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Fishing vessels are responsible for half of the plastic pollution in the oceans

Fishing vessels are responsible for half of the plastic pollution in the oceans

Gepostet von | 22 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

Plastic pollution in the oceans was a focus of the recent UN Ocean Conference, which issued a statement in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to begin negotiations on a global plastics treaty. It is estimated that around 4.5 million fishing vessels operating in national and international waters are responsible for half of the plastic pollution in the oceans. This figure cannot be substantiated by other sources, as many fishing vessels are not registered. Recent research suggests that industrial fishing gear alone contributes more than 100 million pounds of plastic to the oceans. And by 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the sea....

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Hold on or let go: Floods in Valparaíso

Hold on or let go: Floods in Valparaíso

Gepostet von | 20 Jul 2022 | , , | 0

It's only a 50-second video, but it gives an insight into winter in the southern hemisphere - in Chile. More precisely, it is the protective pier of the Valparaíso naval base about 70 kilometres west of the capital Santiago de Chile. You can see it very nicely on Google Maps with five frigates and the fleet tanker "Almirante Montt" (ex US Navy Emperor class "Andrew J. Higgins") at the berth, which is also shown in the video. In front of them are the two Oliver Hazard Perry frigates of the Australian Adelaide class recently acquired from Chile - as also shown in the clip. Just in time! It is presumably the transport ship "Aquiles" (AP41, 103 metres,...

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Iranian navy presents its "drone carrier"

Iranian navy presents its "drone carrier"

Gepostet von | 19 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

As is well known, Iran does not have long-range large combat ships, but it knows how to help itself in one way or another. It demonstrated this to high-ranking military leaders in mid-July and reported on it in the state media. This coincided with the American warning that Russia wanted to stock up on drones in Iran for the war against Ukraine. Naval solution - robust and simple The Iranian navy has now presented its solution to the operational problem: The amply dimensioned landing platform on one of the four aged, small helicopter landing ships (LSLH) of the Hengam class (1974/1985, 2,600 tonnes) has been covered over its entire width and length with...

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Albania: On offer - a harbour for NATO

Albania: On offer - a harbour for NATO

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

Albania has been a member of NATO since 2009 and is endeavouring to meet the associated obligations and standards in armed forces matters. Albania is also on the waiting list for EU membership and is not making any real progress. The defence budget is stagnating at 1.5% (by no means a reproach!), the country was the focus of the major NATO Defender exercise with Ukraine in 2021 and it supports NATO's position in the Ukraine war. So far - so good. Pasha Liman Albania still has a naval base of fairly modest dimensions from the days of the country's own communism and friendship with the Soviet Union: Pasha Liman at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore, 100 kilometres south of Tirana. In...

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Black Sea Fleet: lost units and positions

Black Sea Fleet: lost units and positions

Gepostet von | 15 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

Another ship loss At the beginning of July, the Russian navy lost "D-106", one of the five small Ondatra-class landing craft (project 1176, 150 tonnes) stationed in the Black Sea. The boat ran aground off Mariupol on one of the mines laid by the Russian navy itself. Snake Island (Smijinyi) Just a few days later - at the other end of the Black Sea - the Russian armed forces abandoned the much-contested "Snake Island" after fierce fighting and handed it over to the Ukrainian forces "as a gesture of goodwill" now that it had "fulfilled its task". The somewhat different narrative From the Ukrainian side, this story reads somewhat differently, as the Frankfurt...

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