The tensions between Turkey and Russia are still in an aggravated level after the shooting down of a Russian Su-24M fighter-bomber by a Turkish F-16C. As reported earlier, most of the tension remains on politic and economic front. Both sides are trying to keep their military reactions to a minimum. According to Montreux Convention any... Continue Reading →
Since 3 December 2015 the three ship strong NATO Standing Naval Group One is in Istanbul.Today I had the opportunity to go near to the ships and take some more photos.
On 3 December 2015 Standing NATO Maritime Group One, consisting of the flag-ship F-334 NRP Francisco de Almeida, F-103 ESPS Blaz de Lezo and FFG-338 HMCS Winnipeg arrived for a port visit in Istanbul. The duration of this port visit was not announced. It is also not clear whether this visit was planed before the shooting... Continue Reading →
On 3rd December 2015 the US Navy destroyer USS Ross returned to the Black Sea after 183 days. Her latest deployment to the region was in July. One of the most discussed topics after the shooting down of a Russian Su-24 by Turkish F-16 was whether Turkey would allow Russian warships to pass through the... Continue Reading →
On 24 November 2015, one Turkish F-16 fighter, shoot down a Russian Su-24M fighter-bomber violating Turkish airspace. The events happening after this incident are beyond the scope of this blog. I am going to try to explain this recent Turco-Russian crisis from a maritime point of view. So what is going to happen on maritime... Continue Reading →
The south bound return of HMS Duncan on 15 November 2015, created a nice diversion from the usual foreign warships passing through Turkish Straits. The Bulgarian frigate Drazki returned from her deployment in the Mediterranean. She took part in NATO exercise Trident Juncture and sailed with NATO SNMG-2 task force. The Moma class intelligence gathering ship... Continue Reading →
A commercial tug was towing this old hull of a former Turkish patrol boat to the Black Sea. As far as I know there are no ship breakers in Black Sea, this means she is about to get sunk. The hull belonged to one of the 4 former Turkish gun boats TCG AB-21 to TCG AB-24.... Continue Reading →
Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan made an official visit to Romania between 8 and 11 November 2015. HMS Duncan entered the Black Sea on 7 November and exited on 15 November. The visit of HMS Duncan to Constanta, Romania was not just a cordial visit. The Embassy of the United Kingdom and Great Britain and... Continue Reading →
Last week we have witnessed something rare: A British warship, Type 45 class destroyer HMS Duncan heading to the Black Sea. As she passed through Istanbul Strait well after sunset, thus her photo is a little bit dark. But here are a couple of photos of her, when she was in Çanakkale in March this... Continue Reading →
The Russian flagged RORO ship Alexandr Tkachenko, is one of the civilian ship that is used by Russian military to supply the operations in Syria. She made her latest southbound passage through Istanbul Strait on 31 October 2015. Her latest cargo has at least 20 ISO containers of which 3 are 40 feet and the rest are 20... Continue Reading →
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