>In my personal the the most important lesson that Turkey should learn from the Libyan NEO is that it is the high time for Turkey to invest in new, large, fast and seaworthy passenger ships.Compared to the evacuation by air the evacuation by sea was very limited. Only 8351 person, 36% of the evacuees, were... Continue Reading →
> The terrible events grabbed the attention of the world. But the chaos and the civil war are continuing in Libya. I feel that now is a good time to think about the Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation from Libya while it is still fresh in our memories and renders the necessary lesson. The NEO from Libya... Continue Reading →
> Vice Adm. Mohab Mameesh on board TCG Gelibolu. Official Turkish Navy Photo. On 7th March the civilian ferry M/V Samsun and frigate F-493 TCG Gelibolu arrived at Alexandira Egypt. There were 1075 Egyptians on board of M/V Samsun and 81 on board of TCG Gelibolu. Upon thier arrival the Commander of Egyptian Naval Forces, vice Admiral Mohab Mameesh visited TCG Gelibolu.... Continue Reading →
Turkey finished evacuating its citizens from Libya but Turkish ships are still in the region, helping the evacuation of other nations. The civilian ferry M/V Samsun and frigate F-493 TCG Gelibolu left Tripoli on 4. March 2010. Both ships are heading to Alexandira Egypt. There are 1075 Egyptians on board of M/V Samsun and 81 more are on board of TCG... Continue Reading →
> Fast ferries M/V Osman Gazi and M/V Orhan Gazi on their return trip to İstanbul. As of afternoon of 2. March. According to the PrimeMinister's Office, from 19 February till 2 March, Turkey hasevacuated 21.505 people from Libya. 2.982 of the evacuees are foreignnationals. The 1049 passengers onboard of ferry M/V Ankara are not included in the... Continue Reading →
> M/V Osman Gazi. Official photo. Yesterday the fast ferry M/V Orhan Gazi arrived in Ras Lanuf, to embark the evacuees in this port. After completing this task she proceeded to Benghazi to pick up additional evacuees. She has left Benghazi with 1209 passengers on board and is heading to Marmaris at the moment. Her sister M/V Osman Gazi... Continue Reading →
> It's nice to back at home. Yesterday evening, at 17:30 the frigate F-245 TCG Oruçreis docked at Marmaris harbor. The frigate was carrying 212 people evacuated from Libya's Benghazi port. Just short before midnight A-1600 TCG Iskenderun arrived in Marmaris harbor with 1528 evacuees from 26 nations. Both ships were on the way since 25 February.... Continue Reading →
> A-1600 TCG Iskenderun. According to the Ministryof Foreign Affairs, civilian ferries M/F Samsun and M/F Ankara areheading to Tripoli to pick up evacuees. In the meantime the fastferries M/F Osman Gazi and M/F Orhan Gazi, left Marmaris for a secondround and are heading to Libya again. M/F Osman Gazi will dock inMisurata and M/F... Continue Reading →
>Photo:Fabry PagliaraAccording to Voice Of Russia news portal, Russia's Emergency Minister Sergei Shoygu wants a Turkish warship to escort the ferry M/F Sveti Stefan II, evacuating Russians and citizens of other countries from Libya’s Ras Lanuf port.The Montenegrin ferry was chartered by Russian Federation and she is on her way to Libya. Russia expects Libya to let the vessel enter the... Continue Reading →
> TCG Iskenderun in Benghazi. Courtesy of Turkish General Staff Today, on 26 February2010, frigate F-245 TCG Oruçreis and ferry TCG Iskenderun leftBenghazi with 1738 people on board. TCG Oruçreis has 210person, 122 Turkish 90 from USA, Bosnia, Poland, Serbia, Macedoniaand Romania. TCG Iskenderun has 1528person on board, 1099 Turkish, 427 from Vietnam, Bosnia, Macedonia,South... Continue Reading →
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