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Hand in hand across the North and Baltic Seas

Hand in hand across the North and Baltic Seas

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

The Central Command for Maritime Emergencies and the German Navy work closely together. The aim is to save people and protect the maritime environment. When the freighter VERITY sank in the German Bight on 24 October 2023, the largest rescue operation that the North Sea has seen in recent years began. The VERITY collided with the much larger POLESIE at around five in the morning. Seven seamen were on board. In an operation of this magnitude in German waters, the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies assumes overall command of the operation. In the meantime, more than 20 ships, six helicopters and two aircraft were deployed, coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)...

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Ammunition in the sea: demands and details of the government's emergency programme

Ammunition in the sea: demands and details of the government's emergency programme

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

From a press release by GMT, MCN and SMN On 11 April 2024, the event "Munitions in the sea - perspectives and value creation potential" took place in Rostock-Warnemünde under the organisation of the Gesellschaft für Maritime Technik e. V. (GMT), the Maritime Cluster Norddeutschland e. V. (MCN) and the Subsea Monitoring Network e. V. (SMN). The focus was on the German government's immediate action programme "Ammunition Waste in the North and Baltic Seas" (2023-2025). The aim of the programme is to create the conditions for a systematic start to the industrial removal of munitions waste in German marine areas. The munitions that have lain at the bottom of the North Sea and Baltic Sea for decades represent a...

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Fire on US Navy ship

Fire on US Navy ship

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

A fire broke out in the engine room of the USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK-3012, 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo class) at the end of March, causing her to lose propulsion about 24 miles (approx. 38 km) off the coast of Dauphin Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Four tugs took the ship to the Alabama shipyard in Mobile. USNS stands for United States Naval Ship and is the ship name prefix for US naval vessels that are not in direct military service but are owned by the US Navy. The ship belongs to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and is part of the Navy's Maritime Prepositioning Force. At the time...

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Netherlands - largest floating solar plant in the world planned

Netherlands - largest floating solar plant in the world planned

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2024 | , , | 6

The Nautical Sunrise project is an initiative of various energy companies and specialists in the fields of wind and solar energy as well as offshore floating solar (OFS) in order to close important knowledge gaps relating to the design and environmental impact of offshore solar energy. Various university departments are therefore also involved. The project of the world's largest floating offshore solar energy system was launched in December 2023, is expected to cost 8.4 million euros and is funded by the Horizon Europe research framework programme with 6.8 million euros to advance research and development of OFS and its components. This project aims to develop a floating 5 megawatt offshore solar system as a modular solution through the company SolarDuck, the Dutch-Norwegian specialist in offshore solar...

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USA - Senate to ratify Convention on the Law of the Sea

USA - Senate to ratify Convention on the Law of the Sea

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2024 | , , , | 1

An influential group of former military and political leaders has called on the US Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Only then can the country assert its claim to areas in international waters where important minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, manganese and rare earths will be mined in the future. These are considered crucial in the USA for the green energy transition, for military applications and to avoid falling behind in competition with China in global supply chains for critical minerals. Ratification is therefore considered essential, also in order to be credible in maritime disputes and to negotiate on an equal footing...

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