GoA & Indian Ocean

  • UNSEMG met with Combined Maritime Forces

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    Personnel from the Combined Maritime Forces met with representatives from the United Nations Somalia and Eritrean Monitoring Group to gain a better understanding of each organisations effort within the Somali […]

  • Japan enhances CMF

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    Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force further enhances the Combined Maritime Forces Counter Piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden with the provision of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force […]

  • Importance of maritime security

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    “In the Mediterranean, NATO ships continue to patrol and to monitor shipping for terrorist activity. We also conduct counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa, in cooperation with the European […]

  • 880,000 Tonnes of Food Protected

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    One of the primary tasks of the EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta is the protection of World Food Programme (WFP) ships and other vulnerable shipping in the Gulf of […]

  • Second heroin shipment in 48 hours

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    Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) ship Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne has seized another 190 kilograms of pure heroin in the Indian ocean, 48 hours after seizing 353 kilograms. HMAS […]

  • CMF says farewell to HMCS Toronto

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    After twelve months operating with Combined Maritime Forces, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Toronto has begun her journey home, having been the backbone of Combined Task Force 150 operations throughout her […]

  • Two CMF nations celebrate ties

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    The Commander of Combined Task Force 150 and Australian warship HMAS Melbourne, which is currently supporting Combined Maritime Forces operations, have concluded a visit to the Seychelles. Two CMF nations […]

  • Libeccio Assists a Dhow

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    On Friday, 31 January, the EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta warship ITS Libeccio, assisted a Yemeni dhow adrift 100 nautical miles from the shore. The Italian Frigate Libeccio Assists […]

  • Suspect Pirates Transferred To Seychelles

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    On 29 January 2014, international collaboration in the fight against piracy resulted in the transfer of five men by the EU Naval Force to the Republic of Seychelles. Suspect Pirates […]

  • UNODC and CMF discuss counter narcotics fight

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    They discussed the full breadth of challenges facing the effort to counter maritime transnational crime, including information exchange and how to garner regional state support for counter narcotics operations. UNODC […]

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