>Turkish General Staff announced today that Turkish Coast Guard was conducting a joint exercise with the Russian Coast Guard (Maritime Guard of the Border Service)The exercise started on 20th September will end on 23rd September. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct cross training and search and rescue training, to improve cooperation and good... Continue Reading →
>Russia Builds Up Sea Border Patrols Around Abkhazia
>© RIA Novosti. Vyacheslav PopovRussian news agency Ria Novosti reports that the fifth Russian Mangust class patrol boat has arrived in Abkhazia to help the former Georgian republic guard its maritime border in the Black Sea.A Russian coast guard division, based at the Black Sea port of Ochamchira in Abkhazia, is expected to have up... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Coast Cutter To Visit Georgian Ports
>The coast cutter TCSG-122 will sail to Georgia on Wednesday. The cutter, currently stationed in Rize will visit Poti first. She is scheduled to arrive at Poti on 14 July. Official visits and some joint exercises will be conducted. On 15th, TCSG-122, will leave Poti for Batumi. After some more visits and exercises, she will... Continue Reading →
>TCSG Dost Launched
>The first SAR vessel for the Turkish Coast Guard, TCSG Dost SG-701, was launched today. She is been built by RMK shipyard and will be completed in 2011. The second ship, TCSG Güven SG-702 can be seen in the background. The four ship programme will supply Turkish Coast Guard with four vessels, which will be the... Continue Reading →
>More Photos Of President Assad On Board TCSG-303
>The website of the presidency of the Republic of Turkey published photos and a video of the ride of the two presidents on board TCSG-303. According to the photos they seem to have enjoyed the ride very much. In the video (the second from top) at point 01:10 one unseen sailor announces the speed as... Continue Reading →
>Syria To Buy Turkish Coast Guard Boats?
>On Sunday, after the sailing race has ended, suddenly five coast guard vessels dashed through the Bosphorus in very high speed, as if there was some kind of an emergency they have to rush to. After performing a few turns and other maneuvers in the middle of the strait, they have zoomed as fast as... Continue Reading →
>A Video About Deniz Aslanı 2010
>A short video from TRT about Deniz Aslanı 2010 exercise.
>Deniz Aslanı 2010 – Search And Rescue Exercise
>Turkish Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force conducted a search and rescue exercise in Aegean, on 29th April 2010.The participants were one frigate, two corvettes, three coast guard vessels, one plane and five helicopters. The exact names of the participating ships, with the exception of the frigate, were not mentioned in the press releases. But... 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 →
>The keel of TCSG Dost laid down
>With a ceremony, the keel of the first search and rescue ship TCSG Dost was laid down.As the construction of the ship was already started in May 2008, there was no keel laying in traditional sense but block erecting. Her launching is scheduled for May 2010TCSG Dost is the first ship of a batch of... Continue Reading →
