Tag: operation atalanta

  • Shipping Industry Divided

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    While some industry players have praised the European Union decision to allow EU Navfor to fight piracy on Somali soil as a “step in the right direction”, others say they […]

  • Mission Continues

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    Operation Atalanta, the EU operation against piracy in the Indian Ocean, has been heralded the most successful EU mission to date and is likely to be extended. Since 1 December, […]

  • Vessel Shortage

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    EUNAVOR has announced there will be a shortage of navy vessels at the start of 2012. Operation Atalanta has a normal minimum requirement of four to six warships, but it […]

  • Flight Plan

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    A German Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft is being stationed in Djibouti, where it is carrying out anti-piracy patrols as part of the European Union Naval Force’s Operation […]

  • Military Movements

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    The latest contingent of South Korean troops began anti-piracy operations in waters off Somalia, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said Tuesday. The 300-strong contingent aboard the 4,400-ton destroyer “Munmu” […]

  • Spanish Deployment

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    The Spanish warship “SPS INFANTA CRISTINA” joined Operation ATALANTA off the Horn of Africa this week having previously been deployed to the operation in the autumn of 2010. “SPS INFANTA […]

  • Heading Out

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    A Spanish patrol has left Cartagena port to join Operation Atalanta from the European Union (EU). “They’re going to the place in the world that needs us most,” the head […]

  • All Change

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     On 1 August 2011, Major General Buster Howes OBE handed over the responsibility of Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Op ATALANTA to Rear Admiral Duncan Potts. […]

  • Little Faith

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    According to a new study, only 17 percent of German shippers believe the EU mission in Somalia, Operation ATALANTA, was contributing a significant amount to the fight against piracy. This […]

  • New Lead

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    The EU’s Political and Security Committee has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Duncan Potts from the UK as Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force Atalanta Operation combating piracy […]

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