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According to a statement from Türkiye's Ministry of Defense on its official X account, the TCG Alemdar rescue ship made a port visit to Plymouth, UK, from September 2 to 4, 2024. The ship made the visit as part of its transit route to the Dynamic Monarch-24 Exercise, scheduled to take place in Norway from September 8 to 20, 2024.
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During the visit, the ship was inspected by Turkish Ambassador to London Osman Koray Ertas, Naval Attache Colonel Kaan Utku, and NATO Maritime Command (MARCOM) Exercise Branch Director Colonel Alpaslan Tatlisuluoglu.
Dynamic Monarch is a triennial NATO-led SMER exercise that focuses on enhancing submarine escape and rescue capabilities. This exercise is an opportunity for NATO and non-NATO nations to collaborate in improving their ability to save lives at sea.
TCG Alemdar will take part in the exercises like it did before, which simulate real-life submarine distress scenarios. NATO’s International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO) oversees the coordination of these exercises, ensuring the involvement of both NATO and non-NATO nations.
On June 10, 2005, the Turkish Navy initiated the project to enhance its submarine rescue capabilities, and in 2012, Istanbul Shipyard launched the ship. The Turkish Navy commissioned the TCG Alemdar on January 28, 2017.
The TCG Alemdar provides life support to submarine personnel up to 600 meters deep for up to 72 hours using its national and NATO deep-sea rescue equipment. It also performs rescue operations for surface ships, underwater work, and debris removal.
On April 9, 2021, it successfully carried out an operation to recover the KT-1T training aircraft that had fallen into the sea off Foca, Izmir.
The TCG Alemdar project has strengthened Türkiye’s collaboration with NATO, improving the interoperability of rescue operations.
Its mission includes rescuing submarines unable to surface, providing emergency life support, and assisting in various other naval rescue operations, such as salvage, towing, and firefighting.
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