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Update 1.7.2024: The SeaHelp operations centre in Punat is currently reporting: The oil slick has been removed (as best as possible) and no further pollution has currently been reported. A floating oil slick was spotted in southern Istria yesterday, Sunday 9 June, flooding the coast near Cape Kamenjak and Premantura. The cause of the pollution is not yet clear, but...
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Our seas are polluted by considerable quantities of conventional and chemical munitions. More than 1.6 million tons are stored at the bottom of the North and Baltic Seas. After more than 70 years, old munitions on the seabed are still a danger to humans and the environment, as they release toxic substances such as TNT, mercury and lead as pollutants....
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Since 2017, there has been an official ban on the sale of products such as plastic stirrers, earplugs, straws, cutlery and plates in Croatia. The law also bans containers for food and drinks made of so-called expanded polystyrene (EPS), including their stoppers and lids, and products made of oxo-degradable plastic, as kroatien-nachrichten.de reports. Expanded polystyrene describes a foam material commonly...
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eD-Tec (Electric Driven Technology) is the name of a young start-up that develops electric drives for motorboats. A year ago, the company tested the first boat equipped with such a system. Now the Munich-based inventors are launching their second product: a new 9.5 metre-long high-performance rigid inflatable boat called the eD 32 c-ultra, which will be available with cruising and...
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H2C-Boat is the name of a new, innovative rib from the Netherlands. The boat, which is powered by an electric motor, was recently presented for the first time at a sailing regatta. The special feature: on board there is a hydrogen cell as well as a hydrogen tank. SeaHelp is engaged in the field of e-mobility on the water on...
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In many regions of Europe, it is currently exceptionally hot and dry. At the same time, the risk of forest fires is increasing in these areas; many fires have already broken out. Often, firefighting aircraft are the only "fire departments" that can extinguish fires over impassable terrain - from the air. How do firefighting planes (fireboats) work, and what do...
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Vacations on board are only particularly beautiful when nature is almost untouched and intact. When the water is clear and the beaches are clean. SeaHelp has compiled ten tips on how water sports enthusiasts can easily make an active contribution to environmental protection - so that we can continue to enjoy crystal-clear bays and dreamlike beaches in the future and...
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A plastic bag blown into the water floats on the waves. At the edge of the tide are sunglasses dulled by seawater, individual shoes and empty plastic bottles. And far out, on the open sea, artificial islands made of plastic waste are floating. The littering of our oceans is frightening and threatens the fragile ecosystem. The crew of the outdoor...
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Beach walks were one of the exciting experiences of summer vacations by the sea in my childhood. The object was to find treasures such as mussel shells, snail shells, sea urchin spines, remains of crab shells and other mysterious remains of sea creatures. All of this can still be found on seashores today, and it has been joined by another...
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