While the German frigate "Hessen" has arrived in Souda Bay (Crete) on its way to the area of operations for resupply, the situation in the south of the Red Sea is becoming turbulent. During the course of the day on 19 February, UKTMO reported a possible attack on a ship approximately 100 nautical miles east of Aden (Incident 033). According to UKTMO...
The actual voyage to the operational area began with the manoeuvre whistle of the anti-aircraft frigate "Hessen" (F 221, class 124) in Wilhelmshaven's 4th entry shortly before ten o'clock. The departure took place in wintry calm seas and moderate visibility, but it will probably not stay that way for long. The frigate "Hessen" is from the...
19 February: Launch of the EU maritime mission in the Red Sea? marineforum.online had already reported on 23 January 2024 on the decision-making process and funding position regarding an EU-led naval mission. Read article Here are further developments Aspides, the EU naval mission in the Red Sea, cleared another hurdle this week. At the informal meeting of defence ministers...
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On Friday, 1 October, the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Captain Christian Scherrer, will hand over command of the 2nd Frigate Squadron on board the frigate "Hessen" to Frigate Captain Torben Jürgensen, who took over command exactly two years ago. "It was a pleasure and an honour for me to...
On Wednesday, 29 September 2021 at 9 a.m., the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Captain Christian Scherrer (47), will hand over command of the frigate "Hessen" from Frigate Captain Hans-Ulrich Geißler (44) to his successor, Frigate Captain Volker Kübsch (42). Frigate Captain Geißler had assumed command of the "Hessen" in October...
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