In November 2016, Dutch shipyard Damen has signed a contract with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Ankara, Turkey for the supply of six, search and rescue (SAR) vessels for delivery in 2017. The boats are designed for SAR operations in all-weather and can self right within seconds after a capsize or even a 360°... Continue Reading →
Turkish Coast Guard To Receive 6 Damen Vessels
The Dutch shipyard, Damen has signed a contract with the International Organisation for Migration, for the supply of six, Search and Rescue (SAR) vessels for delivery in 2017. The boats are being financed by the European Union and will be operated by the Turkish Coast Guard, to support the refugees and migrants rescue operations, according... Continue Reading →
Greek Frigate HS Hydra Is Returning Home Early
While the families of the crew of the Greek frigate F-452 HS Hydra celebrate, her early return from Horn of Africa, this shows the dire fiscal situation the Greek armed forces are facing. In early February, HS Hydra was send by Greek Navy to participate in the Operation Atalanta, the anti-piracy operation of EU off the coast of Somalia. She... Continue Reading →
Greece Sends A Frigate To EUNAVFOR
The Greek Navy deployed the MEKO 200HN class frigate F-452 HS Hydra for the European Union Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta. She has arrived to her Area of Operation two days ago. Following passage south through the Red Sea, the HS HYDRA will join the multi-national EU NAVFOR off the Horn of Africa on... Continue Reading →
>NATO’s Missile Shield And Turkey – Part I
>If the headlines of newspapers can be a reliable indicator, then there is a lot of closed door arm wrestling between Turkey and NATO/USA. The reason for this diplomatic activity is the new missile shield NATO intents to adopt as part of the alliance's overall mission. From: Economist - Sep 24, 2009The originator of the... Continue Reading →
>Bulgaria Is NOT Sending A Warship To Somalia…
>Bulgaria is not sending a warship to Somalia. And this time this decisions seems to be definitive. So end of the stroy. According to Bulgarian news portal novinite.com, Bulgaria Defense Minister Nikolay Mladenov has stated that the 41 Drazki” (Intrepid) frigate will not be sent to the Gulf of Aden to participate in operations against... Continue Reading →
>Bulgaria Is Intending To Send A Warship To Somalia
>I guess, I was a little bit zealous yesterday when I wrote about Bulgarian contribution to the fight against piracy.At the moment is not clear whether a Bulgarian warship will be sent to the Gulf of Aden or not. Apparently the intent is here but the funding is yet to be found. According to Rear... Continue Reading →
>Bulgaria Is Sending A Warship To Somalia
>Bulgaria will send a warship to Gulf of Aden according to Turkish maritime portal denizhaber.com.trThe Koni class (Project 1159) frigate 11 Smeli (Valiant) will join the naval task forces combating piracy off the coast of Somalia. At the moment it is not clear whether the Bulgarian warship will join EU led Operation Atalanta or US... Continue Reading →
>M/V Karagöl and suspicious approach (Updated)
>One should always beware of early reports and rumors these days. Especially if they have been originated on the web.Last week I found and posted a report about a failed pirate attack against a ship of Yasa shipping company. One ship belonging to this company was hijacked in October and was released in late December.... Continue Reading →
>Turkey to join Operation Atalanta?
>On 16th December 2008 F-496 TCG Gökova returned to her homeport Gölcük. She has spent 7 weeks south of Suez as part of SNMG-2 and took part in the Operation Allied Provider. She has escorted ships of WFP through pirate infested waters and helped other ships by deterring possible pirate attacks.When I have started this... Continue Reading →
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