> M/V Samsun and TCG Gelibolu in Tripolis. Official Turkish Navy Photo. According to Turkish General Staff website, the ferry M/V Samsun arrived in Tripolis escorted by the frigate F-493 TCG Gelibolu. M/V Samsun will pick up Egyptian evacuees who wish to return to their country. This will be the second trip of the ship.... Continue Reading →
>In my personal the the most important lesson that Turkey should learn from the Libyan NEO is that it is the high time for Turkey to invest in new, large, fast and seaworthy passenger ships.Compared to the evacuation by air the evacuation by sea was very limited. Only 8351 person, 36% of the evacuees, were... Continue Reading →
> The terrible events grabbed the attention of the world. But the chaos and the civil war are continuing in Libya. I feel that now is a good time to think about the Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation from Libya while it is still fresh in our memories and renders the necessary lesson. The NEO from Libya... Continue Reading →
> Vice Adm. Mohab Mameesh on board TCG Gelibolu. Official Turkish Navy Photo. On 7th March the civilian ferry M/V Samsun and frigate F-493 TCG Gelibolu arrived at Alexandira Egypt. There were 1075 Egyptians on board of M/V Samsun and 81 on board of TCG Gelibolu. Upon thier arrival the Commander of Egyptian Naval Forces, vice Admiral Mohab Mameesh visited TCG Gelibolu.... Continue Reading →
>HS Roussen. Photo from Wikipedia by K. KrallisThe Greek shipyard Elefsishas asked for conciliation procedure as it is facing the doomingliquidity problems .The owner of the shipyardNeorion Holdings, announced that they were asking protection fromdebtors under the Article 99 of Law 3588/2007 as they wererestructuring the dept of the shipyard.The shipyard one of thebiggest private... Continue Reading →
Turkey finished evacuating its citizens from Libya but Turkish ships are still in the region, helping the evacuation of other nations. The civilian ferry M/V Samsun and frigate F-493 TCG Gelibolu left Tripoli on 4. March 2010. Both ships are heading to Alexandira Egypt. There are 1075 Egyptians on board of M/V Samsun and 81 more are on board of TCG... Continue Reading →
>Today, F-491 TCG Giresun assisted to Japanese owned and Bahamian flagged tanker Guanabara.The tanker was attacked by Somali pirates 330 miles south east of Duqm, Oman. The pirates were able to to board the ship but the crew hide in side a safe room.Turkish contribution to Standing NATO Maritime Task Group 2 (CTF-508), TCG Giresun was diverted to help... Continue Reading →
>Today almost thousands blogger users in Turkey had a very nasty shock. Their beloved blogs were out of their reach as a court in Diyarbakır ruled that access to blogger and to all the blogs it hosts should be blocked.The reason for this court rule is just plain greed.The decision of the court is based on a... Continue Reading →
> Fast ferries M/V Osman Gazi and M/V Orhan Gazi on their return trip to İstanbul. As of afternoon of 2. March. According to the PrimeMinister's Office, from 19 February till 2 March, Turkey hasevacuated 21.505 people from Libya. 2.982 of the evacuees are foreignnationals. The 1049 passengers onboard of ferry M/V Ankara are not included in the... Continue Reading →
> M/V Osman Gazi. Official photo. Yesterday the fast ferry M/V Orhan Gazi arrived in Ras Lanuf, to embark the evacuees in this port. After completing this task she proceeded to Benghazi to pick up additional evacuees. She has left Benghazi with 1209 passengers on board and is heading to Marmaris at the moment. Her sister M/V Osman Gazi... Continue Reading →
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