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Decommissioned fast patrol boats to be shipped from Kiel to Aliaga for recycling

from July 28 to Aug 14, 2025, the 'Happy Sky' was berthed in the Naval Depot in Kiel in order to take on board seven former German fast patrol boats, which will be transported to Aliaga for recycling. first boat to be loaded was the 'Ozelot' on July 30, followed by the 'Frettchen', 'Hermelin', 'Hyäne', Puma', 'Wiesel' and 'Zobel'. The boats were decommissioned in 2016 with the 7. Speed Boat Squadron in Rostock. A first attempt toto load the boats had failed in November 2024 because too much marine growth had accumulated on the hull due to the long lay-up, so that the straps could not be safely attached. Divers have meanwhile removed the obsttructions, and loading operations were underway as of Aug 4. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/sieben-schnellboote-der-marine-werden-in-kiel-verladen-ziel-tuerkei-XZ56XB3A6VB63G3YM4CO34OAFE.html

Seven decommissioned speed boats of German Navy arrived as cargo at Aliaga

On Aug 25 at 5 a.m. UTC the 'Happy Sky' dropped anchor off Aliaga in pos. 38° 51' N 026° 55' E with the German speed boats 'Ozelot', 'Hyäne', 'Zobel', 'Puma', 'Hermelin' 'Wiesel' and 'Frettchen' on board as cargo, which will be broken up at a local recycling yard. The boats' spare parts will be resold. Each boat was equipped with four MTU 16V956 diesel engines. Thanks to their excellent maintenance by the German Armed Forces, these engines can still be used for other ships, railways, or power plants. Trading in spare parts of the boats is also a lucrative business for the scrapyard. The wooden speedboats must be dismantled under the supervision of the German Armed Forces so that they cannot be used again as military equipment. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/schnellboot-verladung-in-kiel-beendet-jetzt-geht-es-in-die-tuerkei-27KL2GWXKVAZPA5YNR44XPMQJI.html