Frigate of the Royal Navy of Canada HMCS FREDERICTON (FFH 337). Photo Nicky Zlatev, Varna, 01.04.2016

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April 3, 2016 in the Georgian port of Batumi arrived Turkish frigate TCG YAVUZ (F-240).

Photo from the site https://turkishnavy.net/

In addition, ships of the Turkish Navy in those days went to 6 Turkish black sea ports. Here's how it looks on the map.

You can certainly build a variety of versions about the motives that induced the military and political leadership of Turkey, planning a massive call of warships in the harbors of all countries of the Black sea, except the Russian Federation. We reserve this right readers:)). However, I can not mention a very symbolic "coincidences", which are discussed below.

In recent months, the heads of the Ministry of defense of Romania is actively promoting the idea of strengthening naval presence of NATO in the Black sea in opposition to the militarization of the occupied Crimea and fast increasing power of the black sea fleet of the Russian Federation. It is quite natural and expected.

Romania, in fact, developed a strategic plan of creating a new naval grouping of NATO in the Black sea with the participation of Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Georgia. And it seems that it is the target group of the Navy of NATO countries in the Black sea - Two Task Unit 02 (SNMG2 TU.02), the deployment of which started on 5 April 2016 under the command of the canadian frigate HMCS FREDERICTON (FFH 337)is the next step in this direction.

By the way, as planned, the Romanian frigate ROS REGINA MARIA (F 221) 5 April 2016 together with the canadian frigate out to sea.

Romanian frigate ROS REGINA MARIA (F 221) out of Constanta on 5 April 2016. Photo http://navy.ro/

But there is another interesting coincidence.

On this day, April 5, 2016, visited Constanta only the commander of the 6th U.S. fleet, Vice Admiral James G. Foggo III, who meet with the Navy of Romania and discussed the issues of the Romanian-American strategic partnership and the reform of the Romanian fleet.

Also analyzed were the issues regarding the contribution of the Romanian Navy in the process of expanding cooperation, trust and stability in the Black sea and future activities aimed to improve stability in the region.

The chief of the General staff of the Navy of Romanian rear Admiral Alexandru MÎRŞU and the commander of the 6th fleet of the USA Vice-Admiral James G. Foggo III, Constanta, April 5, 2016. Photo http://navy.ro/

The Ministry of defence of Romania will make a draft of the new naval grouping of NATO in the Black sea for the discussion of NATO partners at the Warsaw summit of NATO in July 2016, he is one of the priorities of the country in 2016.

As regularly reported bsnews chief editor, after the occupation of Crimea in the Black sea quite often come reconnaissance and missile ships of the 6th fleet of the USA, as well as nachimovsky countries-members of NATO. However, they, in accordance with the Montreux Convention, can be in the Black sea not more than 21 days, so the new "the black sea fleet, NATO and its allies" could exist not only on a rotating basis, but due to the replenishment of ships at least of the naval forces of Romania and Bulgaria.

At the time this practice was used extensively to support the Turkish Navy, which to this day still serve 8 American frigates(in particular, the above-mentioned TCG GIRESUN (F-491) is a Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates) and 6 French corvettes (in particular, the above-mentioned TCG BARTIN (F-504) - d'estienne D'orves-class).

Finally, it is possible to make at least this conclusion:

we are witnessing the beginning of a process of active naval containment of Russia in the Black sea from NATO countries in General and Romania and Turkey in particular. And this process - at least some compensation for the current lack of Navy fleet of Ukraine.

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