May 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – Nearly 30 explosives, including Russian and English naval mines. HNLMS Willemstad in the past 4 months, mainly in the North Sea. The mine hunter was part of the so-called Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1). The naval ship returned today in Den Helder. The explosives were found, among other things, with the latest…
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The Zulu Class submarine was built in 1956 in Riga as part of the Russian fleet. In 1991 the discarded Foxtrot was brought to the Netherlands by a number of entrepreneurs from Den Helder. The municipality of the area decided to stow away the rusting submarine in Vlaardingen where it will be scrapped. Sarens was commissioned by Struijk Groep to…
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March 30, 2020 (Google Translation) – Submarine Dolfjin breaks off her trip near Scotland because some of the 58 crew members have or had the COVID-19 virus. Yesterday, 15 soldiers with mild influenza symptoms were tested to determine whether they have produced antibodies as a result of the virus. This turned out to be the case with 8 of them.…
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