>The mine that washed up to the coast of Karasu was destroyed by Naval EOD teams. As reported earlier an old and rusty object was found on the beach by locals. After positively being identified as a mine, the Navy decided to destroy it.The Naval Special Forces EOD teams cleared the sand around the mine and... Continue Reading →
>The Canadian Halifax class frigate F-337 HMCS Fredericton is in Istanbul for a port visit. She arrived on 10 April morning.In the mean time there is a lot of activity in the Black Sea right now. Turkish frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros and submarine S-350 TCG Batıray are visiting Sevastopol Ukraine. One other foreign warship visiting... Continue Reading →
>An old and rusty mine has washed up to a beach in Karasu, a small town at the Black Sea coast. Locals alerted the police, and police asked Navy for help to identify the object. After the investigation of navy the object was identified as a very old mine. Naval EOD teams were called to... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Navy has started with its annual spring naval exercise Deniz Yıldızı 2010.The exercise will be held between 6 and 18 April in Marmara Sea and in Black Sea. The order of battle of the exercise includes 7 frigates, one corvette, 3 submarines, 4 fact attack craft, 3 auxiliaries, 4 coast guard vessels, 4 helicopter,... Continue Reading →
>According to Russian internet portal RIA Novosti, Russia risks to lose all her warships of the Black Sea Fleet till 2015.The majority of warships in the Russian Black Sea Fleet have been in service for over 30 years and would not be fit for sea missions by 2015, the Gazeta newspaper said on Friday citing... Continue Reading →
>According to RIA Novosti, Russian and Greek navies will conduct joint exercise this year."15 activities with participation of Russian and Greek servicemen are scheduled in 2010, including exchange of delegations, mutual visits of ships, and joint naval exercise with warships of the two countries", said Mrs. Kovalchuk, press secretary of Russian defense minister. This declaration... Continue Reading →
>Ukraine’s sole submarine the Foxtrot (Project 641) class Zaporizya has entered into a dry dock for an overhaul in February. According to photos she needs the overhaul badly. Press Trust of India reported that Russia will help Ukraine to ensure the technical maintenance of the submarine. "We are stepping up our work. We received an application... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Navy conducted an exercise in west Black sea and at northern entrance of Bosphorus on 10th March 2010.Seven frigates, six fast attack craft and two submarines took part in the first part of the exercise, in western Black Sea. The order of battle was not made public. According to official statement TCG Gökova and... Continue Reading →
>According to Ukrainan English-language newspaper KyivPost, Russian and Ukrainian coast guards are due to launch a joint operation in the Sea of Azov on 1 March 2010 Monday, to ensure unrestricted navigation and protect the sea's natural resources, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coast guard department for the Black Sea and Sea of Azov said... Continue Reading →
>US frigate FFG-32 USS John L Hall is still in Georgia, conducting joint exercise with Georgian Coast Guard.Reuters has some fresh photos.
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