TCG Göksu Escorted Humanitarian Aid Ship To Somalia
13 Nov 2013
According to the official webpage of Turkish General Staff, Turkish frigate F-497 TCG Göksu ride shot-gun to Tanzanian flagged merchant ship M/V Star Prince for ten days.
The two ships rendezvoused off the coast of Jedda, Saudi Arabia and traveled together till M/V Star Price arrived its destination: Mogadishu, Somalia. She was carrying humanitarian aid from Turkish Red Crescent.
F-497 TCG Göksu is the current Turkish contribution to the CTF-151 anti-piracy naval task force.