: 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

Posted by | 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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Royal Navy sends two patrol boats to Jersey

Royal Navy sends two patrol boats to Jersey

Posted by | 5 May 2021 | , , , | 0

A further dispute is brewing between the UK and France after Brexit. French fishermen do not want to comply with the British government's stipulation that only vessels that have a proven history of fishing in the waters around Jersey are allowed to do so. To express their displeasure, around 100 fishing boats on the French side are ready to set off for Jersey on Thursday. Their destination is the harbour of St Helier, which is not to be blockaded. A spokesman for the fishermen said that the boats wanted to return to their home harbours in the afternoon. Prime Minister Boris...

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Corona times friendly

Corona times friendly

Posted by | 5 May 2021 | , , , | 1

Different rules obviously apply at sea: The Berlin boarding team has had positive experiences with corona. However, it was not the omnipresent virus, but a merchant ship with the contemporary name Corona J. The initially suspicious container ship was on its way from Port Said to Misurata in Libya when the crew of the German task force supply vessel approached it and asked the captain for permission to check the cargo and papers on board. After obtaining the captain's permission, the Lithuanian soldiers from the boarding team boarded the Corona J via Sea Lynx, where both sides were astonished...

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TCG Kemalreis leaves SNMG 2

TCG Kemalreis leaves SNMG 2

Posted by | 5 May 2021 | , , , | 0

After around two and a half months, the Turkish frigate Kemalreis has left Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). According to NATO information, only the Spanish destroyer Méndez Núñez is now part of this group. SNMG 2 is commanded by Spanish Flotilla Admiral Manuel Aguirre Aldereguía. The Kemalreis is no stranger to German eyes: Although she was built by Gölcük Naval Shipyard in the late 1990s, the Meko-200 design comes from Blohm+Voss. Two of the Turkish ships were also built there. The Kemalreis was the last of four Barbaros-class ships to be commissioned by the Turkish Navy in June 2000. With a length of...

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