Martin Sulanke has been a professional diver for 36 years. He works on the "Atair". In an interview on board, he explains what his job entails and why it can be dangerous underwater. "I originally come from deep-sea fishing," says Sulanke, who wears a white stubbly beard, a silver earring and a red cap....
Seit Montag, 21. Juni 2021 übte die Bundespolizei den Einsatz und das internationale Zusammenwirken von Spezialkräften bei maritimen Gefahrenlagen. Unterstützt wurde sie dabei, wie bereits in den Jahren zuvor, vom Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrografie (BSH). Die Herausforderung in diesem Jahr bildete eine ganz besondere Kooperation: Neben den Kräften der...
The BSH has been measuring the proportion of sulphur in ship emissions since 2014. At the end of 2020, the measuring network consisted of three fixed and one mobile station as well as the new measuring station on the Atair. The maximum permissible limit for the proportion of sulphur in marine fuels worldwide has been 0.5 percent since 1 January 2020....
The new survey, wreck search and research vessel Atair 75 metres long, around 17 metres wide, a draught of five metres and a speed of around 13 knots characterise the Atair, the first seagoing government vessel for special tasks with LNG propulsion, low-noise and awarded the Blue Angel for energy-efficient design. In more than...
Maritime shipping is the backbone of global trade, as the pandemic has once again clearly demonstrated. The German merchant fleet is still the fifth largest in the world. With 16.4 per cent of global capacity, Germany even has the largest container fleet in the world. At the end of 2020, there were 1844 merchant ships in...
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