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Drones have the potential to revolutionize many industries and offer a variety of useful applications, both in the civilian and military sectors. In a pilot project in Santanyi on Mallorca, drones are now to be used to save lives in critical situations in the water.
Read moreSoon more functioning gas stations in Croatia? – we asked in our June news post. The reason for this optimistic outlook was the Croatian government's announcement that it intended to grant INA concessions for the use of gas stations in the maritime sector for a limited period of five years. It has now been determined that this does not apply...
Read moreAfter a fatal accident off Cala Bona, in which a 20-year-old angler died at the end of August (23.8.) after a collision with a yacht almost 21 meters long and up to 37 knots (69 km/h) fast with a total of 3,100 hp engine power, a debate about safety at sea has picked up speed in Mallorca. The motor yacht...
Read moreDubrovnik in southern Dalmatia is not only extremely popular with sailors. It is also very popular with day visitors, mostly coming from large cruise ships, or brought here in large numbers by bus. The rest is currently being done by the fantasy series Game of Thrones, parts of which were filmed in Dubrovnik. The result: too many tourists visit the...
Read moreProbably no other topic has been the subject of so much discussion recently: is it allowed, for example in a quiet Croatian anchorage, to lay a mooring line in addition to the anchor gear and attach it to a tree on the shore, for example – or not? Turkey introduced the mooring line ban in 2008, and Croatia followed suit....
Read moreA severe storm with heavy rain and wind speeds of over 110 km/h hit Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) – exactly ten days earlier than last year. Will vacationers on boats in the Balearic Islands have to prepare for storms in August in the future? What is the reason for this? A severe summer...
Read moreSea-Help is known as Europe's largest breakdown and recovery service for pleasure craft, providing assistance in non-life-threatening situations. Sometimes, however, SeaHelp members also receive a "special service" beyond this, as the operation at the SeaHelp base in Empuriabrava in the Spanish municipality of Castelló d'Empúries on the Gulf of Roses (province of Girona, Catalonia) shows. The SeaHelp base in Empuriabrava...
Read moreCroatia has been extremely popular with German-speaking boating holidaymakers in recent years. In addition to the climate, beautiful nature, crystal-clear water, cozy konobas and good infrastructure for water sports enthusiasts, the main reason for this was the prices. In some cases, they were significantly lower than those of competitors such as Spain, Italy or France. It seems that this has...
Read morePredicting monster waves, also known as freak waves or rogue waves (sailors call them cavemen), was previously considered impossible. This could now change thanks to special field measurements and artificial intelligence At the beginning of January 1995, a low pressure system with a large pressure gradient forms in southern Sweden. The resulting storm sweeps southwards across the North Sea and...
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