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  • Special Encounter

    It’s not every day that passengers on board a civilian cruise liner would get so close to a warship on operations that they could wave to each other, but this […]

  • Maritime Priorities

    On Wednesday 26 March 2014, European Union Ambassadors met with the President of Puntland, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, and his Cabinet on board the French EU Naval Force flagship, FS […]

  • Replenish At Sea

    On Tuesday 18 March, three EU Naval Force warships, FS Siroco, FGS Hessen and ESPS Relampago gathered in the Gulf of Aden for a joint replenishment at sea (RAS) with […]

  • Fire-fighting Training For Djibouti

    On 22nd and 23rd March, ten officers from the Djiboutian Navy and four from the Coast Guard participated in a fire-fighting exercise and weapon handling training that were organised jointly […]

  • Handover Ceremony

    On Wednesday 19 March the outgoing XVIII Contingent held a Transfer of Authority (TOA) ceremony with the XIX team to hand over their counter-piracy duties. The ceremony took place at […]

  • Exercises At Sea In Gulf Of Aden

    On Saturday 15 March, EU Naval Force French Flagship, FS Siroco, and South Korean destroyer, ROKS Kang Gam Chan met at sea in the Gulf of Aden to conduct a […]

  • HS Psara

    On Thursday 13 March the EU Naval Force flagship, FS Siroco, rendezvoused at sea in the Gulf of Aden with Hellenic warship, HS Psara, to conduct a replenishment from sea. […]

  • ESPS Tornado Departs Operation Atalanta

    On 13 March 2014, EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Tornado departed Operation Atalanta’s patrol areas off the Somali coast after completing 105 days and is now heading for her home […]

  • EU Counter Piracy Operation

    During the last port visit of the Operation Atalanta flagship, FS Siroco, the Force Commander was invited to brief Seychellois government and administration representatives and diplomats on the EU’s counter […]

  • Electronic Navigation Training

    During FS Siroco’s port visit to the Seychelles, 20 trainees from the Basic Training course for the Seychelles Coast Guard embarked for electronic navigation equipment training. EU Naval Force French […]