>New Photo of Milgem

>F-511 TCG Heybeliada, first ship of MILGEM class corvettes, is now visible on Google Earth.

>New LST’s For Turkish Navy

>On their latest meeting on 6th January 2010, Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) decided to start contract negotiations for constructions of 2 LST’s. Currently Turkish Navy operates 5 big amphibious ships:• Two Ertuğrul (ex- Terreboone Parish) class• Two Sarucabey class • One Osman Gazi classThe oldest ships of the fleet are two Ertuğrul class ships... Continue Reading →

>Somali Pirates Should Be Prosecuted

>Turkey, as a founding member of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia presented UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a letter with information on the progress of actions taken by Turkey, against the Piracy in Gulf of Aden.For the full text of the letter click here.In this letter Turkey outlines her 2009... Continue Reading →

>Bulgaria Is NOT Sending A Warship To Somalia…

>Bulgaria is not sending a warship to Somalia. And this time this decisions seems to be definitive. So end of the stroy. According to Bulgarian news portal novinite.com, Bulgaria Defense Minister Nikolay Mladenov has stated that the  41 Drazki” (Intrepid) frigate will not be sent to the Gulf of Aden to participate in operations against... Continue Reading →

>Bulgaria Is Intending To Send A Warship To Somalia

>I guess, I was a little bit zealous yesterday when I wrote about Bulgarian contribution to the fight against piracy.At the moment is not clear whether a Bulgarian warship will be sent to the Gulf of Aden or not. Apparently the intent is here but the funding is yet to be found. According to Rear... Continue Reading →

>Bulgaria Is Sending A Warship To Somalia

>Bulgaria will send a warship to Gulf of Aden according to Turkish maritime portal denizhaber.com.trThe Koni class (Project 1159) frigate 11 Smeli (Valiant) will join the naval task forces combating piracy off the coast of Somalia. At the moment it is not clear whether the Bulgarian warship will join EU led Operation Atalanta or US... Continue Reading →

>A Happy New Year

>I wish everybody a happy, prosperous new year. I wish calm seas and friendly winds to all seafarers.

>A Disaster That Did Not Happen

>A recent grounding of a cargo ship in Dardanelles revealed how close it came to a potential catastrophe.On 17 December 2009, the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flagged cargo ship M/V Lady Juliet was traveling in Dardanelles in southern direction. She missed the turn at Nara point and rammed into the breakwater at Eceabat. She... Continue Reading →

>Trabzon Will Be The Next Naval Base

>General Başbuğ talked about building a naval base in Trabzon, during his visit to this town last week.The idea of establishing a naval presence in Trabzon was first discussed in public in March 2009. According to YeniÇağ newspaper General Başbuğ mentioned the increasing importance of Trabzon harbor and the need of establishing a permanent naval... Continue Reading →

>General Başbuğ On Board TCG Oruçreis

>Today, Chief of the Turkish General Staff, General İlker Başbuğ held a press conference on board of Turkish frigate F-245 TCG Oruçreis, in Trabzon.This was a highly unorthadox event. And first press conference held on a flight deck of a frigate. This was a highly unorthodox event. And first press conference held on a flight... Continue Reading →

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