This brings the total number of coast guard and naval vessels currently shadowing the Chinese vessel to three Officials would not confirm if the vessel had been formally detained. The vessel has remained at anchor since Wednesday, November 19, shortly after a Danish pilot went on board around 07:53 UTC.The German Coast Guard dispatched patrol ship Bad Düben from Wilhelmshaven in the North Sea on Thursday It arrived near Yi Peng 3 early on Saturday It continues to circle in very close proximity to Yi Peng 3 Swedish Coast Guard patrol ship Poseidon (KBV 001) departed on November 22 from Göteborg and joined the German and Danish vessels the following day Poseidon plans to follow the Chinese vessel when it departs and Finland have launched investigations into the suspected sabotage confirmed that officials are pursuing all avenues in the investigation Prior to narrowing down the focus onto Yi Peng 3 authorities in Northern Germany searched Turkish bulk carrier Fortune Express on Tuesday as it was passing through the Kiel Canal connecting the North and Baltic Seas The vessel had also passed over the location of the cables at the time of the incident and transmitted irregular AIS signals After a 2.5 hour search the vessel was allowed to continue its journey Several naval vessels have also reached the cable incident site further east in the Baltic Sea German patrol ship Bamberg joined Swedish HSwMS Belos (A214) at the site of the C-Lion1 cable damage As a submarine rescue ship Belos is equipped with remotely operated underwater vehicle suitable for investigating the damaged cable Sign up for gCaptain’s newsletter and never miss an update and updates delivered daily straight to your inbox A Swedish probe found no conclusive evidence to suggest that a Chinese ship had deliberately dragged its anchor to damage two Baltic Sea cables Sweden's Accident Investigation Authority said on Tuesday though a separate investigation remains under way The Estonian navy detained and boarded a Russia-bound oil tanker on an EU sanctions list on Friday accusing it of sailing illegally without a valid country flag has sunk off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada with 45 people on board The incident occurred around 1,000 meters offshore during an hour-long.. 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All four vessels are refurbished and renamed Fearless-class patrol vessels that were previously in service with the Republic of Singapore Navy, serving with its Maritime Security and Response Flotilla after their refurbishing The 55 meter-long vessels retain the Fearless-class’ main armament of a single OTO Melara 76mm naval gun the Sentinel class received a Typhoon 25mm naval gun system at the stern and 7.62mm machine gun positions near the bridge wings The Sentinel class are equipped with long-range acoustic device (LRAD) and laser dazzler systems for non-lethal options The superstructures of the vessels have been upgraded with a modular ballistic protection system while their hulls have been strengthened with fenders so they can come alongside vessels of interest Two of the Sentinel-class’ non-refurbished siblings, the former RSS Brave and RSS Gallant, were transferred as a gift to the Royal Brunei Navy in March this year with the RSS Gallant becoming the KDB Al-Faruq Naval News brings you news coverage of the latest naval defense shows & events We are also reporting on naval technology from all over the world Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need comforting we asked our contributors to pick the one piece of comedy in any form that they turn to when they really need cheering up We’ll be sharing their choices throughout the week in a package we’re calling “The Best Medicine.” As someone who has struggled with depression for much of my life I’ve had to develop habits and ways to cope The result is that I have a short list of things to read and watch and listen to that help One I came back to recently is The Great Muppet Caper The 1981 film isn’t the best muppet movie – that would be 1979’s The Muppet Movie – but to my mind it’s the funniest and weirdest to the bizarre and hilarious cameo by Peter Falk to the fact that Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg play siblings (this is a movie where Kermit and Fozzie are twins a cameo by John Cleese that only really made sense to me as an adult and a plot involving models who moonlight as jewel thieves – it’s goofy fun Which is not to say that there’s nothing serious every hostel I’ve ever stayed at seems luxurious by comparison and postmodernism comes pretty easily after watching the Muppets repeatedly break the fourth wall This is a movie my brother and I quoted nonstop through childhood (“Are bears allowed in those fountains?” “What color are their hands now?” “Maybe we could jump part way?”) and even today it makes me laugh Maybe because it might be about crime and danger about the need to do what’s right even when it’s not easy – but that doesn’t mean that life isn’t fun and that what really matters is getting to do it with your friends Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York German coast guard boat "Bad Düben" of the Potsdam class The magazine MarineForum is published ten times a year The publication of the Naval Officers' Association (MOV) is published by the German Maritime Institute (DMI) non-partisan and is neither directly nor indirectly supported by ministries or other German authorities This independence gives the magazine the character of a forum in which contradictory opinions are also discussed 22 Nov 2023 | 0 Kommentare ICC germany publishes the current situation of maritime piracy: Significant increase in crime in the first quarter The number of incidents worldwide .. and website in this browser for the next time I comment A brand from German Maritime Institute (DMI) e.V. 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