On 4. April 2011, TCG Giresun cought two skiffs, apparently used for piracy, Turkish General Staff reported. A japanse naval patrol plane spotted two skiffs, approximately 70 nautical miles north of Somalia on 4 April 2011, at 09:15 local time. The current Turkish contribution to NATO's SNMG-2, TCG Giresun was tasked with the interception of these skiffs. The frigate arrived... Continue Reading →
>The location of the attack according to Turkish General StaffTurkish General Staff made an official declaration about the pirate attack to M/V 26 Ağustos.The Turkish flagged M/V 26 Ağustos, operated by Nemtaş Shipping Corporation was attacked by sea pirates in Gulf of Aden while proceeding to Bangladesh.The shipping company informed the attack to the Turkish... Continue Reading →
>Turkish flaged bulker M/V 26 Ağustos was attacked by Somali pirates on 27 November 2010. The ship operated by Nemtaş Shipping company, was 200 nm east of Socotra islands when she was attacked.Following the established best management practices, the crew send and emergency signal and locked themselves in a safe room.An unnamed US Navy warship was dispatched... Continue Reading →
>As reported earlier, TCG Gaziantep arrived yesterday at her home part Aksaz. Since 5th June 2009 she spend 122 days in the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy. During this time she way underway for 1825 hours and covered approximately 25.000 nautical miles. In other words, she spend %62 of her time cruising off the... Continue Reading →
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