EUNAVFOR

EU Naval Force - Somalia
Operation ATALANTA

News Archive - January 2012

Rear Admiral Potts, arrives onboard the Flagship and congratulates the Force Commander, Rear Admiral Jorge Manso, on his promotion

EU NAVFOR Force Commander promoted during the visit of Spanish Chief of the Defence to the Flagship in Djibouti.

January 27, 2012 - 19:10

 On 27 January 2012, the Spanish Chief of Defense, Admiral Fernando García Sánchez, visited the EU NAVFOR Flagship, ESPS PATIÑO alongside in Djibouti, accompanied by the Spanish Chief of the Navy, Admiral Manuel Rebollo, Chief of the Air Force, General Jose Jimenez Ruiz, Commander of the Joint Command for Operations, Lt. Gen Jaime Dominguez and […]

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Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts welcomed Mr. Alexander Rondos

EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa visits EU NAVFOR

January 25, 2012 - 10:57

On 23rd January 2012, EU NAVFOR Operation Commander Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts welcomed Mr. Alexander Rondos, the recently appointed EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa to the Operation Headquarters in Northwood for a briefing on the EU NAVFOR mission and discussed future close cooperation. Rear Admiral Potts welcomed the Special Representative, saying: […]

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FGS LUEBECK and the Indian dhow

EU NAVFOR warship FGS LUEBECK successfully releases Indian dhow and crew

January 20, 2012 - 19:00

  After three days of persistent pressure, FGS LUEBECK has forced Somali pirates to release an Indian dhow with 15 Indian mariners held as hostages. On the 17 January 2012 the EU NAVFOR warship FGS LUEBECK re-located an Indian registered dhow which had been used as pirate mother-ship involved in the attack on M/V FLINTSTONE […]

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Maintaining and strengthening coordination between EU NAVFOR and Coalition Maritime Forces

January 19, 2012 - 09:11

On Thursday 19 January 2012, the EU NAVFOR Commander, Captain Jorge Manso, met Commodore Aage Buur Jensen, the recently appointed Commander of the Coalition Maritime Forces (CMF) deployed in the Gulf of Aden, onboard the EU NAVFOR Flagship in the Gulf of Aden, during an underway refueling of the CMF Flagship, the USS HALSEY. The […]

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Transferring fuel

EUNAVFOR Flagship SPS PATIÑO assists Iranian dhow

January 18, 2012 - 11:48

On 17 January 2012, following coordination with a Danish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft operating on a search mission for pirate ships, the Spanish Combat Supply Ship SPS PATIÑO, Flagship of  Operation ATALANTA, assisted an Iranian flagged dhow which had run out of fuel off the Somali Coast. The 11 man crew of the dhow, […]

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Suspected pirates surrender

EU NAVFOR Flagship attackers to be tried in Spain

January 16, 2012 - 20:03

It has been confirmed that the Spanish judicial authorities will prosecute the six Somali suspected pirates, who attacked the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the ESPS PATINO on 12 January. Following receipt of the evidence package, the Spanish Audiencia Naciona has confirmed it will undertake judicial proceedings. The suspected pirates will be transferred from the Flagship ashore […]

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Pirate attack on the EU NAVFOR Flagship – update

January 13, 2012 - 17:44

  Following a detailed assessment of the dawn attack on the ESPS PATINO on 12 January 2012, the political decision has been made to hand-over the evidence pack for consideration by the courts for prosecution in Spain. The suspected pirates have all been given medical treatment for injuries sustained during their attack and two of […]

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Pirate attack on the EU NAVFOR Flagship

January 12, 2012 - 20:34

At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Programme ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to the Somali port of Mogadishu, the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the ESPS PATINO, was approached by one skiff with a group of suspected pirates onboard. The suspected pirates opened […]

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Rear Admiral Christian Canova handing over to the new Deputy Operation Commander Rear Admiral Endres

New EU NAVFOR Deputy Operation Commander

January 12, 2012 - 18:41

Rear Admiral Christian Canova (French Navy) hands over the responsibility of Deputy Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Operation ATALANTA to Rear Admiral Rainer Endres (German Navy) on 12 January 2012 at the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood, near London. Joining EU NAVFOR – ATALANTA in July 2011, Rear Admiral Canova added […]

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