TCG Yıldırım conducted a port visit in Batumi Georgia last week. According to the Georgian Coast Guard, the purpose of the visit is to conduct a Self Evaluation Level-2 (SEL-2) of the vessels Ochamchire and Dioskuria of the Coast Guard Department of the Border Police of Georgia within the framework of the NATO Operational Capability Concept... Continue Reading →
Between 20 and 23rd September the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) made a port visit in Istanbul. The task force consisting of The flagship ESPS Rayo, Turkish minehunter TCG Edincik and Italian minehunter ITS Viareggio were berthed at the Sarayburnu quay. After this short break, the task force sailed through Istanbul and entered... Continue Reading →
On 29 March four ships of NATO Standing Maritime Force 2 transited northbound through Turkish Straits and entered the Black Sea. This was the start of the task force’s first Black Sea deployment in 2019. The French National Marine contribution to the SNMG-2 FS Var also arrived in Istanbul but she did not proceed to... Continue Reading →
According to Georgian website agenda.ge, French frigate FS Guépratte will make a port visit in Batumi Georgia between 22nd and 25th November. The ship was met with a welcoming ceremony at the Batumi port. Following the ceremony, French Ambassador to Georgia Pascal Meunier and Commander Jacques Mallard have met local authorities and officials of the Georgian... Continue Reading →
A part of the UK led NATO mine warfare task force Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 arrived in Batumi Georgia on 3rd November for a port visit. The NATO delegation led by Vice Admiral Bléjean, the Deputy Commander of the Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) held meeting with Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Mr. Giorgi Mgebrishvili. According... Continue Reading →
10 Turkish warships are conducting port visits in 5 different ports, in 5 different countries. The long needed rest came after the end of the first phase of naval exercise Deniz Yıldızı 2017. The exercise has started on 27 March and will end on 7 April. Of course the small size of the Black Sea helps.... Continue Reading →
On 20 August 2016, Aydın class mine hunter TCG Akçakoca entered Georgian waters for a sad mission. According to Agenda.ge, Corporal Iago Sharadze and First Class Private Giorgi Nanetashvili were taking part in dive training on August 16 but failed to surface after the planned dive, which took place off the coast of Gonio in... Continue Reading →
The Deniz Yıldızı 2016 naval exercise continues in Black Sea. According to Turkish General Staff, 25 warships and submarine plus 11 aircraft and helicopter takes part in the exercise. As reported earlier, over the weekend the ships conducted port visits in many cities both in country and abroad. Here is the list of the ships... Continue Reading →
The flagship of the 6th Fleet of US Navy, LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney is continuing her cruise in the Black Sea. She entered the Black Sea on 4 November. Her first port of call was Burgas, Bulgaria. She spent here 5 days. Her next port of call was Batumi, Georgia where she arrivad on 11 November. After... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer of the US Navy DDG-84 USS Bulkeley was in Georgia between 10 and 14 August for an official visit. According to the US Embassy in Georgia: The USS Bulkeley arrives in Batumi, Georgia August 10, for a regularly scheduled port visit that will include combined training exercises with the Georgian... Continue Reading →
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