Boats On The Bosphorous: russia

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We'll periodically post images of vessels that drift past our perch on the Bosphorous. If you are a new arrival, the Bosphorous is the waterway (straits) that divides Europe from Asia and cuts right through the middle of Istanbul. You could swim from Europe to Asia (or vice versa) in about 30 minutes - if you could survive the boat traffic and/or the pollution.

The blog's perch is about half way up (or down) the Bosphorous - not the city's most supreme view. Yet, it's not too high, not too low - good enough to afford a decent view. Then again, anything better in terms of view will cost you upward of a million. Dollars. No... more. Much more. This view is free.

The aim here is to provide regular images and - where possible - further details regarding boat traffic between the Black Sea, the Marmara and points beyond.

It's not CIA - although they used to maintain a prominent viewing location (and probably still do) - The transit through the Bosphorous is Russia's traditional outlet to the world's oceans - most other Russian outlets ice over in the winter. But, there is no hidden blog agenda, no intent to spy. This is just our view and publicly available data related to those views: Boats on the Water. Passing by. Happened to catch them ....

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Luebeck & Omskiy99

Omskiy99 first appeared well out from the shore - a smallish ship heading north rather slowly. That's a pretty sure sign that something larger is coming up behind her. Sure enough, a few minutes later, there's Luebeck on the inside shipping lane.

Name: Luebeck
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type: cargo
Flags: Liberia
Date: 15 July 2018
Weather : Clear

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Neva Leader

We're including the closeup of the name because it's a lesson in the Cyrillic alphabet. Despite some experience reading Russian, there is still the puzzle that Marine Traffic web site only has a listing for Neva Leader 2 - but it appears to be one and the same.

Name : Neva Leader 3 (2?)
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type: cargo
Flags: Russia
Date: 12 July 2018
Weather : Clear

Monday, October 2, 2017

A579

There were actually 3 of these things that came by back-to-back but it took us a little while to focus, go and get the camera and take a few shots.
Initially, we said ..." Turkish . Look at the flag. " Proudly displayed.
She appears to be Turkish Navy TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasanpaşa

Name: A579
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type: navy
Flag: Turkish
Date: 02 Oct 2017
Weather: clearing after rain

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Admiral Essen

We've got 5 or more men in orange near the front and another 3-4 near the bridge. Another chance yto improve your knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet: read them one at a time: Admiral Essen - back of the bridge.
The local authorities have set one of the coast guard vessels on duty to track her through the straits (lower image).
Probably returning from duty in the Med

Name:Admiral Essen
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type: Frigate
Flag: not record found
Date:04 July 2017
Weather: very pleasant evening

Friday, September 16, 2016

602

Navy/military vessels dont show up in the online data bases for some reason - they are not part of the AIS data. Makes it a little difficult to track them.
This is Zeleny Dol of the Russian Black Sea fleet, a ship of the Buyan class

Name : 602
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type: Navy
Flags: Russian
Date: 16 Sept 2016
Weatherv : Clear