Category: Shipping

New boarding suit advertised

New boarding suit advertised

Gepostet von | 21 Feb 2024 | , , , | 4

It's supposed to be more practical, but it's already chic! It came as something of a surprise to many when the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan-Christian Kaack, announced at the 63rd Historical-Tactical Conference of the Navy on 11 January: "This year will see the first prototype of a new combat suit - without a light blue shirt." The subsequent murmur in the hall indicated that there was probably not so much insider knowledge after all. Now it is public. Bundeswehr Bekleidungsmanagement GmbH has launched a competition for the procurement of a "Marine Clothing System". This can be read on the European online procurement platform TED on 13 February. It was reported...

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Red Sea: The situation before the mandate for the navy

Red Sea: The situation before the mandate for the navy

Gepostet von | 20 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

While the German frigate "Hessen" has arrived in Souda Bay (Crete) on its way to the area of operations for resupply, the situation in the south of the Red Sea is becoming turbulent. During the course of the day on 19 February, UKTMO reported a possible attack on a ship approx. 100 nautical miles east of Aden (Incident 033). According to UKTMO, an explosion was detected in the immediate vicinity of the vessel. This was followed by another explosion in the air. The ship and crew are reportedly safe and on their way. According to Reuters, it was a bulk carrier sailing under the Greek flag. On the evening of 18 February, an...

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Search for unexploded ordnance on the seabed

Search for unexploded ordnance on the seabed

Gepostet von | 1 Feb 2024 | , , | 0

Do you know the abbreviation UXO? The abbreviation stands for "Unexploded Ordnance". This usually refers to unexploded ordnance, such as rockets, grenades or bombs that have not or not completely exploded after being fired or dropped. Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of conventional munitions and around 5,000 tonnes of chemical warfare agents are stored in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea, which were dumped during military operations during the Second World War or afterwards by dumping. These decades-old explosives always pose a serious danger. In general, they are defused and salvaged by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Services (KRD) if they pose a threat to shipping and then disposed of in the only German...

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Corvette "Oldenburg" back from UN deployment

Corvette "Oldenburg" back from UN deployment

Gepostet von | 30 Jan 2024 | , , , | 0

Warnemünde - Today, Tuesday, 30 January 2024, the corvette "Oldenburg" returned to her home base in Warnemünde after a deployment of more than six months. The Class 130 ship left its home port 170 days ago with its crew under the command of Corvette Captain Markus Schwefer (38) to take part in the mandated foreign mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast and as the flagship in the NATO support mission in the Aegean. In his final review, the commander summarised with satisfaction. He can look back on a long, intensive and varied time in the various operational areas in the Mediterranean, each with their own different challenges.

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Royal Navy: Collision in the harbour of Bahrain

Royal Navy: Collision in the harbour of Bahrain

Gepostet von | 24 Jan 2024 | , , , | 0

LONDON - Two British Royal Navy minesweepers have collided while manoeuvring in Bahrain harbour, according to the local Ministry of Defence. It happens in every navy in the world - and many a day on the bridge of a warship is a "bad day in the office" that really wasn't needed. This is what has now happened to the Royal Navy, and with all the media reporting on it, we can't escape it. Old commanders and veteran captains should watch the video below with caution - it brings back memories of the risks and side effects of their own seagoing days! Also in the...

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