One day after the Italian survey and intelligence gathering ship A-5340 Elettra passed through the Bosporus  her French counter part A-579 Dupuy de Lôme. returned to the Black Sea. This is the third time this year that the French spy ship visits the Black Sea.   Dupuy de Lôme can stay in the Black Sea till 6 July 2014.... Continue Reading →

The Italian survey and intelligence gathering ship A-5340 ITS Elettra passed through the Bosporus today. She has replaced the French spy ship A-579 Dupuy de Lôme. ITS Elettra can stay in the Black Sea till 5 July 2014. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151 Azov... Continue Reading →

On 7 June 2014 we have saw the southbound passage of  Russian Ropucha class large landing ship 102 Kaliningrad, heading to the Mediterranean. On 9 June 2014 we have seen the northbound passage of Russian landing ships Yamal and Novocharkassk. They we last seen on Bosphorus on 30 May 2014. This is one of their shortest round... Continue Reading →

  On 3 June 2014 we have witnessed the passage of two Russian Ropucha class large landing ships 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets and 012 Olenegorskiy Gornyak, heading to the Mediterranean. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russian 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russian 27.01.2014 102... Continue Reading →

  On 29 May 2014 we have witnessed the passage of two Russian Ropucha class large landing ships Yamal and Novocharkassk, heading to the Mediterranean. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russian 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russian 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad... Continue Reading →

Today the French frigate F-711 FS Surcouf made a northbound passage through Turkish Straits. She is along A-579 FS Dupuy de Lôme the second French warship in the Black Sea. She can stay in the Black Sea till 18 June 2014. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian... Continue Reading →

Today US Navy send the Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-72 USS Vella Gulf to the Black Sea. She is the 5th US navy ship That is deployed to the Black Sea. She can stay in the Black Sea till 14 June 2014. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal... Continue Reading →

Today, in the early morning hours two Russian Ropucha class large landing ships  Georgiy Pobedonosets and Novocharkassk returned after spending 11 days in the Mediterranean. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russian 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russian 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad Southbound... Continue Reading →

Today we had quite a traffic on Bosphorus. In the morning Yamal returned back to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean. In the evening the Kaliningrad and Olenegorskiy Gorniak made a southbound passage and headed to Syria. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151... Continue Reading →

  Yesterday in the early evening hours, The French surveillance ship A-759 Dupuy de Lôme returned to the Black Sea after 15 days. Previously, she was in the region between 11 and 30 April 2014 Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russian... Continue Reading →