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Damaged special paint has to be replaced
Little more than one year after the 'Oker' completed undergone a year-long overhaul in the floating dock of the NVL Norderyard in Hamburg's Reiherstieg district in May 2025, including the application of a new coat of paint –, this has to be replaced in the yard's drydock. Despite the work having been carried out according to applicable regulations, the new paint was not adhering. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Koblenz immediately launched an investigation. It became clear thaz the damage was not caused by the deployment on NATO's eastern flank, but by a planning error. The paintwork of the vessel needs to be renewed due to an incorrect paint specification. This gad to be done to prevent future damage to the vessel. It has not yet been conclusively determined whether Norderyard was bearing liability under warranty for the error. Consultations between the shipyard and the defense procurement agency were ongoing; both parties cited a confidentiality clause in the contract.
Russian destroyer and four shadow tankers transiting Fehmarn Belt
As the 163-meter-long Russian destroyer "Severomorsk", enroute to Baltijsk,reached the Fehmarn Belt on Dec 10, 2025, the German Navy's reconnaissance vessel "Oste" was already waiting. The ship joined the destroyer. After leaving Danish waters in the Great Belt, the "Severomorsk" turned sharply. Speeding at 18 to 19 knots, the destroyer passed through the tunnel construction site near Puttgarden. The German reconnaissance vessel from Eckernförde also had to pick up considerable speed during the pursuit. According to the AIS signal, it followed the Russian destroyer at over 19 knots. The passage of the "Severormorsk" coincided with the departure of four tankers from the shadow fleet. The "Tiburon," "Tavian", "Destan," and "Perle" passed through the Fehmarn Belt almost simultaneously, carrying Russian crude oil and LNG. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/russland-verlegt-weiteren-zerstoerer-der-nordflotte-in-die-ostsee-3FEFTRMUHJDMRDQ3ZJILZMOTWQ.html
Germany helps Syria rebels with "spy ship" Oker
Germany is helping Syrian rebels by providing them with information gathered by a German navy vessel off the coast of Syria, a newspaper said on Sunday, without citing sources. Germany's Bild am Sonntag said the boat had spying equipment from the German intelligence service on board, enabling it to observe Syrian troop movements up to 600 km inland. Information on the military operations of Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops that is collected by the ship is passed on to US and British secret services, who then give it to the Free Syrian Army, Bild said. A spokesman for the German Defense Ministry said a German navy ship equipped with telecommunications and reconnaissance technology that normally patrols the international waters of the eastern Mediterranean was in a harbor in Sardinia. http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=281821
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