Tag: operation atalanta

  • Mission complete

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    Belgian frigate BNS Louise-Marie is on her way home after completing three months of counter piracy patrols with the European Union’s counter piracy mission. Belgian Warship BNS Louise-Marie Sails For […]

  • Keep Guard Up

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    European Union Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta, NATO and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) call upon the shipping industry to continue to take anti-piracy measures despite the current […]

  • 4000 Flight Hours

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    On 13 August the Luxembourg Maritime Patrol Aircraft Detachment deployed in support of the EU anti-piracy operation ATALANTA passed its 4.000th operational flight hour during its 707th operational sortie in […]

  • Counter-Piracy Big Three Meet At Sea

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    On 18 July the Force Commanders of the three international Counter-Piracy task forces, the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), NATO Operation Ocean Shield (TF-508) and Combined […]

  • New Deputy Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR

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    On 13 July 2012, Rear Admiral Rainer Endres (German Navy) handed over the role of Deputy Operation Commander (DCOM) of the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation […]

  • Piracy on the Decline

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    In 2011, the total number of attacks between January and May was 176, while in 2012 during the same period it came down to mere 30. Similarly in 2009, 163 […]

  • Force Commander Meets Dutch Protection Team

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    Force Commander French Rear Admiral Dupuis meets EUNAVFOR Dutch WFP vessel protection detachment on board M/V Caroline Scan. On June 5 in the morning, EUNAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Dupuis […]

  • Blow to pirates on shoreline

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    15th May – Earlier today, following the decision taken on 23 March 2012 by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take disruption action […]

  • Twenty Years Jail for 11 Pirates

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    All eleven pirates that were apprehended by EU Naval Force warship FS Nivose in May 2009 and transferred to Kenyan authorities in May 2009 were found guilty on 19 April […]

  • Innocent Somali Crew Rescued

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    On Saturday 14 April Spanish warship ESPS Reina Sofia, who is now operating as part of the EU’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta, stopped a Yemeni dhow that was suspected of […]

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