https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOgYO-5zqYY Turkish Navy disposed of another decommissioned warship by sending it to the Davy Jones' Locker with a big bang. Ay class submarine TCG Yıldıray commissioned in service in 1981, sunk the decommissioned tanker TCG Sadettin Gürcan. She was decommissioned in November 2016, after 46 years of service. The ship was named after Lieutenant Commander Sadettin... Continue Reading →
On 26 March 2018 Turkish Navy started its spring exercise Deniz Yıldızı 2018. Ships departed from their ports and the first phase of the exercise was held in the Marmara Sea. On 27 March 2018 Turkish warships passed northbound through Istanbul and continued the exercise in the Black Sea. The exercise will end on 5th April... Continue Reading →
After meeting up in Constanta, Romania last week, the both UK led NATO maritime task forces SNMG-2 and SNMCMG-2 have arrived in Bulgaria. The mine countermeasure warfare task force made a port call in Burgas while the naval task force arrived in Varna. Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group Two (SNMCMG2), under the command of... Continue Reading →
Aydın class minehunter TCG Akçay has discovered a mine probably a relic of Second World War, as she was conducting training operations with SNMCMG-2 off the coast of Romania. The NATO task force made its northbound passage through Turkish Straits 16 days ago. The mine was discovered at 8 A.M. local time while TCG AKÇAY, under... Continue Reading →
The UK led NATO mine warfare task force Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 made a northbound passage through Turkish Straits last week and arrived in Sinop, Turkey on 25th January for a 4-day port visit. The SNMCMG-2 is Romanian minesweeper ROS Lupu Dinescu, Turkish mine hunter M-270 TCG Akçay and H-88 HMS Enterprise the flagship of... Continue Reading →
According to Georgian website agenda.ge, French frigate FS Guépratte will make a port visit in Batumi Georgia between 22nd and 25th November. The ship was met with a welcoming ceremony at the Batumi port. Following the ceremony, French Ambassador to Georgia Pascal Meunier and Commander Jacques Mallard have met local authorities and officials of the Georgian... Continue Reading →
Ex-US Navy frigate Duncan has found her watery grave after all. She was bought from US Navy as a spare part source for the 8 existing Gabya class frigates in service, a procedure also known as cannibalization. The hull of Duncan was observed being towed through Istanbul towards the Black Sea on 22nd March 2017. At... Continue Reading →
Russian website inforeactor published a post about the Sea Breeze 2017 naval exercise, held in Ukraine, between 10. and 23. July 2017. According to the post Turkish submarine TCG Batıray was able succesful ambushing Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaidachny and US Navy cruiser USS Hué City. So, an incidental situation developed during the training search for a submarine... Continue Reading →
Sea Breeze 2017 naval exercise has started in Odessa, Ukraine. This is the 17th edition of exercise which takes place in the Black Sea between 10. and 23. July 2017. This year over 3,000 military personnel, 31 ship and 29 aircraft from the following nations is taking part: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania,... Continue Reading →
Naming of military operations and exercises has always been a controversial topic. So it does not help much when Bulgaria names the naval exercise as Breeze when there is Ukrainian - USA joint exercise called Sea Breeze. It is not easy to distinguish between them two. The timing of these exercises makes it even more... Continue Reading →
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