Two new vessels will join Turkish Coast Guard tomorrow. The first ship of the new search and rescue ship TCSG Dost and the third ship of the class TCSG Umut are joining the Turkish Coast Guard with a ceremony held at the RMK Shipyard. The contract for the construction of 4 ships at RMK Marine Shipyard was signed on 16 January... Continue Reading →
The Turkish frigate F-494 TCG Gökçeada escorted the merchant ship M/V Aqua Luna carrying Turkish aid to Somalia. M/V Aqua Luna chartered by Turkish Red Crescent was carrying 90 thousand canned goods, 5 thousand tons of sugar, 5 thousand tons of flour and many other goods and machinery need to overhaul Somalia's infrastructure. I was assuming that this escort duty would be performed by TCG Gökova as she has been in the with... Continue Reading →
Here are a couple of photos from 29 March 2013, taken by Kerim Bozkurt as TCG Heybeliada was sailing in Bosphorus.
The warships of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey will take part in the April 2013 activation of the BlackSeaFor between 5 and 23 of April. The warship of the BlackseaFor, under the Command of Turkish Navy, will spend 6 days on the sea and 13 days visiting Varna, Constanta and Sevastopol. During this... Continue Reading →
The Egyptian replenishment tanker A-230 Shalatein is in Istanbul for an official visit for an undisclosed duration.
One of today's top news was the sudden wargame of Russian armed forces in the Black Sea. This exercise has all the drama of the opening chapter of a cold war thriller. The drills started early in the morning, when President Vladimir Putin, who was returning from Durban, South Africa, to Sochi aboard Air Force One, ordered... Continue Reading →
Today two Russian large landings ships, Ropucha class 102 Kaliningrad and 110 Alexander Shabalin, returned to the Black Sea after spending almost one month in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. When I look at the photos I realize that both ships need a long overhaul periods to remove the strains of the recent deployments. All photos courtesy of... Continue Reading →
The Turkish submarine in the Ionian Sea, TCG Anafartalar made a four-day visit to Durrës, Albania, after she has participated to the NATO ASW exercise, Noble Manta 2013. It is not common for submarines to make port visits. From the news bulletin of Durrës Port Authority dates 14 March 2013: This morning in the port of Durres has arrived... Continue Reading →
I must confess that I was appealed when I read this news article for the first time. The article is not a hoax but I do seriously doubt if the honorable Admiral Shiliang Su was not pulling the legs of the Turkish journalist. This whole story reminded me when the People's Republic of China promised to send 1 million... Continue Reading →
The Voice Of Russia reported today that a Russian warship will be visiting Istanbul between 7 and 10 May 2013. The Bora class hoverborne guided missile corvette of the Russian Navy, RFS Bora will be in Istanbul during the IDEF’13, 11th International Defence Industry Fair. The Bora class corvettes have a very unconventional structure where a large air cushion is... Continue Reading →
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