GoA & Indian Ocean
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Strong Links
Over the past five years EU, CMF and NATO warships have worked together to locate and apprehend pirate action groups and shared information on suspicious activities at sea. EU Naval […]
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ITS Libeccio Gives Assistance
On 13 December EU Naval Force frigate, ITS Libeccio came to the assistance of a Yemini fishing dhow that was sailing along the Somali coast with 38 people on board. […]
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FS Siroco Helps Seafarers Adrift
Last Monday, EU Naval Force flagship FS Siroco came to the assistance of seafarers who had been adrift at sea for more than two days after their boat suffered engine […]
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‘Interesting and satisfying deployment’ for UK led CTF 151
As the UK led command team of CTF 151 prepare to hand over to a Danish team, the outgoing staff reflect on the past four months. ‘Interesting and satisfying deployment’ […]
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Somalia: State institutions strengthening
“[The] fact that Somalia’s institutions have weathered several storms in the last months gives me confidence that our hopes are not misplaced.” Somalia: crisis-response shows State institutions strengthening, UN official […]
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New Zealand counter-piracy operations
The Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana has arrived off the coast of Somalia to conduct counter-piracy operations as part of CTF 151. Royal New Zealand Navy frigate […]
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FS Siroco Joins Operation Atalanta
On Friday 6 December 2013, the French Navy ship FS Siroco joined the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta. French Warship FS Siroco Joins European Union Naval Force […]
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Pirates Attack Two Vessels in the GoA
The International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Center reports of two pirate attacks Monday on two merchant vessels within just a few miles of each other in the Gulf of Aden. […]
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Halfway Point
Italian warship ITS Libeccio has reached the half way point in its four month deployment with the European Union Naval Force, operating off Somalia. EU Naval Force Italian Warship ITS […]
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FGS Niedersachsen Completes Tour
After spending almost five months operating with the EU’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta off Somalia, German frigate FGS Niedersachsen is heading home. FGS Niedersachsen Completes Tour With EU Naval Force and […]