@HMS_Echo arrived in Istanbul today. She was sent to the Black Sea to show UK's support to Ukraine. She visited Odessa, Constanta & Batumi before arriving here. I wonder if this survey vessel was able to find the golden fleece. Glad to see that she was able to look after itself. pic.twitter.com/VkAguGTxGr
— Bosphorus Naval News (@Saturn5_) January 2, 2019
Güzelyalı, south of Çanakkale / En route to the Black Sea: @USNavyEurope Whidbey Island class USS Fort Mc Henry departs Aegean & transits Dardanelles towards Marmara. 📷 @LeCetin pic.twitter.com/tKLzZ4cJYX
— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) January 6, 2019
По словам командующей 6-м оперативным флотом ВМС США вице-адмирала Лайзы Франчетти,
отправка "Форта МакГенри" в Черное море подтверждает решимость США обеспечивать безопасность
Черного моря и укрепляет прочные отношения Америки с союзниками по НАТО и партнерами в регионе.
.@usnavy returns to BlackSea for the first time since the Sea of Azov crisis: @USNavyEurope Whidbey Island class dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry
— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) January 6, 2019
LSD43 with embarked elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea. TCSG5 escorted LSD43. pic.twitter.com/tfQOTjCTsE