News item | 14-04-2025 | 08:50
3 months on the Baltic Sea. That is the prospect for Zr.Ms. Snellius, who dropped out yesterday. The ship releases Zr.Ms. Luymes off in the Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG) 1, a NATO fleet connection.
SNMCMG1 has, among other things, task of making explosives in the sea harmless. Furthermore, the sabotage of submarine infrastructure must prevent. Think of the many cables that run over the seabed. That operation is performed under the name Baltric Sentry.
Seabed
The Snellius can provide important support for these tasks. It is a hydrographic access vessel. It maps changes in the seabed of the busy waterways. The ship has previously mainly done this in the North Sea and the Caribbean. Now for NATO in the Baltic Sea. The Snellius also participates in exercises in an international context.