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arrived Aliaga Anchorage 26.08.25

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

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 26.08.25

The crew of the Dutch heavy-lift freighter "Happy Sky" has placed the "Frettchen" as the last boat on the dec on Aug 11, thu completing the loading of seven speedboats. This marked the end of the two-week operation in Kiel. After securing the boats, the "Happy Sky" left the port en route to Aliaga on Aug 14, to deliver the old speedboats to a shipbreaking yard on Aug 25. The loading of the seven boats began on July 31st with the "Hyäne," which, along with its sister boat, the "Puma," was placed in the hold of the freighter. Preparations were also necessary underwater. In the area where the crane gear with the lifting straps had to be placed, divers removed the mussel growth on the hull to ensure safe loading. In Turkey, the wooden speedboats must be dismantled under the supervision of the German Armed Forces in such a way that they cannot be used again as military equipment. The boats' spare parts are being resold, however. Each speedboat had four MTU 16V956 diesel engines. Thanks to the good maintenance by the German Armed Forces, these engines can still be used for other ships, railways, or power plants. Trading in spare parts for the boats is also a lucrative business for the shipbreaking yard. The seven boats "Ozelot," "Hyäne," "Zobel," "Puma," "Hermelin," "Wiesel," and "Frettchen" were among a total of ten Class 143A boats from the former 7th Squadron. The squadron was disbanded in 2016. Only one of the boats has been preserved for posterity as a museum boat in Wilhelmshaven. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/schnellboot-verladung-in-kiel-beendet-jetzt-geht-es-in-die-tuerkei-27KL2GWXKVAZPA5YNR44XPMQJI.html

Beached at Alang 22.07.25 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10161902943695036&set=pcb.10165295148698943