>After completing a port visit in Samsun, Turkey, USN frigate FFG-32 USS John L Hall sailed to Georgia. The US warship arrived in Georgia Thursday for exercises with the local coast guard, according to the US embassy. Of course the Russian officials have criticized the visits as provocative as they did for seven visits by... Continue Reading →
>USS John L Hall In Samsun
>US Navy frigate FFG-32 USS John L Hall is making a liberty call in Samsun, Turkey. According to local newspapers she willl stay here two more days. She is the first US warship to visit Samsun, since USS Stout in July 2009.Photos from here.
>News From Black Sea Navies
>Ukraine’s sole submarine the Foxtrot (Project 641) class Zaporizya has entered into a dry dock for an overhaul. It is obvious that she needs the overhaul badly. According to Jane’s Fighting Ships, she is still in commission, but there are no reports of activity since 2004. In the mean time the flagship of the Russian Black... Continue Reading →
>Russian Black Sea Fleet To Get New Warships
>The Russian news portal RIA Novosti reports that two new corvettes and three conventional submarines are to join the Black Sea Fleet by 2015."In line with the approved shipbuilding program and armaments program until 2015, the Black Sea Fleet is to receive two frigates and three diesel submarines," the admiral said, stressing that he indeed... Continue Reading →
>Strong Gale Warning
>I usually tend to report on naval news. The whether was awful the whole week and it will be getting worse at the weekend. During the storm on Thursday and Wednesday two cargo ships M/V Oruç Reis (Papur) and M/V Orçun C run aground at the Black Sea just off the entrance of Bosphorus, the... Continue Reading →
>Trabzon Will Be The Next Naval Base
>General Başbuğ talked about building a naval base in Trabzon, during his visit to this town last week.The idea of establishing a naval presence in Trabzon was first discussed in public in March 2009. According to YeniÇağ newspaper General Başbuğ mentioned the increasing importance of Trabzon harbor and the need of establishing a permanent naval... Continue Reading →
>General Başbuğ On Board TCG Oruçreis
>Today, Chief of the Turkish General Staff, General İlker Başbuğ held a press conference on board of Turkish frigate F-245 TCG Oruçreis, in Trabzon.This was a highly unorthadox event. And first press conference held on a flight deck of a frigate. This was a highly unorthodox event. And first press conference held on a flight... Continue Reading →
>US-Build Radar Station On The Coast of Georgia,Will Open In 2010
>According to defencetalk website a coastal radar station will open in Georgia in January 2010. This station is last of the three radar stations funded and builds by USA through, US Army Corps of Engineers.“The radar stations are important because they permit the Georgian Coast Guard to monitor Georgia's maritime borders and identify vessels entering... Continue Reading →
>Russian Coast Guard Vessels in Ochamchire
>According to Georgian web site Civil.Ge two Russian coast guard boats have arrived at the Ochamchire harbor in the break away region of Abkhazia.Georgia wants to block the sea borne trade in Abkhazia in order to force this region to stay in the Georgian republic. Georgian naval units intercepted more than 20 ships in the... Continue Reading →
>More About Alrosa Incident
>After the incident on board of the submarine B-871 Alrosa, Russia is left without any operational submarine in the Black Sea. Currently Russian Black Sea Fleet has two submarines. One is the Kilo class (Type 877) Alrosa and the other is Tango class B-380. The later is undergoing a lengthy modernization period and is not... Continue Reading →
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