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Ships on fire in Black Sea in Russia's territorial waters

Ships on fire in Black Sea in Russia's territorial waters

The Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transportation has confirmed that two tankers on fire in the Black Sea are in Russia's territorial waters, the agency's press service said. "The two tankers on fire are drifting and …

Longest shipping jams in Bosphorus and Dardanelles - media

Longest shipping jams in Bosphorus and Dardanelles - media

Oil tankers exporting Kazakh and Russian crude from ports in the Black Sea are contending with spiraling delays when navigating Turkey’s key shipping straits, stalling the delivery of millions of barrels of supplies to refineries on the …

 U.S. military vessel Donald Cook docks in Batumi

U.S. military vessel Donald Cook docks in Batumi

U.S. military vessel Donald Cook has docked in Georgia's Batumi to participate in joint drills with the staff of the Georgian Coastal Guard Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the Georgian …

USS Donald Cook enters Black Sea

USS Donald Cook enters Black Sea

The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook began its transit of the Dardanelles Strait heading into the Black Sea, TASS reports citing the US 6th Fleet’s press service statement. "The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile …

 Pentagon: U.S. Navy back in Black Sea

Pentagon: U.S. Navy back in Black Sea

The U.S. Navy’s dock landing ship Fort McHenry pulled into the Romanian port of Constanta on Monday for what officials term a “routine port visit” after transiting the Dardanelles Strait from the Mediterranean Sea the day …

Royal Navy survey ship enters Batumi

Royal Navy survey ship enters Batumi

HMS Echo, a multi-role hydrographic survey ship commissioned by the Royal Navy, has entered Batumi Sea Port today. With the visit of HMS ECHO the UK is expressing support for security in the Black Sea region, the government of the …

 Turkey starts construction of new military base in Black Sea

Turkey starts construction of new military base in Black Sea

Turkey's Ministry of Defense has launched construction of a new military base in the Black Sea. According to the source, 400 military and 200 civilian specialists will serve at the facility in Çamburnu, located in Trabzon …

 Pentagon: U.S. files Montreux Convention requests regularly

Pentagon: U.S. files Montreux Convention requests regularly

The Pentagon has asked the State Department to begin the process of requesting permission from Turkey to sail vessels into the Black Sea, which borders both Ukraine and Russia and serves as the sole maritime access to the Sea of Azov, CNN …

Ukraine threatens Russia to close Turkey's Bosphorus

Ukraine threatens Russia to close Turkey's Bosphorus

Kiev would ask the international community to close the passage of the Bosphorus Strait to Russian warships, commander of the naval forces of Ukraine Igor Voronchenko said. "As the commander of the naval forces, I …

Turkey starts new oil and gas exploration in Black Sea

Turkey starts new oil and gas exploration in Black Sea

Turkey has started new oil and gas exploration in the Black Sea on November 26, the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said. Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez will take part in …

Turkish Stream pipeline links Russia and Turkey

Turkish Stream pipeline links Russia and Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part in the ceremony of completing the construction of the offshore section of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline via a video …