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Havariekommando: Good to know that it works!

Havariekommando: Good to know that it works!

Gepostet von | 6 Feb 2023 | , , | 1

When something goes wrong in the German Bight, the German Bight Traffic Centre is the first to know - and if the situation becomes really dramatic, it asks the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven to take over overall control of a particular emergency. This is what happened last Tuesday, 31 January 2023, when the crew of the multipurpose freighter "Royal II", en route from Esbjerg to Cuxhaven with a cargo of wind turbine parts, reported an engine failure off Heligoland at 16:30 and the anchors would not hold in the storm. The "Royal II" (length: 132 m; width: 21 m; flag: Panama) was drifting at low speed with two anchors deployed....

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Brazil: The next environmental disaster on the horizon

Brazil: The next environmental disaster on the horizon

Gepostet von | 5 Feb 2023 | , , | 5

Update from 5 February 2023 And it happened just as you could have counted on five fingers: On 4 February 2023, the Brazilian navy sank the scrap carrier "Sao Paolo", which had been drifting in the Atlantic for months and was contaminated with pollutants, in a controlled manner about 190 nautical miles (350 kilometres) off the coast - just inside the Brazilian economic zone - at a water depth of 5,000 metres, free of underwater cables and protection zones. There was "no alternative" - due to the high risk of the ailing, leaking ex-flagship sinking uncontrollably at any time. Environment - doomed to failure The only astonishing thing is that even after the change of government in Brazil...

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Plectrum: Floating at sea at 75 knots? A dream?

Plectrum: Floating at sea at 75 knots? A dream?

Gepostet von | 1 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

Under the name "Plectrum", the designers at the Italian Lazzarini Design Studio in Rome have presented the concept for a spectacular hydrofoil superyacht with hydrogen propulsion, which will glide across the water at around 75 knots (140 km/h) in the utmost luxury. However, they have also set a budget of 80 million euros for it - it could be more expensive if they don't get round to it soon! But Pierpaolo Lazzarini and his team don't think about saving money when designing their objects: With a length of around 75 metres, the "Plectrum" - once built - would actually be the largest hydrofoil in the world....

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Netherlands: Hull Vane for the GRONINGEN

Netherlands: Hull Vane for the GRONINGEN

Gepostet von | 1 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

The first Hull Vane for the Royal Dutch Navy was delivered in Den Helder at the beginning of June 2022. This is a baffle plate to be fitted under the stern that makes ships faster and quieter, i.e. more efficient, while also improving their sea behaviour. This guide plate will be installed on the transom of the "HNLMS Groningen", one of the four 108-metre-long and, at 3,800 tonnes, frigate-sized ocean patrol vessels (OPV) of the "Holland" class, at the beginning of 2023. Development In 2015, Dutch hydrodynamics specialist Hull Vane BV, as the patent holder, calculated in a study that the guide plate could reduce the annual fuel costs for a patrol vessel by around 13 %. The Defence...

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boot Düsseldorf - Upswing for the industry

boot Düsseldorf - Upswing for the industry

Gepostet von | 1 Feb 2023 | , , , , | 0

boot Düsseldorf had to take a forced break for three years due to the coronavirus. This year's success of the world's largest indoor water sports trade fair shows that the water sports industry was not in the doldrums during this time, but rather got a real boost. The organisers draw a positive balance after nine days of the trade fair - and we from marineforum were also at boot Düsseldorf for the first time and very successfully. Innovations and trends in the water sports industryThe crises have not harmed the water sports industry - quite the opposite. The industry has received a strong boost and has also developed positively thanks to new innovations. These innovations in the industry characterised the face of boot Düsseldorf....

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