The Navy as a magnet for visitors on the Hanse Sail

The German navy looks back with pride on the 18. Hanse Sail. At the four-day folk festival, into and around Rostock, 37,000 guests visited ships, boats and mecha-nisms of the navy. The navy was present at three places: at the naval base “Hohe Düne”, at the passenger dock in Warnemünde and the city harbor Rostock.

Also to the 19th Hanse Sail in the year 2009 the German navy invites for the open day and open Ship. The naval base Hohe Düne will open its gates from Thursday to Friday and will offer its guests a maritime, rich and varied program. Apart from the inspection of ships and boats of the navy, Federal Police and the water and navigation velvet, a helicopter of the type Seaking and a Seenotkreuzer of the German society rescue of shipwrecked ones (DGzRS) demonstrate in the context of a rescue exercise their abilities.

Also „the small guests “ will not be forgotten. Apart from the inspection of the base fire-brigade and a special master program children can take part in various actions. So the diver group of the naval base command does not only show their ability under water in the naval port. For the children they dive into the depth of the harbor for small treasures, which the happy may take with home.

At the medical service everyone can take part actively when federations putting on and experience worth knowing for the everyday life. Watching, touching and going through are likewise obligation when making sailor knots at the knot didactic exhibition. Military service advisors and military administration inform interested young people and their parents about the civilian and military chances and career perspectives at „the employer German Federal Armed Forces “. Many further stages, where also the physical well-being is provided, make the trip at the naval base as an experience for the whole family.

In the city harbor Rostock the speedboat of the class 143 A will fasten and will give the chance for going on board as in the previous year to thousand visitors.

After the sail school ship GORCH FOCK, the absolute magnet for visitors, celebrated its 50. Birthday in the year 2008 the bark also pointed the Hanse Sail 2009 in its calendar. Also one of the most modern German naval ships, a corvette of the class K 130, will provide for a further visitor attack.

The German navy is pleased, being also 2009 again as a permanent feature of the 19. Hanse Sail.