Seen several times: the colour of the fleet service boat Oker is not right. In the picture that has been circulating in some northern German newspapers, you can see how the paint is peeling off. No, it's not camouflage, it's not a Photoshop gag, and no: nobody has tried to paint the silhouette of Eckernförde on the hull. The current...

During the night from Monday to Tuesday, there was a fire on the reconnaissance vessel "Alster" (Oste class 423), which is currently undergoing scheduled repairs in the floating dock of the Norderwerft shipyard in Hamburg harbour. According to initial information, there was a fire in an electrical distribution box. Crew members were able to extinguish the fire quickly. The fire brigade that was called out checked...

Further reinforcement for NATO's northern flank: Fleet service boat "Alster" also departs On Saturday, 26 February 2022 at 12 noon, the fleet service boat "Alster" will depart for the Baltic Sea to be the eyes and ears not only of the navy, but of the entire Bundeswehr. The Oste-class fleet service boat is a reconnaissance vessel that...

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