From a navy press release On Monday, 24 October 2022, the minehunting vessel "Bad Bevensen" and the mine-sweeper "Bad Rappenau" departed from the naval base in Kiel to actively participate in the search for contaminated sites in the sea area off Lubmin (east of Greifswald). The construction of an LNG terminal is planned there. The two mine countermeasure units...
All employees remain on board The "Park Inn by Radisson" Wismar hotel, built by the MV Werften Group in the Hanseatic city and successfully operated for over three years, remains thoroughly Hanseatic: a Hamburg family entrepreneur has acquired both the operating company and the property company and is taking over all employees.
Sweden does not share findings The German Navy's minehunting boat "Dillingen", the multi-purpose vessel "Mittelgrund" and the German Federal Police patrol vessel "Potsdam" have completed their mission in the Baltic Sea and are back in their home harbours. The joint operation following the request for administrative assistance from the Federal Police focussed on the leaks north-east of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. There were...
After taking part in the Russian Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg at the end of July, the new submarine "Magadan" (B-602) of the modified Kilo II class (project 636.3) was allowed to embark on a relocation voyage lasting several months. The submarine, which was put into service on 12 October 2021, was deployed on the 9,000 nautical mile...
Acting Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday rejected Russia's demands for transparency in the Swedish investigation into the gas leaks in the Baltic Sea last week. Russia had sent a letter to the Swedish government asking it to investigate the gas leak. This came after Sweden rejected Russia's repeated demands for more...
A non-binding explanation to the frequently asked question as to why it is not possible to determine at the touch of a button which ship has been where and when in a limited sea area such as the Baltic Sea - i.e. to carry out area-wide monitoring? First of all, something fundamental The Baltic Sea is not China! And under normal...
On Monday evening, the Nord Stream 1 control centre reported a drop in pressure on both strings of the gas pipeline. Also on Monday, 26 September, the Danish Energy Agency published a communiqué stating that it had discovered a leak in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea. At the EU Commission's daily press conference in Brussels...
The turnaround proclaimed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz not only brings with it a lot of money, but also a return to national and alliance defence. What consequences does this have for Flotilla 1? An interview with its commander, Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin. Admiral, where does Operational Flotilla 1 stand today? With the caesura...
It hardly needs the confirmation of the Ukraine war to demonstrate the ever-growing importance of unmanned underwater, surface and airborne systems for maritime security. Camcopters are currently being used by Denmark, Iceland and Romania, among others, for maritime and border surveillance, supported by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)....
Lost overboard in the Baltic Sea 19-year-old Seaman Recruit David Spearman, a member of the crew of the USS "Arleigh Burke", died after going overboard off the coast of Finland on 1 August 2022 while the ship was operating in the Baltic Sea. This was announced by the Navy. He...
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