Yonca Onuk Shipyard is constructing a new batch of fast intervention boats for Qatari Naval Forces. The boat I have seen Q-21 resembles very much to the other MRTP-16 type of boats built by the same shipyard 3 years ago. During the Dimdex 2012 maritime defence exhibition in Qatar, it was announced that the Turkish... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZb2kVfXK18 The fishing wars in Northern Aegean goes on. Today a new video was released showing a dog fight (I don't know if this is a correct term to use on sea) between Turkish and Greek Coast Guard vessels. Being smaller the Greek boat has a higher degree of maneuverability but the Kaan 33 class, Turkish... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcibTSdQLYA This video was taken on board of a Turkish fishing boat in Northern Aegean. The Kaan 33 class, Turkish Coast Guard boat TCSG-308 prevented the Greek Coast Guard boats coming to close to Turkish fishing boats. On sea, size does matter.
Today I was lucky to see one of the two patrol boats constructed by Yonca Onuk shipyard for Turkish Navy. A photo of the other boat P-141 TCG Yunus 1 was made public in December 2012. This is her identical sister P-142 TCG Yunus 2. The Turkish Coast Guard is the largest customer of the... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Coast Guard with at least 50 units is the biggest local user of fast patrol boats build by Yonca Onuk shipyard. The Turkish Navy recently started to commission boats of this shipyard. Two are used for the infiltration of special forces teams. There were reports that two more boats were bought by the... Continue Reading →
Today Turkish parliament authorized the deployment of troops for cross-border military action. And if you read the resolution carefully you will see that this authorization is not limited to the Syrian border. The Turkish government insists that this one year-long mandate is not a declaration of war but it is intended as a deterrent. The mandate, was passed... Continue Reading →
During the Dimdex 2012 maritime defence exhibition in Qatar, it was announced that the Turkish shipyard Yonca Onuk has signed a contract with Qatar Armed Forces. According to the contract Turkish shipyard is building 3 MRTP 16 class interceptors and 3 MRTP 34 class fast patrol boats for the Qatar Naval Forces. This is the... Continue Reading →
During the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima) Exhibition 2011, on 5th December, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) took delivery of three MRTP 16 class, fast interceptor craft from BYO Marine Sdn Bhd with a ceremony. The delivery was made to MMEA director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish and was witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister Tan... Continue Reading →
The first Yonca-Onuk build MRTP-20 class fast interceptor has been shipped to Egypt. In 2010 the Yonca - Onuk and Egyptian Navy signed a deal for the procurement of 6 MRTP-20 class fast interceptor boats. Three boats will be constructed in Istanbul at Yonca-Onuk Shipyard and the others in Egypt’s Alexandria Naval Shipyard with technology... Continue Reading →
>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 →
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