>Turkish bulk carrier hijacked off Somalia

>Actually it was just a matter of time. Yesterday it happened.Turkish owned, Marshal Islands flagged bulk carrier MV YASA NESLIHAN was hijacked by pirates off Somalia coast. The ship was carrying 77.000 tons iron ore from Canada to China.20 of the 30 strong personnel are Turkish citizens. The spokesmen for the company stated that pirates... Continue Reading →

30 Oct 2008

>NATO warships reach Somali waters

>According to a CNN news, SNMG-2 ships have arrived off the coast of Somali to help in the battle against pirates in the region."We are so delighted with the arrival of those NATO ships into our waters and they have our full consent to fight against the pirates," said Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein... Continue Reading →

19 Oct 2008

>NATO Maritime Group transits Suez Canal

>According to SHAPE press release SNMG-2 passed Suez Canal today.SNMG-2 is going to protect the ships of the World Food Program and will work together with naval assets of the European Union and the US Led Operation enduring Freedom.SNMG-2 consists of:• ITS Durand de la Penne (flagship, destroyer D560, Italy)• FGS Karlsruhe (frigate F212, Germany)•... Continue Reading →

15 Oct 2008

>NATO is heading to Somalia

>The defence ministers of NATO countries are meeting in Budapest. One of the important result of this meeting is that NATO has finally decided to send a naval task group to Gulf of Aden in order to combat piracy.NATO officials said the seven frigates from a group that were to have taken part in an... Continue Reading →