August, 2009 | Eunavfor

Commander EU NAVFOR visits CTF 151

August 28, 2009 - 11:42

USS ANZIO (CG 68), Gulf of Aden – On Wednesday 26th of August the commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Commodore Pieter Bindt RNLN (CTF 465) met with Rear Admiral. Scott Sanders USN, Commander of the Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) on board the CTF 151 flagship USS ANZIO (CG68). The meeting was […]

Unprecedented cooperation in the Gulf of Aden

August 26, 2009 - 18:10

An EU NAVFOR ship and helicopter, in cooperation with a South Korean navy helicopter from CTF 151 responded to an emergency call from MV SOUTHERN CROSS. The attack was successfully thwarted by the SOUTHERN CROSS herself. The EU NAVFOR Norwegian warship HNOMS FRIDTJOF NANSEN subsequently boarded a suspect skiff in the vicinity. In the late morning of […]

Former EU NAVFOR flagship Spanish warship NUMANCIA returns to port in Spain

August 24, 2009 - 16:53

After nearly five months of deployment EU NAVFOR Spanish warship SNS NUMANCIA and SNS MARQUES DE LA ENSENADA returned to Rota Spain under the command of Captain (N) Juan Garat Caramé who recently handed over the Force Command to Commodore Pieter Bindt of the Netherlands. Captain (N) Garat and the crews were greeted by a […]

EU NAVFOR ship supports repair of Mogadishu Port

August 24, 2009 - 15:24

Though the first priority for the European Union Naval Force ships in Operation Atalanta is the protection of World Food Programme (WFP) vessels delivering food aid to displaced persons in Somalia, they also support infrastructural measures to increase the capability and capacity of Mogadishu Port. In the morning hours of August 10th a fleet of […]

Pirate skiff disarmed in EU-Japanese action

August 22, 2009 - 13:45

In a combined action including EU NAVFOR ships, fast rhibs, a helicopter and a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft, a suspected pirate skiff was stopped and disarmed. In the morning of 22 August, a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft detected and reported a suspect skiff in the Gulf of Aden, some 80 nm east off Aden. The […]

EU NAVFOR ship BRANDENBURG leads HANSA STAVANGER safely into Mombasa

August 18, 2009 - 16:38

After 4 months in the hands of pirates, HANSA STAVANGER slipped quietly into the port of Mombasa under the watchful eye of the EU NAVFOR ship FGS BRANDENBURG. For the 236 EU NAVFOR soldiers of BRANDENBURG, the task of escorting the trading vessel into port is now complete. On 3 August 2009 at 17.40 the […]

EU NAVFOR warship LA FAYETTE to the rescue

August 18, 2009 - 10:23

On the morning of 17 August a EU NAVFOR warship came to the rescue of the passengers and crew of a small boat that encountered engine failure in the middle of the Gulf of Aden. At 0954 local time the EU NAVFOR warship FS LA FAYETTE reported that her helicopter detected a small boat in […]

Dutch Frigate becomes the flagship of EU NAVFOR Atalanta

August 17, 2009 - 13:28

At a ceremony in the Red Sea onboard the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship NUMANCIA Force Commander Captain (N) Juan Garat Caramé, handed over Command of the FHQ to Commodore Pieter Bindt of the Netherlands. Commodore Bindt will lead the multinational FHQ from the EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS EVERTSEN for the next four months. Further […]

EU NAVFOR successfully prevents pirate attack

August 14, 2009 - 10:34

The European Union Naval Force frigate BREMEN, together with a Greek Navy ship, NAVARINON, under NATO command successfully prevented a pirate attack on a Turkish merchant ship early morning of the 14 August. The incident occurred in the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf of Aden. Six pirates in a skiff were reported […]

SPAIN hands over the anti-piracy baton to the Netherlands – EU Naval Force Headquarters (FHQ) Command Changes hands

August 13, 2009 - 14:28

At a ceremony in the Red Sea onboard the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship NUMANCIA Force Commander Captain (N) Juan Garat Caramé, handed over Command of the FHQ to Commodore Pieter Bindt of the Netherlands. Commodore Bindt will lead the multinational FHQ from the EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS EVERTSEN for the next four months. The […]

News Archive - August 2009

Commander EU NAVFOR visits CTF 151

Unprecedented cooperation in the Gulf of Aden

Former EU NAVFOR flagship Spanish warship NUMANCIA returns to port in Spain

EU NAVFOR ship supports repair of Mogadishu Port

Pirate skiff disarmed in EU-Japanese action

EU NAVFOR ship BRANDENBURG leads HANSA STAVANGER safely into Mombasa

EU NAVFOR warship LA FAYETTE to the rescue

Dutch Frigate becomes the flagship of EU NAVFOR Atalanta

EU NAVFOR successfully prevents pirate attack

SPAIN hands over the anti-piracy baton to the Netherlands – EU Naval Force Headquarters (FHQ) Command Changes hands

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