On 20 August 2016, Aydın class mine hunter TCG Akçakoca entered Georgian waters for a sad mission. According to Agenda.ge, Corporal Iago Sharadze and First Class Private Giorgi Nanetashvili were taking part in dive training on August 16 but failed to surface after the planned dive, which took place off the coast of Gonio in... Continue Reading →
Bulgaria is hosting the Breeze 2016 naval exercise from 8. July till 17. July 2016. As many as 25 naval vessels from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Spain and Turkey, two aircraft and two helicopters, and 1700 troops will take part in the exercise. Turkish led NATO mine task force SNMCMG-2 is also in Bulgaria for this... Continue Reading →
Turkish maritime news portal Deniz Haber Ajansı ran a story about the Russian naval exercise scheduled in the Black Sea. According to the news Russian Navy has to cancel at least the amphibious landing part of the exercise due to the fact that Ropucha class landing ships Azov and Yamal were unavailable due to malfunctions. The... Continue Reading →
The Deniz Yıldızı 2016 naval exercise continues in Black Sea. According to Turkish General Staff, 25 warships and submarine plus 11 aircraft and helicopter takes part in the exercise. As reported earlier, over the weekend the ships conducted port visits in many cities both in country and abroad. Here is the list of the ships... Continue Reading →
The annual naval exercise Deniz Yıldızı (Sea Star) has started in Black Sea today. The exercise will end on 5th April 2016. The scope of the exercise shows that Turkish Navy intends to show a strong presence in the Black Sea. According to Turkish Navy website There will be live firings against high-speed airborne and... Continue Reading →
Turkish led NATO mine warfare task force Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 arrived in Istanbul for a port visit on 5th February 2016. The last time when the SNMCMG-2 visit the town was in July 2014. The task force spend the previous week in Marmara Sea practising mine sweeping and hunting operations. Duration of the... Continue Reading →
The tensions between Turkey and Russia are still in an aggravated level after the shooting down of a Russian Su-24M fighter-bomber by a Turkish F-16C. As reported earlier, most of the tension remains on politic and economic front. Both sides are trying to keep their military reactions to a minimum. According to Montreux Convention any... Continue Reading →
On 24 November 2015, one Turkish F-16 fighter, shoot down a Russian Su-24M fighter-bomber violating Turkish airspace. The events happening after this incident are beyond the scope of this blog. I am going to try to explain this recent Turco-Russian crisis from a maritime point of view. So what is going to happen on maritime... Continue Reading →
A commercial tug was towing this old hull of a former Turkish patrol boat to the Black Sea. As far as I know there are no ship breakers in Black Sea, this means she is about to get sunk. The hull belonged to one of the 4 former Turkish gun boats TCG AB-21 to TCG AB-24.... Continue Reading →
Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan made an official visit to Romania between 8 and 11 November 2015. HMS Duncan entered the Black Sea on 7 November and exited on 15 November. The visit of HMS Duncan to Constanta, Romania was not just a cordial visit. The Embassy of the United Kingdom and Great Britain and... Continue Reading →
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