According to Russian naval portal rusnavy.com, The Black Sea Fleet of Russian Navy conducted an exercise. The Krivak class, frigates Ladny and Pytlivy carried out mine-laying drills and held a torpedo firing at an "enemy" ship. The crews performed gun firing at a towed ship silhouette which imitated the surface target, and group antiaircraft warfare with gun firings at air... Continue Reading →
The ships of the BlackSeaFor arrived in Trabzon for a four day port visit. This is the first visit of the BlackSeaFor fleet to Trabzon in its 10 years existence. The next scheduled stop for the fleet is Varna, Bulgaria. During the weekend the ships will be open for the public. The visit of BlackSeaFor... Continue Reading →
The August activation of the BlackSeaFor fleet has started on 12th August 2011. On 13th August 2011 the command of the BlackSeafor will pass from Romania to Russia. For this occasion there will be a ceremony in Novoroski harbor where the BlackSeaFor fleet currently is. The August 2011 activation of BlackSeaFor will continue till 29 August 2011.... Continue Reading →
US, amphibious dock landing ship LSD-41 USS Whidbey Island took part in the naval exercise Summer Storm 2011. The joint USA - Romanian exercise took part off the coast of Romania around Cape Midia. According to US Navy, during the exercise, Romanian pilots made landings on the deck of USS Whidbey Island. This is odd as... Continue Reading →
The Mexican naval training ship ARM Cuauhtemoc is in Odessa, Ukraine for a port and good will visit. After leaving Istanbul on 27 July 2011, she sailed to Odessa arriving there on 30 July. The ship was welcomed, by the deputy commander of Western Naval Base, Captain 2nd Rank Aleksandr Dereschukom, Ambassador of Mexico to Ukraine, Ms. Berenis Rendón and... Continue Reading →
The Russian news portal RiaNovosti reports that the Russian Black Sea Fleet will receive 6 new submarines in the next few years. Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said in an exclusive interview with RIA Novosti that six diesel-electric submarines of Kilo class (Project 636) will be built for the Black Sea Fleet in the next... Continue Reading →
According to Russian news portal RiaNovosti, Russia is opposed to deploying sea-based missiles and radars of the planned U.S. missile shield in Europe in Turkey's Black Sea region. This statement made by Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's envoy to NATO. Mr. Rogozin made his statement on 28 July 2011, when he was in Ankara, capital of Turkey during an official... Continue Reading →
This week Istanbul had a distinct visitor from Mexico: The training ship ARM Cuauhtemoc. She arrived in Istanbul on 23 July and stayed till 27 July. Currently she is sailing in the Black Sea and next port of call is Odessa. The ship was build in Spain in 1982 and has three sisters: Colombia's Gloria, Ecuador's Guayas and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar. I was... Continue Reading →
Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg of Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies has written his thoughts about the Russian reactions to the Black Sea trip of CG-61 USS Monterey. He has also written an assessment for the BlackSeaFor for this blog. As I see it, the reason for the controversy is because the Russian side believes that they were promised that the U.S. would... Continue Reading →
On Monday, 20 June 2011, the Ticonderoga class US Navy cruiser CG-61 USS Monterey will visit the Georgian port Batumi. The US cruisers arrival in Georgia will come less than two weeks after another U.S. cruiser, USS Anzio, visited the port of Batumi on June 9-12 for a joint damage control exercises with the Georgian coast guard. At the moment the USS... Continue Reading →
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