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News Archive - November 2009

EU NAVFOR assists Indian Dhow released by pirates

November 30, 2009 - 16:17

On the evening of 26 November 2009, the owner of the 142 foot long Indian Dhow Shree Narayan, previously reported being hijacked by Somali pirates on 18 November 18, confirmed by telephone the pirates had left the vessel. The pirates intended to use the Dhow as mother vessel to commit further acts of piracy but […]

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Crude Oil Tanker hijacked

November 30, 2009 - 10:13

On 29 November a Greek Crude Oil Tanker named the M/V Maran Centaurus was hijacked in the Somali Bassin, 600 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles. Maran Centaurus has a deadweight of 300,294 tonnes and a crew of 28, among them 9 Greek, 16 Filipinos, 2 Ukrainian and 1 Romanian. The vessel was heading […]

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EU NAVFOR neutralises pirate attack group in Indian Ocean

November 26, 2009 - 10:15

On November 25th 2009 EU NAVFOR Greek warship HS Adrias neutralised a suspected Pirate Attack Group approximately 260 nautical miles North-East of Seychelles. MV Eclipse, a France flagged Ro-Ro Cargo Ship was approached the day before by a suspected skiff. An embarked Vessel Protection Detachment fired warning shots to hold off a possible attack. An […]

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EU NAVFOR warship Louise-Marie protects WFP

November 23, 2009 - 17:09

EU NAVFOR warship Louise-Marie protects WFP M/V Semlow – Hijacked in 2005 On the 19th of November, the merchant vessel (M/V) Semlow – loaded with food supplies for the Somali population – arrived safely in Mogadishu after a three day transit. The escort was carried out by EUNAVFOR warship Louise-Marie. In 2005, the M/V Semlow, […]

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Counter Piracy Commanders meet in Gulf of Aden

November 23, 2009 - 16:48

The Commanding Officers of the three largest Counter Piracy Task Forces in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean met on board the NATO flagship NRP Alvares Cabral on November 21 in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes between the Red Sea and the […]

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EU NAVFOR escorts AMISOM Vessel

November 23, 2009 - 16:32

From the 20th until 24th of November, the EUNAVFOR Belgian Warship Louise-Marie escorted the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) ship “Alpha Kirawira”. On the 20th of November 09, the EUNAVFOR Belgian warship Louise-Marie escorted the 1274-tons “Alpha Kirawira” from Mogadishu to Mombasa. AMISOM protects government and other vital infrastructure in Mogadishu in support of […]

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EUROPEAN UNION meets China in Gulf of Aden

November 23, 2009 - 16:22

On Sunday November 22nd the Force Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR), Commodore Pieter Bindt, met with his Chinese counterpart, Commander of Task Force 529 (CTF 529), Rear Admiral Wang Zhiguo on board the EU NAVFOR Netherlands flagship HNLMS Evertsen in the Golf of Aden. The meeting was held to discuss […]

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Somali Minister of Defence visits EU NAVFOR

November 23, 2009 - 14:52

On 18 November, Mr. Abdulla Boss Ahmed, Minister of Defence of the transitional federal government of Somalia, visited the European operational headquarters in Northwood in order to gain a better understanding of what the EU NAVFOR was achieving in its operations against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. He was hosted by […]

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EU NAVFOR meets Omani Authorities

November 23, 2009 - 12:24

From 12th till 17th of November, EU NAVFOR Netherlands Flagship HNLMS Evertsen visited Muscat, Oman. During this visit the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Pieter Bindt RNLN, met with the Deputy Governor of Muscat, Mr. Said Ibrahim Saud al Busaidi, the Commander of the Omani Navy, Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al-Raisi and the Commander […]

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EU NAVFOR neutralize pirate attack groups in Indian Ocean

November 19, 2009 - 19:35

On Tuesday November 17th 2009 an EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Aircraft stationed at the Seychelles detected three suspected pirate skiffs approximately 300 nautical miles north of Seychelles and another two suspected pirate skiffs to the east of that position. EU NAVFOR Greek warship HS Adrias was tasked to intercept and neutralize the suspected pirate groups. […]

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