Waddensea of Hamburg Waddensea of Hamburg The Waddensea of Hamburg between Elbe and Weser is a German Biosphere reserve. It was added in 1992 by the UNESCO in their ""man and biosphere"" (MAB). This site is a part of the Wadden Sea on the North Sea coast, about 40 km north of the city of Bremerhaven in the Land of Hamburg. Situated close to the mouth of the Elbe River, it represents an estuary system which is the habitat for the seal Phoca vitulina and a large diversity of birds and fish. The nutrient-rich waters of the Elbe support a high biomass production
German frigate Hamburg German frigate Hamburg Hamburg is a "Sachsen"-class frigate of the German Navy. Built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, "Hamburg" was the second of the "Sachsen" class to be launched and then commissioned into the German Navy. She is based at Wilhelmshaven, initially as part of "1. Fregattengeschwader" with the other ships of the "Sachsen" class, and from 9 January 2005 as part of the "2. Fregattengeschwader", which itself became part of the new "Einsatzflottille 2" on 27 June 2005. "Hamburg" joined Operation Atalanta, the EU-led anti-piracy mission, in November 2010. She was on deployment with EUNAVFOR until March 2011. Between 24