Despite my previous reporting and expectations the Turkish frigate TCG Oruçreis is not going to take part in the exercise Sea Breeze. Her deployment to the Black Sea must a regular one with national interests at heart. The Milgem class corvette F-512 TCG Büyükada is going participate in the Sea Breeze according to the Turkish... Continue Reading →
The Ukrainian led naval exercise Sea Breeze 2014 will start on 8 September 2014, according to a statement made by U.S. European Command. Exercise Sea Breeze 2014, a multinational maritime exercise in the Black Sea, is set to start Sept. 8, as representatives from five participating nations and Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO Task Unit 02... Continue Reading →
According to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet web site, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Vella Gulf conducted a division tactics exercise with the Turkish navy fast attack craft TCG Tuzla in the Black Sea on 8 August 2014. Vella Gulf and Tuzla conducted tactical maneuvering during the exercise. U.S. Navy ships regularly hold... Continue Reading →
With the exception of Bulgarian participants I have more or less the complete list of the participants to this exercise: Number Name Type Country P-266 HS Machitis Patrol Craft Greece F-582 ITS Aviere Frigate Italy M-5561 ITS Rimini Mine Hunter Italy F-222 ROS Regina Maria Frigate Romania M-30 Alexandru Axente Mine Sweeper Romania M-270 TCG Akçay... Continue Reading →
The Bulgarian Navy is hosting a nine day long naval exercise Breeze 2014. The military exercise is to be held in the Western section of the Black Sea and is aimed at improving the tactical compatibility and collaboration among naval forces of the alliance's member states. Bulgaria's port city of Burgas has peen picked to... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy is going to conduct a large-scale exercise in Black Sea and Marmara Sea. The exercise Deniz Yıldızı 2014 will be held between start on 7 and 11 April 2014. There is a long list of participating units as purpose of the exercise is to try to improve operations performed and fleet or task... Continue Reading →
Mr. Kerim Bozkurt, an invaluable contributor to this blog also shared his photos of the FS Alizé as she passed through Bosphorus. She is now in Varna, Bulgaria. According to The Voice of Russia she is going to take part in joint sea rescue exercises. The photos below are taken from informative blog Sea Dog.
On 26 March 2014, French warship A-645 FS Alizé made a northbound passage through the Dardanelles. According to news reports her destination was not disclosed but it is safe to assume that she is heading to the Black Sea. She is a very peciluar ship to send to the Black Sea. First of all she... Continue Reading →
Last weekend on 22 March 2014, a second submarine joined the Russian Black Sea Fleet. This Foxtrot (Project 641) class submarine, launched in 1970 is not among the new constructions to strengthen the Black Sea Fleet. It is more or less adopted. According to RIA Novosti the half of the crew of the Ukrainian submarine Zaporizya... Continue Reading →
While USS Truxtun sailed towards the Black Sea another US Navy warship is trying to leave it. The Perry class frigate FF(G)-50 USS Taylor is being towed towards Souda, Creta. USS Taylor was with USS Mount Whitney, the flag-ship of US 6th Fleet port of the US Navy's Olympic Deployment. Both ships arrived just before... Continue Reading →
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