Mane obviligo If the passage of Russian nuclear submarines caused a furore, the entry of the Iranian navy's largest ship into the Baltic Sea accompanied by an Iranian frigate is no less so. For weeks, ship spotters have been following the course of two Iranian naval units with different interpretations of their destination. In the morning...
The 50th Baltic Operations exercise in the Baltic Region, kicked off on June 6. Between June 6-18, air and maritime assets from 18 NATO Allies and partner nations will participate in live training events that include air defence, anti-submarine warfare, amphibious operations, maritime interdiction, mine countermeasure operations. "This year, we...
Munitions in the sea - Kiel Munition Clearance Week aims to promote the removal of contaminated sites in the sea Over 1.5 million tonnes of munitions are rusting away on the seabed. Their explosives endanger shipping, the environment and people. The issue is not only relevant for coastal regions: Carcinogenic substances from the munitions enter the sea via fish...
Russian Steregushiy corvette returns from the Mediterranean after an accident. During the deployment, the corvette was accompanied by the fuel supply vessel RFS Kola and the ocean-going tug RFS Yakov Grebelsky. The RFS Kola, which has been in service since 1967, had a collision with the bulk carrier Ark on 23 March 2021 off Suez.
The minesweepers were active in the eastern Baltic Sea for a fortnight and the Open Spirit 2021 exercise ended yesterday. With great success, as more than 120 mines and other ammunition remnants were detected and rendered harmless. A total of 21 boats from eleven nations took part in the exercise, which was designed to...
Mine warfare in the North Sea began with a modest operation in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. The approach to Wilhelmshaven was secured by mine barriers to prevent French forces from entering, as a French squadron had previously briefly flown the flag at Helgoland. These barriers were then intensively guarded by the existing coastal defence units, but not a single...
Kiel squadron leads NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea Search for old munitions also planned Today at 09:30 the mine defence boats "Fulda", "Bad Rappenau" and "Grömitz" left their home port of Kiel, accompanied by the tender "Elbe" as flag and lead ship. NATO partners Belgium, Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania are joining the group for the two-week...
And once again Michael Nitz surprises us with the latest pictures. This time he captured RSS Invincible during sea trials in the Baltic Sea in rough weather. It is the first 218SG class boat for the Republic of Singapore Navy to be tested in winter conditions. The handover of the early 2019...
New mission for the DATTELN: On 12 January, the 45 men and women cast off from their home port of Kiel to set course for the North Sea. There, the boat will become part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). Commander Tanja Merkl sees the boat as being ready for...
In July 2016, the renowned "Center for Strategic International Studies" (CSIS) in Washington D.C., founded by Admiral Arleigh Burke, published the study "Undersea Warfare in Northern Europe". Downloading and reading the almost 50-page work is well worth the time. In the acknowledgements, the attentive reader learns that "experts from Finland, Poland,...
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