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Sailing ship diverted to Brest due to lack of fuel

The 'Gorch Fock' had to divert to the port of Brest on March 27, one week after leaving its homeport Kiel, due to a lack of diesel fuel. The ship had the wind ahead since and hardly chance to set sail. At the weekend it became clear, that the fuel would not last to reach the port of La Coruna. In the afternoon of March 26 the ship changed course in the English Channel and arrived in Brest on March 27 at 3 p.m. After the supply was completed, it left the port again at 7.40 p.m. the same day. The ship has an ETA at La Coruna as of April 3 and will continue its sail training voyage on April 7 to Cadiz. French report with photo: https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/brest/a-brest-le-grand-voilier-allemand-gorch-fock-dans-la-base-navale-27-03-2023-13305857.php

Gorch Fock back in the water

On March 10, 2021, the 'Gorch Fock' was returned to the water andfrom the ship lift in Berne and towed to Lemwerder where the final works will be carried out at the Lürssen-Yard. On March 18 the spreaders are fixed again at the masts, and on May 31 the ship will be redelivered to the German Navy after an overhaul of 135 million Euro which lasted for five years and return to the base in Kiel, starting the first training mission in July. German report with video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Gorch-Fock-Kommandant-Grossartiger-Moment,gorchfock2334.html

Suspicion on corruption during renovation of sail training ship

The public Prosecutor’s office in Osnabrück has acted because of the suspicions of corruption during the overhaul of the “Gorch Fock” and ordered in a hurry several searches. Officials were on the shipyard in Elsfleth which is responsible for the work on the barque in the afternoon of Dec 13, 2018. The houses of the suspected military officer and two employees of the Elsflether Shipyard and of the other company were searched. According to the investigators, extensive evidence was seized, including files and electronic data. These were now being evaluated according to the investigators.