Nusret 2013 Mine Warfare Exercise Starts Today
22 Nov 2013
The Nusret 2013 mine warfare exercise organised by Turkish Navy starts today in Çanakkale.
The exercise will end on 1 December 2013 and will be conducted in Saros Bay, east of Gallipoli peninsula.
According to Turkish Navy foreign participants are NATO mine warfare task force SNMCMG-2 and 1 mine hunter from Greece. From Turkish Navy one frigate, 4 mine hunters, 3 mine sweepers, 1 mine layer, 2 patrol boats, 1 mine retriever, 1 helicopter and one EOD team will participate. 3 patrol boats from the Turkish Coast Guards and planes from Turkish Air Force will also take part in the exercise.