>On 3 April 2010, F-493 TCG Gelibolu spotted a dhow 75 miles off the shores of Yemen, inside The IRTC. This dhow previously fired upon the Danish flagged, Torm Ragnhild, in an attempted hi jack. The Turkish frigate forced the pirates out of the IRTC by maneuvering and warning shots. She started to chase the... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gelibolu Captures 9 Pirates
>On 31 March 2010, Turkish frigate to SNMG-2, F-493 TCG Gelibolu, arrested 9 pirates.The frigate sighted a suspiciously acting skiff inside IRTC, 80 miles off the shore. The frigate closed in on the skiff, warnings from the ships and aggressive maneuvering kept the pirates from fleeing. The skiff with 9 pirates was detained. With the... Continue Reading →
>Operation Allied Protector Marks First Anniversary
>NATO ships from SNMG-1, arrived in the Gulf of Aden on 24th March 2009 as part of NATO’s counter piracy mission, Operation Allied Protector. The aim was to disrupt and deter the piracy in the Gulf of Aden at that time. A year later NATO ships (from SNMG-2) are still there.NATO reflects last year’s important events... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Bulker Hijacked Off India
>Today at 03.00 am local time M/V Frigia, a Turkish owned and Malta flagged freighter was hijacked by Somali pirates. The ship was 720 miles east of Socota Islands and 600 miles west of India. After the hijacking the ship set course to 273 degreese and she is on her 1000 miles trip to Somalia.She... Continue Reading →
>Now It Is Official: SNMG-2 Is Heading To Somalia
>As I have reported 8 days ago, NATO is sending SNMG-2 to Gulf of Aden. The task force will replace SNMG-1.The whole transcript of NATO's Spokesman James Appathurai’s statement can be read here. It has also very valuable information about recent operations in Afghanistan.I have extracted what I think is important:The North Atlantic Council has... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gemlik Captures More Pirates
>Acording to Turkish General Staff press announcement, on the night of 6th March, Turkish frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik, captured 7 pirates. She is a part of CTF-151.A suspiciously behaving skiff was reported, 55 nautical miles off shore, and inside the IRTC. TCG Gemlik closed in on the skiff and the naval special forces boarded it.... Continue Reading →
>SNMG-2 Is Heading To Gulf Of Aden Again
>There is no word about it yet on NATO’s official pages, but SNMG-2 is heading to Gulf of Aden again, says Turkish Navy.F-493 TCG Gelibolu will join SNMG-2 and will head for Gulf of Aden. She will leave her homeport Aksaz, Marmaris on 5th March 2010 Friday. SNMG-2 will be on patrol off Somalia from... Continue Reading →
>The Undersecreteriat for Maritime Affairs forbids Turkish flagged Ships to Join Russian Convoys in Gulf of Aden
>The Undersecreteriat for Maritime Affairs (UMA) issued a declaration forbidding Turkish flagged ships to join convoys organized by Russian Federation in Gulf of Aden. Previously, in December the UMA announced that Turkish flagged ships may join to convoys organized by Russian Service of Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transportation and protected by Russian warship... Continue Reading →
>More On TCG Gemlik’s Actions
>Here is an official version of F-496 TCG Gemlik's action of 20th February. This part, I found most interesting and disturbing:Although no piracy-related material was found on board the skiff, the quick action by Gemlik prevented an attack from occurring. Twenty three fuel barrels were found on board. One of the two outboard motors was... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gemlik Prevents An Attact
>The current Turkish contribution to CTF-151, F-492 TCG Gemlik prevented a pirate attack to a Japanese vessel on 20 February 2010.The naval Special Forces on board of TCG Gemlik intercepted a skiff with 7 pirates on board thus thwarting a attack to Japanese owned and Panama flagged M/V APL Finland.According to Turkish General Staff webpage,... Continue Reading →
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