On 17 August 2016, Turkish Coast Guard vessel TCSG-25 collided with the Cook Island flag and Turkish owned bulk carrier M/V Tolunay, near the southern entrance of Bosphorus. TCSG-25 was tasked to escort the Russian Natya class mine hunter Valentin Pikul which was returning from her Syrian deployment. The coast guard boat capsized after the collision.... Continue Reading →
Lest We Forget: TCG Dumlupınar
On 4 April 1953, two Turkish submarines, TCG Dumlupınar and TCG 1. İnönü, entered Dardanelles southbound. They were returning from the NATO naval exercise Blue Sea. TCG Dumlupınar was leading the two ship formation. When the submarine reached Cape Nara, the narrowest point of the Strait, a Swedish flagged cargo ship M/V Naboland collided with the submarine. The accident happened at 02:15 in the... Continue Reading →
An Epilogue To An Incident
As I wrote this post on 31st December 2016 at 16.00 local time, the Turkish flagged vessel M/V Alcatras was still grounded in Lambi beach, Kos island. But as you can see from the videos below some of her cargo was transferred to another Turkish flagged vessel and is gone back to Turkey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3wrQQT2Cs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDSv6U1WO_E
A Prototype Of A Turkish Air Defence Gun System Is Aground On A Greek Island
I don't know what to say. Should I call it a Greek tragedy or a Turkish comedy? A brand-new prototype of locally developed naval air defence system ended up, grounded on a Greek Island. The whole episode started like many others. The Turkish flagged M/V Alcatras experienced a rudder failure as she was sailing from Tuzla,... Continue Reading →
The Death Of A Tanker
37 years ago to this day, in the very early hours, İstanbul was shaken by a large explosion. There was a huge firewall on the water and windows of many nearby houses were broken. The Romanian tanker MT Independenta was waiting for the pilot, when the Greek cargo ship MV Evriali collided, at the southern... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy Helped Panamanian Flagged Merchant Ship
According to Turkish Navy press release, MEKO 200 class frigate TCG Yıldırım, evacuated crew from a stricken merchant ship. The Panamanian flagged merchant ship M/V Fom has suffered a severe engine problem, off the coast of Black Sea town Karadeniz Ereğlisi. The ship lost power and asked for assistance. TCG Yıldırım was dispatched to the... Continue Reading →
Turkish Coast Guard Tows Future Qatari Coast Guard Boat
Turkish Coast Guard announced that, they have helped a boat drifting off the Coast of Antalya. This boat was QC-711 one of the ARES 75 type boats constructed by ARES shipyard for Qatari Coast Guard. According to the Turkish Coast Guard press release, QC-711 had a malfunction during the builders trials and lost all power. Thus... Continue Reading →
Coast Guard Boat Collided With A Merchant Ship And Capsized
Yesterday morning, during the morning rush hour, the Turkish Coast Guard vessel TCSG-25 collided with the Cook Island flag and Turkish owned bulk carrier M/V Tolunay on Bosphorus. The accident happened near the southern entrance of Bosphorus. The coast guard boat capsized after the collision. Both civilian and military rescue ships and other vessels were... Continue Reading →
Lest We Forget: TCG Dumlupınar
On 4 April 1953, in the wee hours of the morning two Turkish submarines TCG Dumlupınar and her sister boat TCG 1. İnönü,entered from the Aegean into the Dardanelles Strait, as the returning from the NATO naval exercise Blue Sea. The Commodore of First Submarine Squadron was in command of the two submarines and he was on board of TCG Dumlupınar. When... Continue Reading →
Greek Navy Heliopter Crashed
Two pilots and one technician lost their lives when an AB-212 helicopter of Greek Navy has crashed on 11th February 2016. The accident happened in the north Aegean near the island Kinaros. “The Agusta Bell helicopter was taking part in the night military exercise 'hunder'. It had taken off from a frigate sailing in the... Continue Reading →
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