Rostock blue helmet soldiers return to their home port

Braunschweig entering Warnemünde, Photo: D. Angres

Today the corvette "Braunschweig" returned from of the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon). She was welcomed by the Lord Mayor of the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock, Claus Ruhe Madsen (49).

With music byMarius Müller-Westernhagen "I'm here again" and a home pennant returned the "Braunschweig" with its 60-strong crew under the command of Corvette Captain Pascal Störk.

The task of the blue helmet soldiers was to the Lebanese coast the lake area and to monitor a possible to prevent arms smuggling on the ground. In addition, the the local Marine in the Coastal protection from - a permanent Secondary task of the Rostock Naval servicemen and women. For more than 15 years now, the German Navy has been involved in the UN mission in the Mediterranean and took over the leadership of the mission again last year. Just under nine months the corvette "Braunschweig" served as a platform in the theatre of operations. During this time, the ship has travelled more than 20,000 nautical miles.

Braunschweig with its home pennant visible from afar, greeted by the "Warnemünde" Sea King Photo: D. Angres