Romanian Frigate Returns From Pirate Hunting While Ukraine Plans To Send One

The Romanian frigate F-221 ROS Regele Ferdinand will be returning home shortly. She left Romania in mid September and sailed the seas off the coast of Somalia as a part of EU's anti piracy operation Atalanta. The crew from Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand are proud to be sailing home to their base port of... Continue Reading →

CCTF 151 REINFORCES SUPPORT IN SEYCHELLES

TCG Gemlik in Seychelles.

COUNTER-PIRACY TASK FORCE MEETS WITH NATO

COMBINED MARITIME FORCES IMPROVE PIRACY AWARENESS

Warships International Fleet Review January 2013 Issue

Don't forget to buy the January 2013 Issue of Warships International Fleet Review. I am on the cover. Mr. Guy Toremans did the interview with the CO of F-511 TCG Heybeliada and toured the ship.  

Regular Shipping Service Between Turkey And Israel Has Started

The Turkish shipping company Sisa Shipping started a regular Ro/Ro service between İskenderun Turkey and -wait for it- Haifa Israel this week. The first voyage of the Ro/Ro Nissos Rodos started on 20th November. According to the Sisa Shipping the voyage will last only 12 hours. This is the first regular shipping service between to the two... Continue Reading →

Smetlivy Left Italy after Repairs

According to Russian website Rusnavy.com, the Russian destroyer Smetlivy left Italy. She was in the Mediterranean Sea to take part in the joint Russo-Italian naval exercise IONIEX-2012.  Smetlivy apparently suffered a problem with her fuel system so that it was necessary to repair her in Taranto naval base. She will join other Russian ships already in the Mediterranean and they will altogether sail to Gulf of... Continue Reading →

Ukrainian Naval Commander Visits Turkey

The Commander of Ukrainian Navy Vice-Admiral Yurii Ilyin Ivanovych visited Turkey as a guest of Admiral Murat Bilgel, Commander of Turkish Naval Forces. Neither Ukrainian nor Turkish Navy made any public announcements about this visit. Instead of the PR officers in both navies we should be thanking the marketing department of ADIK shipyard for the following photos and the text. As it is a... Continue Reading →

COMBINED MARITIME FORCES INTERDICT SUSPECTED PIRATE SHIP

Bravo to TCG Gemlik.

The Commander Of Turkish Navy Is In India

The commander of Turkish Naval Forces Admiral Murat Bilgel, is in India for an official visit. According to news from India he will return on 12th November. Murat E Bilgel, the Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces (CTNF) visited Western Naval Command of the Indian navy at Mumbai from 06 to 08 Nov 12. During... Continue Reading →

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