On 24 April 2014 in the early morning hours, the US destroyer USS Donald Cook made a southbound passage through the Bosphorus and left the Black Sea. With the departure of USS Donald Cook, US frigate USS Taylor and the French intelligence gathering ship FS Dupuy de Lôme have remained in the region.
On 21 April the Russian RIA Novosti website published an article speculating that US military-trained dolphins and sea lions will participate in upcoming NATO military exercises in the Black Sea. And the source of this speculation was a report on Russian Izvestiya newspaper. The paper, citing a spokesman for the US Navy’s marine mammals program,... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, The Jerusalem Post published an op-ed by Micha'el Tanchum, which was first published in the Turkey Analyst. This this op-ed Mr. Tanchum explains that: With the annexation of Crimea, Turkey faces a stronger and bolder Russian naval power in the Black Sea. A resurgent Russia may be tempted to exploit its temporary naval dominance to... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, on 17 April 2014, 3 Ropucha class landing ships have made a southbound passage trough Bosphorus. Either Mr. Assad is in dire need for Russian supplies and weapons or this is a diversion attempt from the Ukrainian crises. The list of Russian warship movements in 2014: Date Number Name Direction 02/01/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound... Continue Reading →
On 11 April 2014, Friday the Amur class repair ship from Russian Black Sea Fleet PM-138 passed through Bosphorus on her Syrian deployment. This means that PM-56 currently stationed in Tartus Syria will be returning home soon. The list of Russian warship movements in 2014: Date Number Name Direction 02/01/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound 02/01/14... Continue Reading →
These are the photos from the passages of Turkish warships through Bosphorus in the last 10 days.
Today the French intelligence collection ship FS Dupuy de Lôme passed through Turkish Straits too, following the US destroyer USS Donald Cook. The French Navy has been usually active in last couple of weeks in this region: On 28 March 2014, FS Alizé, diving support ship used by the French external intelligence agency passed through Turkish Straits.... Continue Reading →
Today the long-awaited US warship, Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-75 USS Donald Cook passed through Turkish Straits. She has entered to the Dardanelles at 07.00 in the morning and passed through Bosphorus at 16.00. She is the second warship USA has send to the Black Sea since the start of the Crimean crisis. The other... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, two Russian landing ships, the Alligator class 150 Saratov and Ropucha class 156 Yamal have passed through Dardanelles as they going for their Syrian Express deployment. The list of Russian warship movements in 2014: Date Number Name Direction 02/01/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound 02/01/14 156 Yamal Northbound 18/01/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound 18/01/14 151 Azov... Continue Reading →
This morning in the early hours, two Russian Ropucha class landing ships 102 Kaliningrad from Baltic Fleet and 012 Olenegorskiy Gorniak from Northern Fleet have passed through Bosphorus as they were returning from their Syrian Express deployment. Both ship made their southbound passage through Bosphorus on 23 March 2014. The list of Russian warship movements in... Continue Reading →
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