>According to Greek blog Strategy Report, Greek Navy will participate for the first time in anti-submarine exercise «Noble Dina», which until now was held between Israel and of the U.S. 6th Fleet in the wider Eastern Mediterranean region.The exercise is scheduled for 4 to 14 April and will cover an area from Sudan, to Crete... Continue Reading →
My Impressions From Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Trade Fair
> I have attended the first day of the SSM exhibition and conference. It was not quite as I was expecting. Mr. Serdar Demirel, Head of the Naval Department, Tuzla was delivered to the Turkish Navy on 4 January 2011. Currently Turkish Navy is conducting its own acceptance tests before this boat is officially commissioned.... Continue Reading →
>Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Trade Fair
>SMM Istanbul 2011 – shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology trade fair, will start tomorrow.Turkishshipbuilding projects, especially military projects will be onthe focus in this first major event of the year for theinternational shipbuilding industry.Amajor element in SMM Istanbul 2011 is the accompanying two-day international conference on 26 and 27 January, providingcomprehensive exchange of knowledge and experience and informingparticipants... Continue Reading →
>A "Piece Of Spain That Sails"
>Yesterday, I was cordially invited like all other citizens of Istanbul to the temporary SpanishEmbassy in Istanbul.It was one of the most interesting and enjoyablehalf an hour I have had. This is a benefit of being unemployed at the moment. I could never spare me time to visit the ship if I was working.Of course... Continue Reading →
>A Case Study On MV Avrasya Hijacking
>Ona chilly January evening, 188 passengers boarded the MV Avrasya, a 3,383–ton, Panama-flagged ferry, in the Black Sea port of Trabzon, Turkey, for a 12-hour voyage to Sochi, Russia. It turned out to be a journey they will remember for the rest of their lives.Mr. Phillip Null , U.S. Coast Guard team leader has prepared... Continue Reading →
>TCG Giresun Has Left For Horn of Africa
>Yesterday, without the usual publicity and drum beat Turkish Navy announced that F-491 TCG Giresun, has left Aksaz Naval Base to join the NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2.SNMG -2 is currently taking part in Operation Ocean Shield, NATO's anti piracy operation off the Horn of Africa. TCG Giresun will replace F-490 TCG Gaziantep, which is... Continue Reading →
>4th Naval Systems Seminar
>4th Naval Systems Seminar will be performed under the auspices of Under secretary for Defence Industries between 17th and 18th of October 2011 at ODTÜ – KKM (METU CCC) for two days.Sessions will cover the Naval Platforms (Ship and Machinery) and the Naval Systems (Weapon & Electronics)The naval systems seminarhas started as a one day... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gaziantep’s Guard Duty Of MV Leopard Ends
>TCG Gaziantep shadowing MV LeopardPhoto: NATOAccording to Turkish General Staff, on 16 January 2010, TCG Gaziantep handed over theresponsibility of guarding and escorting MV Leopard to Italian frigate ITS Zeffiro.MV Leopard was attacked by sea pirates 200 miles off the coast of Oman, after her security team has disembarked and the crew was taken as... Continue Reading →
>Official NATO Statement On M/V Leopard’s Hijacking
>TCG Gaziantep shadowing M/V LeopardPhoto: NATOTurkish warship TCG Gaziantep - part of the NATO’s counter piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield, boarded and searched Motor Vessel (MV) Leopard after it had been attacked by armed pirates. In the afternoon of January 12th MV Leopard was attacked by two pirate skiffs. As the pirates fired small calibre... Continue Reading →
>Update: Turkish Naval Commandoes On Board of M/V Leopard
>Turkish special forces boarding Leopard.Photo: Genelkurmay BaşkanlığıAccording to a new press release from Turkish General Staff, the boarding team on board of M/V Leopard finished its throughout search for the crew without finding them.Meanwhile the owners of the M/V Leopard contacted NATO Standing Naval Task Group SNMG-2/CTF-508 and informed that the pirates contacted them, and... Continue Reading →
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