Russia sends new frigate to Mediterranean
Russia deployed its new frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles to the Mediterranean Sea today, the Black Sea Fleet Spokesman, Captain 2nd rank Alexei Rulev said. "The Black Sea Navy Fleet's …
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Russia's small missile ships returning from Mediterranean
Russia’s two small missile ships - the Grad Sviyazhsk and the Veliky Ustyug - have entered the Black Sea straits after completing missions as part of a Russian naval group in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Alexei …
Gazprom sets global record in laying offshore gas lines
Russia's Gazprom set a new global record in laying offshore gas pipelines within the framework of the Turkish Stream project on August 26, the Russian gas holding said. The record of 6.27 km per day was set by the Pioneering Spirit …
Swimming banned in Georgia due to 3-metre waves
The swimming has been forbidden in Georgia as there is a storm off the coast of the country, the Georgian Emergency Management Service wrote on its Facebook page. According to the source, there are red flags at all rescue towers, as a …
Wooden Roman ship found at Black Sea bottom off Crimean coast
A well-preserved ancient wooden ship, presumably dating back to the Roman period, has been found off the coast near Crimea’s Balaklava, Roman Dunayev, who leads the Neptune underwater expeditions, said. "We …
Turkish Stream's nearshore works start in Kiyikoy
Nearshore trench works for the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline project started on July 22 near the Turkish town of Kiyikoy, the South Stream Transport B.V Company that is conducting the offshore pipeline said. According to the …
Comeback of South Stream?
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expressed hope for direct gas supplies from Russia to this country via the Black Sea. Speaking at the meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, he called …
NATO ships enter Black Sea
The ships of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG-2) entered the Black Sea, media reported. It is specified that the group includes frigates of the Navy of Spain, Turkey and Germany. Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan is flagship of …
Gazprom completes construction of first leg of Turkish Stream gas pipeline
The construction of a deep-water part of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline’s first leg finished on Monday near Turkey’s Black Sea coast, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said, TASS reported. The average speed of the …
Colchian culture museum in Poti receives gift from fisherman
Georgian fisherman Revaz Beraya caught an unusual thing in the Black Sea - fragments of an ancient amphora (a vessel with two handles), which the fisherman presented to the Museum of Colchian culture in the port city of Poti (Samegrelo-Zemo …
Georgian police finds body of a newborn on Batumi beach
Georgian policemen found the body of a newborn child thrown out by the sea on the shore of the resort city of Batumi (Adzharia), the First TV channel reports. According to the police, a child's neck was found to be damaged. The body …
US Navy Chief: Aircraft carrier strike groups 'working Russian presence problem'
US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups are spending more time in the Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea, and the Baltic attending to the "Russian presence problem," Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said …
Angler caught in Adjara
A rare in the Black Sea predatory fish, the angler or Lophius piscatorius was caught in Adjara, the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia reports. The ministry specified that the angler could reach the shores of Georgia from the …
Turkish Stream offshore section laid at 48%
Already 884 kilometers of pipes for the Turkish Stream gas pipeline's offshore section (84%) have been laid, the project's operator said. According to the operator, date, 884 km, or about 48% of the …
Russian Navy disproves its ship dangerous maneuvers in Bosphorus
Russian Black Sea Navy spokesman Vyacheslav Truhachev refuted news on accidents or dangerously close maneuvers between Russia's military transport Kyzyl-60 and British survey vessel HMS Enterprise. Earlier, the …
Turkish Stream operators starts building receiving terminal on Turkey’s coast
South Stream Transport, the operator of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline construction project, starts building a receiving terminal for the subsea gas line in Turkey, the company said in a statement. The subsea gas pipeline project is …
Turkey unveils route of Canal Istanbul project
The Turkish government unveiled the route of its planned new canal for Istanbul, which is an artificial sea-level waterway parallel to the Bosphorus that is to connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. The project, first announced by …
US destroyer enters Ukraine's port of Odessa
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney (DDG64) arrived at the Ukrainian Port of Odessa today, three days after entering the Black Sea. The destroyer is set to stay in Odessa until January 11 and will continue its Black …
Today marks year since Tu-154 crash in Black Sea
Today marks a year since the Russian Defence Ministry's Tu-154 plane crashed in the Black Sea. Russian Investigative Committee's representative Svetlana Petrenko said that, according to all the data obtained during the …
NATO and Georgia to discuss Black Sea security
Foreign Ministers of NATO and Georgia will discuss strengthening of their security cooperation in the Black Sea, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. A meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission will be held …
