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First German navy ship in Irini mission

On Aug 4, 2020 at 10 a.m., the "Hamburg" will sail from Wilhelmshaven towards the Mediterranean for almost five months to take over the second contingent of missions "Irini" from the European Union. So far, the German Navy had participated with a sea reconnaissance aircraft P-3C "Orion", which started from the naval base in Nordholz. With the "Hamburg" is for the first time a ship of the German Navy at "Irini". The mission will pose a number of hitherto unknown challenges to ships and crew in many ways. The 'Hamburg' will be the first German unit in the operation 'Irini' and will face difficult political and operational issues. The Corona crisis will affect transit times, port planning and shore leave regulations. In the Mediterranean, the F124 class frigate will have the main task to help implement the arms embargo on Libya imposed by the United Nations Security Council. It is also responsible for monitoring and collecting information about illegal oil and fuel exports from Libya. The ship and crew will also help build capacity in the Libyan Coast Guard and Navy. Furthermore, the prevention of the smuggling and trafficking networks in the central Mediterranean will play an important role In addition to a special quarantine in the first two weeks of transit, including two COVID-19 tests, the port phases will be particularly different than in previous missions, so the crew may not be able to leave the ship until the day of arrival in Wilhelmshaven, i.e. on December 20, 2020 which is one of the great challenges of this mission

Frigate Hamburg First German Navy Ship to Deploy in U.S. Carrier Strike Group

The German Sachsen-class frigate Hamburg (F220) is the first German ship to fully integrate and deploy with an American carrier strike group, and April 3 marks her second week of operating in the North Arabian Sea with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE). The Hamburg will stay a part of the strike group until the group's completion of operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Both Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, commander CSG 8, and Cmdr. Ralf Kuchler, commanding officer of Hamburg, hope this is the start of a long partnership between their two countries.