A bizarre incident happened today off the coast of Rhodes. Greek Coast Guard fired 2 dozen rounds to the Turkish flagged merchant ship M/V Act to stop her. According to Greek Coast Guard, the Port Authority on the island received an anonymous call that the ship was carrying drugs. Thus the Greek authorities intercepted M/V... Continue Reading →
Last week Russia and Greece signed an intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation, during the visit of Russian Defense minister Sergei Shoigu to Athens. It is worth of mentioning that this visit was conducted just before Athens will take the Presidency of EU for the next 6 months staring in 1.1.2014. Greece is NATO's only member country... Continue Reading →
On the 16th February Greek Navy conducted an exercise with live missile shootings. The exercise was held in south east of Crete. According to official website of Greek Navy: One land based mobile battery fired an Exoet missile, one S-70B Seahawk helicopter fired a AGM-114 Hellifre missile, the fast attack craft P-26 Degiannis fired a Penguin Mk.2 missile. The special forces team on Degiannis even fired an... Continue Reading →
Today Greek Nay decommissioned one of her 10 Elli lass frigates F-463 Bouboulina with a solemn ceremony. Like all Elli class ships the ex Bouboulina started her life in the Dutch Navy. At that time she was known as Pieter Floriz. She was transferred after 18 years of service in Royal Netherlands Navy. She was commissioned in Greek navy... Continue Reading →
As far as I understand the working of the US law making processes, the bill called "Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012" which was introduced to the US House of Representatives in December failed to be voted by the US Senate before the end of the year 2012 and before the end of the 112th... Continue Reading →
Here are two videos showing the arrival of Russian cruiser Moskva and destroyer Smetlivy in Piraeus, Greece on 21st December 2012. . . Both videos have been made by: PireasPiraeus
I would like to thank all of my reader who has taken the pains to show me that there are two different versions of the bill called "Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012". This version is what you find when you search the Library of Congress. And this version is hat you find when you search the U.S. House of... Continue Reading →
The Hellenic American Leadership Council is campaigning against the transfer of two decommissioned US Navy warships to Turkey. Here is what they say in their campaign: The H.R. 6649: Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012 was introduced last week, and we need your help to stop it. The act has been put on the House calendar and... Continue Reading →
The commander of US 6th Fleet, VADM Frank Craig Pandolfe, made an official visit to Greece in 28th and 29th March 2012. According to official Greek Navy web site, VADM Pandolfe visited the Fleet Headquarters where he met with Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Konstantinos Mazarakis Ainians, on 28th March 2012 Navy and boarded the submarine and S-120 HS Papanikolis and fast attack... Continue Reading →
Since the Trojan War in ancient history, nations were advised to be suspicious of Greeks with gifts. Well this notion is one of the things we can call timeless or classic because what was true thousand years ago is still true today. According to Cypriot website MAXHnews Live, Greece wants to give 3 of the... Continue Reading →
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