EUNAVFOR

EU Naval Force - Somalia
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News Archive - January 2013

A French sailor escorts a suspected pirate off FS Surcouf

EU Naval Force Transfers Twelve Suspect Pirates to Mauritius for Prosecution After Attack on Merchant Vessel off Somalia

January 25, 2013 - 15:23

Following an attack in early January on a merchant vessel 260 miles off the Somali Coast, twelve men suspected of committing an act of piracy, were today transferred by EU Naval Force warship FS Surcouf to the Mauritian authorities for prosecution. When the attack happened on 5th January, the master of the merchant vessel sent […]

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Rear Admiral Potts (left) hands over operational command to Rear Admiral Tarrant (right)

European Union Naval Force Has New Operation Commander

January 16, 2013 - 16:30

On Wednesday 16 January 2013 Rear Admiral Duncan Potts handed over operational command of the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) to Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant. Rear Admiral Potts has commanded EU NAVFOR, the European Union’s counter piracy mission off Somalia, since August 2011. This period has witnessed a considerable reduction in the number of […]

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EU Naval Force and Combined Maritime Force Commanders Work Together To Fight Piracy

January 14, 2013 - 13:25

In the morning of 11th January 2013, the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes held a meeting on board his flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez with the Commander of the Combined Maritime counter-piracy task force, Commodore Muhammad Hisham SI (Pakistan Navy). Commodore Hisham and Rear Admiral García […]

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The dhow sinking, while the boarding team from FS Surcouf rescue the mariners from their liferaft

EU Naval Force French Frigate Surcouf Rescues Ten Sailors in Indian Ocean

January 14, 2013 - 13:12

Early yesterday morning EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) warship FS Surcouf came to the rescue of ten mariners at sea 30 miles off the Somali Coast, after their boat, known as a dhow, started to sink into the deep ocean.  The master of the Indian flagged dhow had sent out a distress call after the […]

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EU Naval Force French Frigate Surcouf and NATO Warship USS Halyburton Work Together to Apprehend Twelve Suspect Pirates

January 8, 2013 - 16:22

In the evening of 5th January, a merchant vessel sailing 260 miles off the Somali Coast, made a distress call, reporting that she was coming under attack by six men in a fast moving boat, armed with rocket propelled grenades.  Thankfully, having employed avoidance tactics, the merchant vessel was able to repel the attack. Upon hearing […]

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