GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Combined Counter-Piracy Exercise

    EUCAP Nestor, EU Naval Force, and the Seychelles Coast Guard carried out a joint counter-piracy exercise with a mock interception in Seychelles on 26 April. EUCAP NESTOR, EU Naval Force, […]

  • Counter Piracy Training For Djiboutian Navy

    Ten Djibouti Navy soldiers were recently offered the opportunity to obtain some insight into German Navy procedures aboard the EU NAVFOR German frigate FGS Augsburg. EU Naval Force Warship FGS […]

  • Marine security op starts on Monday

    Operation Sagar Kavach, the bi-annual maritime security exercise which was introduced after the 26/11 terror attacks, will be carried out later this month near Mumbai. Marine security op starts on […]

  • Tackling Piracy

    The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who addressed the African summit in Ethiopia said tackling piracy and illegal fishing should be an African problem. Somalia: President of Somalia Addresses […]

  • Ruling Deferred

    The Supreme Court will pronounce on Thursday its order on the Italian government’s plea against the invoking of Suppression of Unlawful Acts 2002 and investigation by the National Investigation Agency into the killing of two Indian […]

  • Italians Trial a Test Case

    The Enrica Lexie case could potentially set a precedent to evaluate cases of fatal shootings involving privately contracted armed guards deployed to protect cargo ships against pirate attacks Italian marines […]

  • Somali Piracy Update

    Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia continues to coordinate political, military, industry, and non-governmental efforts to bring an end to Somali piracy. Contact Group on Piracy off […]

  • Speedboats Enhance Djibouti Capability

    The U.S. Department of State has provided the Djiboutian navy with two high-speed aluminum coastal security boats to strengthen Djibouti’s maritime security capabilities. Turnover of Speedboats Enhances Djiboutian Navy Maritime […]

  • 500kg Drug Seizure

    Warships operating as part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) CTF150 have successfully conducted an operation aimed at disrupting illicit activity in the Indian ocean. Combined Maritime Forces operation concludes […]

  • No Hiding Place

    Having joined the EU Naval Force just over a week ago, the crew from Swedish Vessel HSwMS Carlskrona has been busy conducting counter piracy patrols. EU Naval Force Ensures There […]