>Photos From Navy Day

>I was able to take some photos of the two frigates and one patrol craft which were in Istanbul to celebrate the Navy Day. F-243 TCG YıldırımP-128 TCG AB-28F-240 TCG YavuzEarly in the morning as I was taking these photos there was a downpour. Later it turned to be a sunny day but I was... Continue Reading →

>Turkish Navy Day

> The Battle of Preveza by Ohannes Umed Behzad. From Wikipedia The 27th September, the anniversary of the Battle of Preveza, is celebrated as the Day of the Navy. On 27th September 1538, a naval battle for the supremacy in the Mediterranean, was fought between the Ottoman Navy commandeered by Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa and the... Continue Reading →

>Photos From Olives Noires 2010

>The French maritime portal Mer et Marine published photos from anti-mine exercise Olives Noires organized by French Navy. TCG Amasra is the Turkish contribution to NATO’s Standing MCM Group 2 and has taken part in that exercise. Olives Noires : Grandes manoeuvres de guerre des mines à Toulon

>A Terrorist Threat In The Eastern Mediterranean

>This is new and disturbing news:The blogger Eagle1 who has specialized in maritime security and has a strong connection to US Navy and Us juridical sources bloged that there is a potential terrorist threat to the ships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. A terrorist threat is currently applying on vessels located in the eastern Mediterranean,... Continue Reading →

>Unclassified Somali Piracy Brief From NATO

>NATO has posted an unclassified PowerPoint presentation about the Piracy off Somalia. It is informative and up to date. Unclassified Somali Piracy Overview Brief - TRANSEC Sept 2010 http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=37996894&access_key=key-i1f75xrlxcpaj61t590&page=1&viewMode=slideshow I think we should be thank full that one of the most potent military application the PowerPoint is on the side of the good in this... Continue Reading →

>Joint Exercise Of Russian And Turkish Coast Guards

>Turkish General Staff announced today that Turkish Coast Guard was conducting a joint exercise with the Russian Coast Guard (Maritime Guard of the Border Service)The exercise started on 20th September will end on 23rd September. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct cross training and search and rescue training, to improve cooperation and good... Continue Reading →

>Explosion On Board LSM Kirovograd (UPDATED)

>According to UNIAN news agency there was a blast on board of Ukrainian Polnochny (Project 773) class LSM Kirovohrad. The details are not much, but I believe more information will come soon. Four servicemen were severely injured when two artillery shells exploded onboard the medium-sized assault landing ship Kirovohrad of the Ukrainian Navy during a... Continue Reading →

>SNMG-2 In Casablanca

>After being assembled on 12th September in Rota, Spain, the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) set sail to Morocco. CountryShips NameTypeNetherlandsHNLMS De Zeven ProvinciënFrigate TurkeyTCG Barbaros Frigate GermanyFGS BremenFrigateGreeceHS ThemistoclesFrigateItalyITS AviereFrigateThe five ship of SNMG2 will dock in Casablanca on16th September to boost ties with Morocco, under NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue program, launched in 1994, which focuses... Continue Reading →

>Second Anniversary

>Today is the second anniversary of my blog. When I have started two years ago I was not expecting to reach this far, to be honest.I feel that I am becoming a little bit more addicted to blogging every day. This blog helped me to know very different people, whom I otherwise would never know.... Continue Reading →

>F-460 Aegean Back In Service

>F460 Aegean.  Photo: Greek NavyThe Greek Navy took delivery of its last upgraded Elli class frigate, F-460 Aegeon, on 8 September, eight months later than scheduled. Six of the 10 Elli-class frigates operated by the HN have been completing a mid-life modernisation (MLM) programme since 2003 that has upgraded the ships' systems and extended their... Continue Reading →

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