>The wind chart of Gulf of Sidra. Source: http://www.weatheronline.co.ukThe adverse windconditions in the Mediterranean makes evacuation of foreigners fromLibya by sea difficult.This morning a galewarning was made by Athens' meteorological center valid from 04:30this morning til 16:00. The both fast ferries M/FOsman Gazi and M/F Orhan Gazi are still in Marmaris, waiting for abetter sea conditions.The... Continue Reading →
> Last night (23.2.2010) at 23:45 the first ferry M/F Orhan Gazi carrying 1516 person arrived in Marmaris after a 19 hours trip from Benghazi. Two hours later the second ferry M/F Osman Gazi carrying 1512 person arrived in Marmaris too. Both have a seating for 1250 persons. And as they are used for short... Continue Reading →
>According to Turkish Foreign Ministry, the fast ferry M/F Orhan Gazi departed from Benghazi 03:30 this morning and her sister M/F Osman Gazi at 05:00. Both are heading to Marmaris, Muğla the nearest Turkish town with sufficient harbor capacity and a large airport nearby. They are each carrying 1500 passengers 250 more than sitting capacity.... Continue Reading →
> As Libya plunges more into a kaos and heads towards a potential civil / tribal war the efforts to evacuate Turkish citizens from Libya continues. According to news coming from Libya the airport of Benghazi is destroyed. Thus evacuation from the sea seems to be one of the possibilities. The other one is over land transport... Continue Reading →
According to a source on location, A-1600 TCG İskenderun left Mersin this morning and is heading to Libya, to pick up the trapped Turkish citizens. It is estimated that there are 25.000 Turkish citizens in Libya currently mostly working at the projects of the Turkish construction companies. The daily Hürriyet reported that till yesterday, 581... Continue Reading →
>Proud Manta 11 is not the only majorNATO naval exercise planned for this year in the Mediterranean. Exercise Bold Monarch 2011, a majorNATO live submarine escape and rescue exercise will be in theMediterranean off the coast of Cartegena, Spain from 1-9 June 2011.Approximately 2000 participants will come from over 10 nations,including 3 partner nations and 1... Continue Reading →
>The biggest NATO anti submarine warfareexercise Proud Manta (previously known as NOBLE MANTA) will be conducted in the Ionian Sea to theSoutheast of Sicily between 4 – 17 February 2011.Ten NATO nations, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States, will provide 6submarines, 19 aircraft (including ship based helos)... Continue Reading →
>As one year ends and the new one starts, the temptation to make lists about various subjects becomes almost irresistible. So I followed the urge in me and made this 5 point list about the most important events for Turkish Navy in 2010:The Sea Trials of TCG Heybeliada: The first ship of the Milgem class... Continue Reading →
>The composition of UNIFIL Maritime Task Force as 23 December 2010: Pennant Ship County Type F-240 TCG Fatih Turkey Frigate F-18 BNS Osman Bangladesh Frigate P-911 BNS Madhumati Bangladesh Patrol Craft A-516 FGS Donau Germany Tender M-1093 FGS Auerbach Germany Minehunter P-6130 FGS Hyaene Germany Fast Attack Craft P-26 HS Degiannis Greece Fast Attack Craft... Continue Reading →
>M/V Sea Bright aground in Antalya.Yesterady, the continuing storms in Mediterranean Sea casued two ships to run aground in Antalya.The first was Bolivian flagged M/V Sea Bright en route from Tarsus port in Adana to Egypt. She had 18 people on board when she was driven into the rocks by the sea in Antalya town. 17 were... Continue Reading →
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