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1,000 Sorties with EU Naval Force
On Sunday 16 February, the Luxembourg Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) detachment flew its 1,000th operational sortie as part of the EU Naval Force. Luxembourg Aircraft Detachment Achieves 1,000 […]
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Port Visit
Between Sunday 2 and Saturday 8 February, Ukrainian Navy frigate, Hetman Sagaidachniy, visited the port of Salalah in Oman. EU Naval Force Ukrainian Warship Hetman Sagaidachniy Makes Port Visit to […]
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Severely Injured Fisherman
On Thursday 13 February, FS Siroco and FGS Hessen worked together to save the life of a severely injured fisherman from a Korean fishing vessel, after his stomach was punctured […]
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Rescued At Sea
On Wednesday, a German Navy sailor, who was conducting ‘lookout’ duties on the bridge of FGS Hessen, sighted a person waving for help from the top of a capsized boat […]
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Counter-Piracy Exercise With Korean Navy Ship
On Saturday 1 February, the Ukrainian Navy frigate which is currently operating with the EU Naval Force off the coast of Somalia, conducted a joint exercise with the South Korean […]
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880,000 Tonnes of Food Protected
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 […]
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Italian Frigate ITS Libeccio Sails Home
The crew of Italian Frigate ITS Libeccio is heading for home after completing a four month deployment with the EU Naval Force off the coast of Somalia. Italian Frigate ITS […]
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Libeccio Assists a Dhow
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 […]
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Suspect Pirates Transferred To Seychelles
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 […]
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Local Fishermen
Last week, German EU Naval Force warship, FGS Hessen spotted three Iranian flagged dhows stopped in the water in close proximity to each other. FGS Hessen called the dhows on […]
