EUNAVFOR

EU Naval Force - Somalia
Operation ATALANTA

COUNTERING PIRACY

OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA

Forces of Operation Atalanta deter, prevent and repress acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast. EU Naval Force protects vessels of the World Food Programme (WFP) delivering aid to displaced persons in Somalia .

Latest News

Interview with the Ambassador of Republic of Cyprus to the Kingdom of Spain , H.E Helena Mina.

May 20, 2021 - 15:53

The Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Spain visits the EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Headquarters in Rota On 13th of May, H.E. Madam Helena Mina, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Spain, paid a visit to the EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Headquarters of Operation ATALANTA in Rota. After an Office Call with Operation […]

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EU Naval Force Somalia Operation ATALANTA conducts first trilateral exercise with Japanese and Djiboutian forces.

May 10, 2021 - 21:47

On the 10th of May, the EU, Japan and Djibouti carried out a joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden in a continued effort to strengthen the efficiency of tactical procedures between navies. The exercise builds on the joint naval exercise and joint port call in Djibouti between Operation Atalanta Combined Joint Task Force […]

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48Th SHADE CONFERENCE – 26-27 MAY 2021

May 5, 2021 - 15:33

48TH SHADE AGENDA 26-27 MAY 2021 VTC Download Agenda: 202105226-27-SHADE_48 AGENDA-U  

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EU NAVFOR SOMALIA – OPERATION ATALANTA HOLDS CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY

April 21, 2021 - 13:06

Vice Admiral José María Nuñez Torrente relieves Admiral Eugenio Díaz del Río Jáudenes as Commander, EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA Rota, April 2021— During the ceremony, Admiral Eugenio Díaz del Río Jáudenes (Spanish Navy), Operation Commander European Naval Force Somalia – Operation ATALANTA, handed over command to Vice Admiral José María Nuñez Torrente (Spanish […]

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Deter and

Disrupt Piracy

ABOUT US

The European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) - Operation ATALANTA was launched on 8th December 2008 in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions to deter, prevent and repress piracy and to protect vulnerable vessels and humanitarian shipments off the coast of Somalia. Since its inception in 2008, the mandate of Operation ATALANTA has constantly been adapted to reflect the situation at sea and support the EU Integrated Approach to Somalia and the Horn of Africa.

The Operational Headquarters of EU NAVFOR Somalia is located in Rota (Spain). Through its organic Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa – MSCHOA, located in Brest (France), the operation maintains a close relationship with the shipping industry, provides advice and assistance to seafarers and monitors vessels operating in the Indian Ocean, thus enabling a military response in concert with UKMTO and international military actors to piracy events.

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KEY FACTS AND FIGURES

currently held by pirates

Vessels Held1 Hostages Held2
0 0

since 2009

wfp vessels protected 1,598
amisom vessels protected 704
tonnes of food/aid delivered by WFP 2,276,6373
pirates transfered to competent authorities with a view to their prosecution total
171		 remanded
5		 convicted
145
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
suspicious events 8 59 99 166 74 20 5 1 2 6 4 5 3
total attacks 24 163 174 176 34 7 2 0 1 7 2 1 0
of which pirated4 14 46 47 25 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
disruptions5 0 14 65 28 16 10 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
  1. Plus an unknown number of unreported/unconfirmed dhows and smaller vessels.
  2. Estimated.
  3. Reported metric tonnes of food/aid delivered to Somali ports by World Food Programme shipping protected by EU NAVFOR.
  4. TOTAL ATTACK is the combined number of all attacks mounted by suspect pirates; those repelled/aborted and those leading to ships being in pirate hands and crews taken hostage.
  5. An action that renders a pirate group incapable of further pirate operation.

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