The Turkish corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada arrived in La Goulette Tunisia today after finishing her visit in Algeria. TCG Heybeliada will stay in Tunisia till 6 July 2013. According to the Algerian news portals the visit of TCG Heybeliada was within the framework of military cooperation between to nations. Within the framework of military cooperation... Continue Reading →
The Mediterranean Odyssey of TCG Heybeliada
The Ada class corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada is continuing her trip across the North African Countries. After Alexandria Egypt, she has visited Tripoli Libya. The first Turkish navy ship to enter Libyan waters since 1911, when the Ottomans lost what became Libya to the Italians, docked yesterday in Tripoli harbour. The frigate, TCG Heybeliada, arrived yesterday... Continue Reading →
The Mediterranean Cruise of TCG Heybeliada
The first indigenous warship of Turkish Navy, the Ada class F-511 TCG Heybeliada will arrive in Tripoli, Libya tomorrow for an official visit. Turkish Navy did not shared the duration of the port visit but there will be a press conference on board on Monday. In 2010 Turkish Navy organised a task force of four... Continue Reading →
Bulgarian Warship Drazki Returned Home (UPDATED)
The Bulgarian contribution to NATO's Operation Unified Protector, the frigate F-41 BS Drazki returned home from Libya. She has left Bulgaria on 28 April 2010 and served 37 days in Mediterranean, patrolling the seas of the coast of Libya. As of the first week of May she was not given the task to inspect cargo ships or fishing boats. Later she has interrogated 46... Continue Reading →
TCG Zafer Taking Part In Unified Protector
Turkish Navy's sole surviving Knox class frigate F-253 TCG Zafer is taking part in Operation Unified Protector. Or she was, as today NATO's website about the operation does not list she, but her name does appear on the Google cache of the same page. But the photo of the left leaves no doubt that TCG... Continue Reading →
M/F Ankara Is Heading Back To Misurata
The Turkish ferry M/F Ankara has left Alexandria, Egypt and is heading to Misurata. With her current speed she will arrive in the Libyan town in 26 hours. On 12 April she has left Benghazi with 1025 Egyptian evacuees on board. She was in Alexandria since 14 April 2011. Disaster and Emergency Management Agency and Turkish Red Crescent are sending 818 tons of... Continue Reading →
M/F Ankara In Libya
The ferry M/V Ankara arrived in Benghazi on 11 April 2011. She took 45 Libyans, treated in hospitals in Turkey back home. According to the announcement from the Office of Prime Minister the ship will remain in the region as she will evacuate Egyptians from Libya. Today the ferry left Benghazi with 1025 Egyptians and is heading to Alexandria.... Continue Reading →
M/F Ankara Is Heading To Benghazi Again
According to AIS transponder data the ferry M/V Ankara has left Çeşme port for a trip to Benghazi, shortly after midnight on 9 April 2011. The ferry was converted to a makeshift hospital ship and evacuated 250 wounded Libyans from Misurata and Bengazi last week. This will her second trip to Libya as a hospital ship. She was involved... Continue Reading →
List Of Warships Taking Part In Operation Unified Protector (UPDATED)
NATO has updated its list of the warships taking part in the Operation Unified Protector. Thus I have to update my list too. It seems that it is the Turkish submarine S-353 TCG Preveze that is taking part in the operation rather than previously announced S-358 TCG Çanakkale. TCG Preveze is the first boat of... Continue Reading →
M/F Ankara In Misurata
The Turkish civilian ferry M/F Ankara finally docked at Misurata port tonight according to Turkish Foreign Ministry tweets. The ferry sailed from Çeşme, İzmir on 27 March 2010. For the last five days she was waiting off the Libyan city Misurata. The fighting in and around the city prevented M/F Ankara to dock at the... Continue Reading →
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