Repairs of the BNS Bijoy corvette belonging to the Bangladesh Navy, which was heavily damaged in a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4th, will be carried out in Turkey. The Ministry of National Defence announced that the open sea tugboat A-590 TCG İnebolu has begun its arrival in Turkey by taking the corvette backup.
BNS Bijoy was part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and was in the port of Beirut at the time of the explosion.
The Castle class BNS Bijoy, built in the UK, was sold to Bangladesh in 2010.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)