Today is the 230th anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. During a speech, Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov, told that Russia plans to add 20 ships to its Black Sea Fleet The Russian Black Sea Fleet will be updated and improved to ensure the country's national security. Up to 20 new ships, submarines... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 9)
Russian naval ships continue to pass through the Turkish Straits without slowing their tempo. Today the Alligator class landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov passed through the Dardanelles and entered into Marmara Sea. I was not aware that she had returned to the Mediterranean after I have seen in January. The Nikolay Filchenkov was not the only Russian warship seen in... Continue Reading →
Jean Bart In Novorossiysk
As reported earlier, the Cassard class French destroyer, D-615 FS Jean Bart has arrived in Novorossiysk on 23 April 2013 for an official visit. The ship will stay till 26 April. I have no information about where she will sail after leaving Russia. Russian shipspotter and blogger Mr. Igor Torgachkin has some excellent photos of FS Jean Bart... Continue Reading →
The BlackSeaFor Activation Continues
While the French, The Cypriots and the Turkish navies are busy in simulating searching and rescuing distressed people in the seas, the navies of the Black Sea countries are continuing the April 2013 activation the BlackSeaFor. Interestingly the ships of the BlackSeaFor task force did simulated a search and rescue operation in high sea among themselves. The excellent Black Sea News has a very good posting about... Continue Reading →
The April Activation Of The BlackSeaFor Has Started
The warships participating in the April 2013 activation of the BlackSeaFor have arrived in Varna, Bulgaria for the event kick off. This is a video from Russian website tvzvezda.ru about the Russian participation, but many other ships are seen in the video too. Click here to watch the video
The April 2013 Activation Of The BlackSeaFor
The warships of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey will take part in the April 2013 activation of the BlackSeaFor between 5 and 23 of April. The warship of the BlackseaFor, under the Command of Turkish Navy, will spend 6 days on the sea and 13 days visiting Varna, Constanta and Sevastopol. During this... Continue Reading →
Putin Orders A Surprise Military Exercise In The Black Sea
One of today's top news was the sudden wargame of Russian armed forces in the Black Sea. This exercise has all the drama of the opening chapter of a cold war thriller. The drills started early in the morning, when President Vladimir Putin, who was returning from Durban, South Africa, to Sochi aboard Air Force One, ordered... Continue Reading →
The Russians Are Coming
This is going to be fun to watch. This is from Russian naval website rusnavy.com. Thanks for my faithful reader Tom for the tip. Turkish authorities were informed through diplomatic channels that Russian warships would pass Black Sea straits in Aug 11-12. Passage of straits Dardanelles and Bosporus by Russian Navy's Northern Fleet (NF) task... Continue Reading →
USNS Grasp Returns To The Black Sea
I had reported about the port visit of the Safeguard class salvage ship of the US Military Sealift Command T-ARS-51 USNS Grasp in Istanbul last week. I had the impression that after leaving Istanbul USNS Grasp would be heading to the Mediterranean as had spent at least 14 days in the Black Sea where she... Continue Reading →
Turkish Warships Visit Novorossiysk During Training Cruise
Two ships of Turkish Navy A-1600 TCG Iskenderun and A-579 TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa, have finished their port visit to Novorossiysk, Russia. The ships are on an open sea training cruises for the freshman of the Naval Petty Officer Training School, to prepare the future mariners for their duties. The cruise will end on... Continue Reading →
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