>This is new and disturbing news:The blogger Eagle1 who has specialized in maritime security and has a strong connection to US Navy and Us juridical sources bloged that there is a potential terrorist threat to the ships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. A terrorist threat is currently applying on vessels located in the eastern Mediterranean,... Continue Reading →
>After being assembled on 12th September in Rota, Spain, the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) set sail to Morocco. CountryShips NameTypeNetherlandsHNLMS De Zeven ProvinciënFrigate TurkeyTCG Barbaros Frigate GermanyFGS BremenFrigateGreeceHS ThemistoclesFrigateItalyITS AviereFrigateThe five ship of SNMG2 will dock in Casablanca on16th September to boost ties with Morocco, under NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue program, launched in 1994, which focuses... Continue Reading →
>Photo: Italian NavyCommandate class OPV, P-491 ITS Commandante Borsini arrived in Mersin for a liberty call.The ship is the flagship of the commander of UNIFIL Rear Admiral Paolo Sandalli.P-491 ITS Commandante Borsini, is very similar to SAR vessels being built for the Turkish Coast Guard. Both are designed by Italian company Fincantieri and have the same hull.
>Did not know, that on her way from Suez Canal, the Eisenhower Strike Group met with the Turkish Naval Task Force. Turkish task force was in Alexandria, Egypt last weekend conducting a port visit. Thus both groups had found some time to realize a Passex on their way to Turkey. There a good photos at... Continue Reading →
>Well, most probably US Navy will not base any ships earmarked for BMD defense duties in Turkey, but this week a few US warships are visiting Turkey.On Thursday destroyer DDG-64 USS Carney started her port visit in Marmaris. On the next day CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Antalya.According to Turkish newspaper and online... Continue Reading →
>US Navy is looking for a friendly port in Mediterranean basin to forward-deploy the surface ships that will be assigned for anti ballistic missile defence. Navy officials are considering the new home ports to keep more ballistic-missile defense ships closer to waters from which they can protect Europe from missiles. Today, BMD ships must sail... Continue Reading →
>On 5th July 2010, the four frigates and one replenishment tanker composing the Turkish Naval Task Force will return to their home port Aksaz.They have been away since 5th May. This is the first time that Turkish Navy organized a Task Force and made it cruise the Mediterranean. The task force did more than just... Continue Reading →
>Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will conduct the annual serach and rescue exercise Caner Gönyeli between 14 and 18 June 2010.The exercise area covers, TRNC, its territorial waters, and Turkish SAR area in Eastern Mediterranean. It will be a joint exercise where civil maritime instructions like Coast Safety Directorate will cooperate with... Continue Reading →
>I think nobody would be surprised to hear that this years Reliant Mermaid naval exercise is canceled. The naval search and rescue exercise was the only venue there Turkish and Israeli navies come together officially.The annual exercise with the objective to practice coordinated emergency search and rescue procedures and measures for safety of life at... Continue Reading →
>While, Japanese, Bangladeshi and American warships are visiting ports in Turkey, Turkish Naval Task Force was busy visiting foreign ports.First visit was in Algiers, Algeria.Next visit was in La Goulette, Tunisia.The third visit was in Cartagena, Spain.For more photos and up to date information here is the link to the Task Force's Webpage.
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