According to numerous news reports some ships of the Russian Naval Group have docked in Syrian port Tartous yesterday. The video below shows the Udaloy II class, Northern Fleet destroyer Admiral Chabanenko entering into port of Tartous. A group of warships of the Russian Navy has approached the naval base at the port of Tartous to conduct... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy To Help The Reconstruction of The Libyan Fleet
Turkish Navy will return to Libya to help the reconstruction of the Libyan fleet and to help the training of the mariners. Libyan Naval Forces Command has asked Turkey's cooperation in reconstruction of its armada, training of mariners and in military issues. Bases in Tripoli, Homs, Misurata, Sirte and Benghazi cities have been damaged during... Continue Reading →
Kuznetsov in Eastern Mediterranean
Almost one month after her departure and weeks after the announcement of her departure, the sole Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and her battle group arrived in Eastern Mediterranean. The Russian battle group includes the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, the support vessel Nikolay Chiker and the tanker Sergey Osipov from the Northern Fleet, the frigate Yaroslav Mudry from the... Continue Reading →
Photos From Sea Of Friendship 2011
Turkish Navy published some photos from the Sea Of Friendship naval exercise of Turkish and Egyptian navies. From the photos I was able to identify the following ships: 901 Sharm El Sheikh, Perry class frigate 230 Shaladein Luneburg class support ship 433 Al Hadi, Hainan class ASW patrol boat, Click here for more photos.
Beware Of Greeks Bearing Gifts
Since the Trojan War in ancient history, nations were advised to be suspicious of Greeks with gifts. Well this notion is one of the things we can call timeless or classic because what was true thousand years ago is still true today. According to Cypriot website MAXHnews Live, Greece wants to give 3 of the... Continue Reading →
Ten Years Of Operation Active Endeavour
In the wake of the 11th September 2001 terrorist attacks on WTC, NATO implemented Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. One of the actions taken in this regard was the starting of Operation Active Endeavour (OAE) in Eastern Mediterranean. The aim of OAE is to control the shipping through the Mediterranean basin by hailing ships or by boarding them so that the... Continue Reading →
The Situation In The Eastern Mediterranean (Part 5)
The Eastern Mediterranean is no longer in the spot light of the public opinion. More important and pressing events such as the death of Gaddafi in Libya, the earthquake in Van, Turkey left the guess for oil in the Eastern Mediterranean in the shadows. I think all actors of this quest are happy from this... Continue Reading →
USS Ramage Is In Bodrum While USS Philippine Sea Arrvies In Sevastopol
The Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-61 USS Ramage arrived yesterday in Bodrum, Muğla for a three day port visit. Unlike previous port calls in Turkey, this liberty call is going to be an eventful one. Yesterday a small group of protesters belonging to Turkish Communist Party protested against the US Naval presence in Bodrum and... Continue Reading →
Update On M/F Ankara Collision
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that the Turkish frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros was dispatched to the site of the collision to help searching for the survivors. She is expected to arrive at the scene in the early morning hours on 21st October 2011. I am afraid that this might be too late... Continue Reading →
M/F Ankara Collides With M/V Reina 1 In Adriatic Sea
The Turkish flagged motor ferry Ankara collided with a Turkish owned and Maltese flagged merchant ship M/V Reina 1 last night off the coast of Albania. The M/V Reina 1 was heavily damaged and sunk as the result of the collision. M/F Ankara was used extensively during the evacuation of Turkish citizens from the Libya as this... Continue Reading →
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