>USS Dubuque on the left and TCG Gökçeada on background of Magellan StarThis week’s most important naval news is the recapturing of the Antigua-Barbuda-flagged, German–owned vessel M/V Magellan Star by US Marines.On 8th September, when the pirates aborded the ship, the crew escaped to a citadel inside the ship and called for help. The CTF-151 flagship,... Continue Reading →
>The Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs of US 5th Fleet released an article about the handover of the Command in CTF-151. Rear Admiral Sinan Ertuğrul said, “Illegal activities such as piracy and armed robbery are not only a threat to global maritime commerce, but also have disruptive effects on the freedom of navigation, which is directly... Continue Reading →
>On 1st September 2010, at Mina Salman pier in Manama, Bahrain there will be a ceremony for the change of command in CTF-151.The ceremony to be held on board of F-494 TCG Gökçeada will mark the second command period of CTF-151 by Turkish Navy. This period will end in December 2010.Previously between May and August... Continue Reading →
>Today Turkish frigate F-494 TCG Gökçeada departed from Aksaz Naval base to Gulf of Aden. TCG Gökçeada will serve under the international anti-piracy mission, CTF-151, to fight piracy and carry out surveillance tasks. According to some Turkish internet news portals she will replace TCG Gelibolu. This is unlikely as TCG Gelibolu is in SNMG-2 but on... Continue Reading →
>F-492 TCG Gemlik, Turkish contribution to CTF-151 is returning to her home port Aksaz on 24th April 2010.She had left her home port to relieve TCG Gökova in Gulf of Aden, in early February. Currently TCG Gelibolu is the only Turkish warship in the Indian Ocean.
>The mine that washed up to the coast of Karasu was destroyed by Naval EOD teams. As reported earlier an old and rusty object was found on the beach by locals. After positively being identified as a mine, the Navy decided to destroy it.The Naval Special Forces EOD teams cleared the sand around the mine and... Continue Reading →
>An old and rusty mine has washed up to a beach in Karasu, a small town at the Black Sea coast. Locals alerted the police, and police asked Navy for help to identify the object. After the investigation of navy the object was identified as a very old mine. Naval EOD teams were called to... Continue Reading →
>Acording to Turkish General Staff press announcement, on the night of 6th March, Turkish frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik, captured 7 pirates. She is a part of CTF-151.A suspiciously behaving skiff was reported, 55 nautical miles off shore, and inside the IRTC. TCG Gemlik closed in on the skiff and the naval special forces boarded it.... Continue Reading →
>Type 209 class, Turkish submarine S-352 TCG Dolunay docked at Durres, Albania for a two day long visit. TCG Dolunay was one of the two Turkish submarines that participated in NATO’s annual ASW exercise Noble Manta 2010. A submarine is an interesting selection for a good will visit vessel. Submarines look uninteresting and dull from... Continue Reading →
>The current Turkish contribution to CTF-151, F-492 TCG Gemlik prevented a pirate attack to a Japanese vessel on 20 February 2010.The naval Special Forces on board of TCG Gemlik intercepted a skiff with 7 pirates on board thus thwarting a attack to Japanese owned and Panama flagged M/V APL Finland.According to Turkish General Staff webpage,... Continue Reading →
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