>After the incident on board of the submarine B-871 Alrosa, Russia is left without any operational submarine in the Black Sea. Currently Russian Black Sea Fleet has two submarines. One is the Kilo class (Type 877) Alrosa and the other is Tango class B-380. The later is undergoing a lengthy modernization period and is not... Continue Reading →
>USS Higgins in Bodrum
>http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/3789640/abd_sava_gem_s_uss_h_gg_ns_bodrumda.swfDDG-76 USS Higgins is in Bodrum for a 3 day port visit. Previous comming to Bodrum she took part in the Operation Juniper Cobra, the joint ballistic missile defense (BMD) exercise between Israel and the United States.DDG-76 USS Higgins is in Bodrum for a 3 day port visit. Before coming to Bodrum, she took part... Continue Reading →
>IMO Awards Exceptional Services Certificate to Turkish Navy
>IMO Secretary-General Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, at a special ceremony at IMO Headquarters on 23 November 2009, during the 26th session of the Organization's Assembly presented Awards for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. In a linked ceremony, Certificates for Exceptional Services Rendered to Shipping and Mankind were presented to the Commanding Officers, Officers, Petty Officers and... Continue Reading →
>Russian Submarine Alrose Suffered An Engine Malfunction
>According to Russian news portal Ria Novosti, Russian submarine Alrosa suffered a major engine problem. She was was on a training exercise in the Black Sea on Saturday when the incident happened. Unable to move on her own she was being towed back to Novorossiisk. It is not clear whether accident happened while she was... Continue Reading →
>Israel will join Active Endeavor
>According to Israeli press reports Israel naval units will take part in NATO’s ongoing operation Active Endeavor. Back in July 2009, Israel requested to be allowed to take part in Active Endeavor. During the recent visit of Italian Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, it was announced that Israel will contribute... Continue Reading →
>New harbor boats for Syria
>On 3th November 2009, Düzgit shipyard handed over two patrol boats to Syria. Syria needed patrol boats for customs duties. The contract for the construction was signed in 2005 and construction started in 2009. Currently the boats are on their way to Syria. Dimensions: 19,60m X 5,30m X 2,10mDisplacement: 40 tons (empty)Max. speed: 33 knots... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gediz Returns Home
>Almost suddenly TCG Gediz returned home from Somalia today.She arrived at her homeport Gölcük on 19th November 2009. She had left Turkey in June as part of NATO's SNMG-2. During the 154 days was she was in Gulf of Aden she spend 124 days underway, 30 days in ports. She covered a distance of 30.000... Continue Reading →
>Turkey and Egypt will conduct joint naval exercise
>The exercise Dostluk Denizi 2009 (Sea of Friendship 2009) will be held between 16th and 21st November 2009 in East Mediterranean.2 frigates, 2 fact attack craft, one support ship, one naval special forces team from Egyptian Navy and 2 frigates, 2 fact attack craft , one corvettes, one submarine, one support ship two patrol boats,... Continue Reading →
>USS Bataan in İzmir
>USS Bataan docked in İzmir for the last liberty call before returning home. Here are some photos:Photos are taken from denizhaber.com.tr website.
>Photos From Nusret 2009
>Turkish Navy published a few photos from the ongoing Nusret 2009 mine exercise. The exercise will end on 16th November.Click here for the photos.
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