The beginning of the 90s in service ship must be from the English channel to the North of Le Havre in a German port, dragged, like a Navy spokesman on Sunday, the German press Agency said. First of all, the “Kieler Nachrichten had reported”. Their information is that the ship from the Navy tug “Wangerooge is dragged” to repair to Wilhelmshaven. The “Danube” with 65 soldiers on Board since mid-January, part of the standing Nato mine countermeasures Association SNMCMG 1. In addition to various international Exercises, the remediation of Contaminated sites in the North sea and the Baltic sea belongs to one of the main tasks of the Association. Ammunition remnants from the world wars continue to be a danger to shipping and the marine environment. The Association has found, according to “Kieler Nachrichten” previously, 38 mines in the Oslo fjord. In addition to the “Danube” include up to ten mine-intelligence units from the member States of the Nato to the Association.

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