> The news is on the web since last week. But I am cautious about early reports and rumors about diverted pirates attacks. Some of the turn out the be a false positives.But this time it is true. On 14th March 2009, pirates approached and Vietnamese cargo vessel and fired upon the ship in order... Continue Reading →
>Here is a what USN thinks about the visit of Admiral Ataç to CTF-151.
>Today, as announced Admiral Ataç, commander of Turkish Navy visited F-491 TCG Giresun in Gulf of Aden.Before flying to the ship Admiral Ataç was in Bahrain. Here he contacted Bahraini high ranking military officers and the commander of the US 5th Fleet.Commander of CTF-151 Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, visited Admiral Ataç on board of TCG... Continue Reading →
>According to spokesman for Turkish General Staff Gen. Gürak, F-491 TCG Giresun escorted her first convoy between 6- 7 March. Turkish merchant vessel M/V Sürmene-4 was among the escorted ships.Among the planned future escorts are two more Turkish merchant ships: M/V Eylül-K and M/V Nazlı-GFurther more the commander of Turkish Navy Admiral Metin Ataç will... Continue Reading →
>The Turkish frigate TCG Giresun (F-491) joinedCombined Task Force (CTF) 151 Feb. 26 and began conducting counterpiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden alongside other coalition naval forces."Bringing another professional navy into the fold is going to make it even more difficult for the pirates to operate out here," said Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, commander,... Continue Reading →
>One should always beware of early reports and rumors these days. Especially if they have been originated on the web.Last week I found and posted a report about a failed pirate attack against a ship of Yasa shipping company. One ship belonging to this company was hijacked in October and was released in late December.... Continue Reading →
>Today with a big cheer and with some tears in the eyes F-491 TCG Giresun sailed from her homeport.Usually Turkish warships leave and return to their ports quietly. Only the family members know when their loved ones has left or has arrived. But this time it was a big media event. I suppose that this... Continue Reading →
>According to Lloyds List, Yasa has denied that one of its vessels was involved in a piracy incident in the Gulf of Aden on 16th February.A representative of Turkey’s Ya-Sa Tankercilik ve Tasimacilik told Lloyd’s List that 2009-built, 50,000 dwt combination tanker Yasa Seyhan was not even in the region at the time of the... Continue Reading →
>The Saudi frigate 812 Al-Riyadh modified La Fayette class stooped and pirate attack on a Turkish merchant ship. The attacked ship, M/V Yasa Seyhan belongs to Yasa Shipping company.On 30th October M/V Yasa Neslihan was hijacked by pirates and was released after the payment of the ransom. If Yasa Seyhan has been hijacked it would... Continue Reading →
>As mentioned previously, the motion for sending warships to Gulf of Aden, adjacent waters and Somalian territorial waters for one year, was accepted by Turkish Parliament.The full transcript of the motion and the comments of the political parties can be found here.One important issue regarding this motion is that it denies any action on land.The... Continue Reading →
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