M/F Ankara In Misurata

3 Apr 2011 5 Comments

M/F Ankara

The Turkish civilian ferry M/F Ankara finally docked at Misurata port tonight according to Turkish Foreign Ministry tweets.

The ferry sailed from Çeşme, İzmir on 27 March 2010. For the last five days she was waiting off the Libyan city Misurata. The fighting in and around the city prevented M/F Ankara to dock at the harbor.

M/F Ankara is loaded with 2 tons of medical supplies and 3 ambulances. On board are 15 healthcare professionals and a security detail of 10. In Misurata she will disembark her cargo and will pick up 100 – 200 wounded Libyans for further treatment in Turkey.

F-243 TCG Yıldırım

The ferry will proceed to Benghazi after picking up the wounded Libyans in Misurata. The Meko 200 class frigate  F-243 TCG Yıldırım is escorting and protecting the ferry.

In Çeşme a small field hospital is erected by Ministry of Health. Numerous ambulances are waiting to carry the severely wounded patients to the hospitals when the ship arrives in Turkey.

Here is a video of M/F Ankara in Misurata:

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5 Responses to M/F Ankara In Misurata

  1. George says:
    4 Apr 2011 at 04:17

    I’ve read that there were 10 Turkish F-16s that provided cover for the ship, any truth to this ?

    Thanks.

  2. Saturn5 says:
    4 Apr 2011 at 10:49

    Hi George,

    According to Turkish Foreign Ministry, there were 12 F-16 planes from bases in Bandırma and Dalaman providing cover for the M/F Ankara. These fighter planes were supported by 4 KC-135R tanker planes.

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