Yesterday and today we have witnessed a increased activity of foreign warships in Turkish Straits. Yesterday the US Navy destroyer DDG-71 USS Ross made her second deployment to the Black Sea. As she was passing through the Bosphorus she has encountered 2 Russian landing ships, Novocharkassk and Kaliningrad making their southbound passage. This trio was... Continue Reading →

Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russia 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russia 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad Southbound Russia 01.02.2014 151 Azov Northbound Russia 01.02.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 05.02.2014 20 Mount Whitney Northbound USA 05.02.2014 50 Taylor Northbound USA 07.02.2014... Continue Reading →

Yesterday the Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-67 USS Cole finished her deployment to the Black Sea and made a southbound passage through the Turkish Straits. It's unbelievable that this ships has almost sunk 14 years ago in Yemen after the suicidal boat attack. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014... Continue Reading →

The flag ship of the US 6th Fleet, USS Mount Whitney, completed her second deployment in 2014 to the Black Sea and made her southbound passage on 27 October 2014. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russia 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets... Continue Reading →

Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russia 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russia 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad Southbound Russia 01.02.2014 151 Azov Northbound Russia 01.02.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 05.02.2014 20 Mount Whitney Northbound USA 05.02.2014 50 Taylor Northbound USA 07.02.2014... Continue Reading →

Just one week after she has left the Black Sea, the ever present French intelligence gathering ship A-759 Dupuy De Lome has returned to the Black Sea. This will be her 6. deployment in this year so far. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151... Continue Reading →

Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russia 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russia 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad Southbound Russia 01.02.2014 151 Azov Northbound Russia 01.02.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 05.02.2014 20 Mount Whitney Northbound USA 05.02.2014 50 Taylor Northbound USA 07.02.2014... Continue Reading →

On 29 September 2014, Sunday morning the two buddies, Ropucha Class landing ships Kaliningrad and Novacharssack returned from their Mediterranean deployment. While the Ropuchas were passing through the Dardanelles on 28 September 2014 they have seen the Udaloy class destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov heading to the Mediterranean. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound... Continue Reading →

Today, in the morning hours, the Task Unit 2 of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, consisting of the Canadian frigate F-333 HMCS Toronto and the Spanish frigate F-102 ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbón made their southbound passage through Bosphorus and left the Black Sea. With their departure , the French intelligence gathering Ship A-759 FS Dupuy De... Continue Reading →

Today one of the two Dergach class warships of Russian Black Sea Fleet, 616 Samum made a southbound passage through the Bosphorus. Tomorrow she will presumable pass through the Dardanelles and move to the Aegean Sea. Her sister 615 Bora was one of the warships that was in Istanbul during the biannual defence exhibition IDEF... Continue Reading →