>Last weekend on 9th August 2009, Bulgaria celebrated its Navy's 130 birthday.According to the news reports, the ceremonies started with the ritual for the raising of the flag of the Bulgarian naval forces, followed by the handing of the diplomas of the graduates of the Bulgarian Naval Academy.Bulgarians have plenty to celebrate. They have transformed... Continue Reading →
>Commanders of Black Sea Navies have met in Varna
> The commanders of the Black Sea navies have gathered in Varna Bulgaria for the "Black Sea Naval Forces Commander Committee Meeting" on 22 May 2009.On a ceremony held on board of the Turkish frigate F-495 TCG Gediz, Admiral Ataç presented the commanders with the BlackSeaFor Medal in appreciation of their countries collaboration into BlackSeaFor.Among... Continue Reading →
>Black Sea Partnership Exercise 2009 Part-2
>Some of the ships that anticipated in the Black Sea Partnership Exercise 2009 are visiting İstanbul. They have arrived on 2 May and will leave on 4 May.Among the participants the following ships are in İstanbul:F-244 TCG Barbaros, MEKO 200 TN2A class frigate, from Turkish Navy,F-495 TCG Gediz, Perry class frigate, from Turkish Navy,260 Admiral... Continue Reading →
>A hot spring and a long summer for the Black Sea
>With the arrival of spring and good weather the problems in the region seem to thaw and come to life again.NATO announced that it was going to conduct exercises Cooperative Longbow 09 – Cooperative Lancer 09 during the period 6 May to 1 June 2009 in Georgia.Cooperative Longbow 09 will be a command post exercise... Continue Reading →
>More on Operation Black Sea Harmony
>The security in the Black Sea is becoming more important each day as Black Sea becomes one of the most significant hubs for the Caspian Basin and Central Asian oil. Pumping the oil to the terminals at Black Sea is the easiest and cheapest way of exportation.On daily basis approximately 300 merchant ships are underway... Continue Reading →
>TURRUS-2009
>Last week Russian navy conducted exercises with Turkish Navy.This would hardly be in the news, if the participating Russian ships would come from Black Sea Fleet and if the exercise was held in the Black Sea.But, this latest exercise was held in the Mediterranean and the Russian participants came all the way from the Barents... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Straits Key to Georgian Crisis
>Here is my latest article, as published on December issue of Warship International Fleet Review magazine:I think I deserve a little bit of self advertisment. Please support us and buy the magazine.
>Video: Kuznetsov in Turkey
>I have found a small video Kuznetsov steaming into Aksaz Naval Base.http://video.rutube.ru/6cbced228c06809e45b4389b20b2a517I wish I was able to tell what they are talking about but I cannot speak Russian so you must help yourself. I wonder if this video was done before or after the fire on board.
>Fire on board of Kuznetsov
>According to Turkish daily Hürriyet, a sailor died during a fire on board a Russian aircraft carrier, when she was docked in naval base Aksaz in Marmaris. The fire, lasting about two hours, was caused by a short circuit in the ship's wiring and the sailor died from smoke inhalation late on Tuesday, RIA news... Continue Reading →
>Russian exercise in Med
>This news is from marvelous Naval Open Source INTelligence blog:Greek defence officials granted permission to the Russian navy for its aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to use Athens-controlled airspace for "training missions" over the course of the next week.The war games will take place south of the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete. Greek officials said... Continue Reading →
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