Category: Marines from all over the world

Obituary

Obituary

Gepostet von | 18 Aug 2022 | , , , | 0

Wolfgang Petersen, world-famous director and responsible for wonderful blockbusters such as "Air Force One", "Outbreak", "Line of Fire", "The Tempest" and "Troy", passed away in Los Angeles on 12 August. The son of a naval officer, he was born in Emden on 14 March 1941. We don't know whether his childhood in Transvaal near the harbour and in Hamburg Bramfeld was the reason for his affinity with ships and the sea, but as the RND reports, "our man in Hollywood" was particularly proud of "Das Boot". This world-famous film from 1981 starring Jürgen Prochnow, Jan Fedder, Uwe Ochsenknecht and Herbert Grönemeyer, among others, is the film...

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USA and China: Tug of war over the island of Taiwan

USA and China: Tug of war over the island of Taiwan

Gepostet von | 15 Aug 2022 | , , , | 0

Aircraft carriers and restricted areas: The USA and China are flexing their "muscles" in the tug-of-war over the island of Taiwan. Following the now interrupted Chinese military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and around the island state (with live ammunition - something that has been pointed out time and again), the American side is now also asserting that it does not want to do without its usual freedom of navigation operations (FONOPS) there. At the beginning of August, the Pentagon confirmed that the U.S. Navy will continue to sail through disputed international waters in the coming weeks to "protect freedom of navigation". At present, however, the overall situation is also being jeopardised by the not uncontroversial visit to Taiwan by the...

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Black Sea Fleet: Naval aviators hit hard - fleet commander dismissed

Black Sea Fleet: Naval aviators hit hard - fleet commander dismissed

Gepostet von | 15 Aug 2022 | , , , | 2

Now the smoke has cleared and things are a little clearer. Until 14 August, according to Moscow, it was improper handling of ammunition that led to the massive explosions on 9 August at the Saki naval air base, located 40 kilometres north of Sevastopol, right next to Novofedorivka beach. Satellite photos are now available as comparative images that show the extent of the damage: at least 3 unprotected ammunition depots were hit and (or as a result of this) 8 fighter-bombers were destroyed and more than 20 others were severely damaged. A heavy blow to the 43rd assault aviation regiment of the Marines stationed there, which was both...

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Sneak routes and cheat loading

Sneak routes and cheat loading

Gepostet von | 11 Aug 2022 | , , , , | 0

Tiny Egyptian harbour is a transshipment point for Russian oil. Western sanctions apparently make people very inventive. A cargo of around 700,000 barrels of Russian oil, or about 112,000 tonnes, was delivered to Egypt's El Hamra oil terminal on the Mediterranean coast in the early morning of 24 July. A few hours later, another ship picked up another cargo from the port that may have contained some or all of the Russian barrels, according to ship tracking data observed by Bloomberg. The destination of the cargo is therefore difficult to trace, contributing to the increasing opacity of Russian oil shipments. El Hamra, which is operated by the Egyptian Western Desert...

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US Navy mourns the death of a crew member

US Navy mourns the death of a crew member

Gepostet von | 10 Aug 2022 | , , , | 0

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 was being searched for by American, Swedish and German units after he went overboard on Monday, the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet said in a statement. The body has not yet been recovered, a spokeswoman said. He was still sighted, but despite emergency measures being immediately initiated, "man...

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