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Naval operation decided: Frigate Hessen F 221 sets course for the Red Sea

Naval operation decided: Frigate Hessen F 221 sets course for the Red Sea and takes part in protecting merchant ships from attacks by the Houthi militias from Yemen. The 143 meter long German frigate [...]

Cruise ship Spirit of Discovery leaves Kiel on December 29th, 2023

Cruise ship Spirit of Discovery leaves Kiel on December 29th, 2023. Ship of the shipping company Saga Cruises in the Kiel Fjord towards the Baltic Sea late on Friday afternoon. The 236 meter long Spirit [...]

Submarine U 17 transport from Kiel through the Kiel Canal

Submarine U 17 transport from Kiel through the Kiel Canal on April 29, 2023 and further via Rotterdam into the Rhine to the Sinsheim Museum of Technology in Baden-Württemberg. Last voyage for the U [...]

Frigates of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in Kiel Naval Base

Frigates of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in the Kiel naval base: Frigates are attacked in the Kiel Fjord during an exercise by soldiers from the Special Forces Command of the Navy (KSM). [...]

Kiel Canal affected by strike: locks remain closed on March 24 and 27, 2023

Kiel Canal affected by strike: The locks in Holtenau and Brunsbüttel will remain closed on March 24 and 27, 2023. No ships are introduced on Friday and Monday. Significantly fewer ships than usual will pass [...]

Project Cosmos: 114 meter mega yacht arrived in Kiel after launch

Project Cosmos: 114 meter mega yacht arrived in Kiel after being launched Transfer of the 114 meter Lürssen yacht from Rendsburg to Kiel through the Kiel Canal and the Kiel Fjord on March 9th, [...]

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 in Kiel

Many naval vessels in the naval base in Kiel on February 19th, 2023: Permanent NATO mine countermeasures group 1 is a guest in the naval port of Kiel. There has been a lot going [...]

After an oil spill near Brunsbüttel: the Kiel Canal is reopened to shipping

After an oil spill near Brunsbüttel: the Kiel Canal is reopened to shipping. Ships have been able to navigate the canal again since January 3rd, 2023. After one of the worst oil spills in northern [...]

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Kiel Canal Havarie: The unfortunate freighter Meri left Kiel after 3 weeks

Kiel Canal Accident: The unfortunate freighter Meri left Kiel after 3 weeks and is bringing the damaged crane back to Rostock. The cargo ship Meri and the mobile harbor crane left their berth at [...]

Shackleton expedition yacht in the Kiel Canal

Shackleton expedition yacht in the Kiel Canal: The 107 meter long luxury yacht crossed the canal on December 4th, 2022 on its way to Hamburg. And once again a spectacular ship in the Kiel [...]