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August 29, 2020Turkey to Repair Bangladesh’s Corvette
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.