Turkish Gunboats sighted today

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
04/05/2011 20:35

2 gunboats cruising west at 5.30pm close to NE coast at Kaplica. Routine manouvers or something else? Only ever seen Sahil Guvenlik before.

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
04/05/2011 20:44

Patrolling the waters for Syrian refugee boats?



Richard

Pipie


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Message Posted:
04/05/2011 21:25

Yeah we saw them both sail past from our balcony at Tatlisu !!

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
04/05/2011 22:04

I've worked it out!

With all the armed turmoils in the surrounding Countries of Cyprus, the many thousands of well trained, tooled up Turkish troops are getting too bored of their 'jolly' and want a bit of action. They are going to finish off the uncompleted job they left behind in 1974 and take the whole Island!

What can Greece do, they're down to 'junk' bond trading status?!



Richard

Zoots


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Message Posted:
04/05/2011 22:52

Richard,

Don't encourage them. The last time the Turkish Navy tried military operations in the south they ended up attacking three of their own ships off Paphos, sinking one, damaging two others and killing 54 sailors.

http://www.slideshare.net/Harvestboss/kocatepe-report-november-2010

That same day Turkish troops managed to kill their own commander, Colonel Karaoglanoglu, with a bazooka (your weapon of choice ) in the porch of a villa near the invasion beachhead at Ayios Yioryos, Kyrenia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pentemili_beachhead_(1974)

It doesn't inspire much confidence in the professionalism of Turkish forces at war. Perhaps they've improved since, but I wouldn't suggest them "finishing the job" in Cyprus as they may well find themselves up against superior forces from other nations (which uphold international law).

Pugwash


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Message Posted:
04/05/2011 23:57

A classic Eric Seans etc answer, heard it all before, you are a very sad man indeed.

philbailey


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Message Posted:
04/05/2011 23:58

Fishing for Bin Laden ?

mahdel


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Posts: 255

Message Posted:
04/05/2011 23:59

They're probably coming for the 19th May celebrations since they usually have whatever the Turkish equivalent of the Blue Angels/ Red Arrows is do fly-bys and they often have a strong navy presence off the coast of the island, though it does seem a bit early.

YFred


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Message Posted:
05/05/2011 00:28

They are getting ready for the drilling boats, but as it is not till end of next year, they are going the long way round.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
05/05/2011 00:29

First Syrian off the boat:-

Amir

Second

Amir Aswell

Third

Amir Aswell Azim



not very PC... oh dear.



Zoots, I know which Army I'd rather have guarding the country!

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
05/05/2011 02:12

Are these the boats you saw?

Sorry they were going a bit fast :-(



http://www.flickr.com/photos/31705736@N06/5688662808/



Navek

delikomsu



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Posts: 504

Message Posted:
05/05/2011 08:09

Yep, that's them Navek , it was quite misty but got the bins on them and they definitely weren't coastguard.

Navek



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Message Posted:
05/05/2011 10:52

Hi delikomsu,

I'm sure I could see a couple of fishing rods over the side ))

Navek

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
05/05/2011 12:26

Probably Navek, what else have the Turkish Navy got to do here? In summer the Sahil Guvenlik come to Kaplica, park up under the cliff and have a jolly. It's a good job if you can get it eh?

Pipie


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Message Posted:
05/05/2011 13:04

yes those were the same ships we saw off the coast at Tatlisu !