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Frettchen last boat to be loaded in Kiel
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
Fast patrol boat loaded onto Happy Sky to be taken to recyclers in Aliaga
Since July 28, 2025, the 'Happy Sky' has 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
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