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EU Naval Force - Somalia
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News Archive - December 2016

ESPS Relampago

EU Naval Force Ensures World Food Programme Vessels Carrying Humanitarian Aid for Somali People Remain Safe at Sea

December 25, 2016 - 09:00

One of the key roles for the EU Naval Force is to ensure that World Food Programme (WFP) vessels that have to sail close to the coast of Somalia in order to deliver humanitarian aid to the Somali people, arrive safely in port.  And during the past few weeks, EU Naval Force’s Croatian maritime security […]

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Op Atalanta warships deter and disrupt piracy

European Union Marks Eight Years of Counter-Piracy Commitment to Protect World Food Programme Vessels and Deter Pirate Attacks off Coast of Somalia, but Warns No Room for Complacency

December 13, 2016 - 16:31

This week the European Union is marking eight years since it launched its first ever maritime military operation, EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta, in response to a surge in armed pirate attacks on merchant ships and other vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Back in 2008, increasingly violent attacks by armed […]

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Rear Admiral González-Aller Visits Spanish Maritime Air Orion Detachment in Djibouti

Rear Admiral González-Aller Visits Spanish Maritime Air Orion Detachment in Djibouti

December 9, 2016 - 13:08

On Monday 5 December 2016, Operation Atalanta’s Deputy Commander, Rear Admiral Cristóbal González-Aller Lacalle, visited the Spanish Orion Air Contingent XXVII, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Arozamena Sanz. The Admiral thanked the Spanish teams, who are deployed far from home for months at a time, for their commitment in helping to ensure that seafarers remain […]

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Spanish Maritime Patrol Aircraft Contingents Hold Handover Ceremony in Djibouti

December 9, 2016 - 11:45

On Friday 25 November 2016, the Spanish Orion Air Contingent XXVI, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Juan Ferrero Barberán, completed a successful four month deployment with Operation Atalanta. Detachment XXVII will be commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Arozamena Sanz. The handover ceremony was presided over by Colonel Alfonso Reyes Leis, from the Spanish Air Combat Command.  […]

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ESPS Relampago's helicopter rescues survivors from sunken dhow off Socotra

Operation Atalanta Spanish Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Warship ESPS Relampago Work with Japanese Aircrew to Rescue Two Men from Upturned Skiffs in Gulf of Aden

December 6, 2016 - 19:30

On Tuesday 6 December 2016 Spanish sailors from EU NAVFOR warship, ESPS Relampago, rescued two men at sea after they become stranded on two upturned skiffs twenty four miles north of the island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden. The men had been sighted at first light by the aircrew of a Japanese Maritime […]

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Operatie Atalanta Zr.Ms Tromp

Dutch Flagship HNLMS Tromp Heads for Home after Successful Counter-Piracy Deployment with Operation Atalanta off Coast of Somalia

December 6, 2016 - 09:16

On Tuesday 6 December Dutch flagship HNLMS Tromp started her long journey back to her home port of Den Helder in the Netherlands after completing a four month deployment with the European Union’s counter-piracy operation, Atalanta off the coast of Somalia. During her deployment, the Royal Netherlands Navy Air Defence frigate has sailed over 25,000 […]

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ESPS Relampago's helicopter demonstrates Search and Rescue procedures for members of the Somaliland Coastguard

Operation Atalanta Spanish Warship ESPS Relampago Conducts Maritime Training with Somaliland Coastguard Close to Port of Berbera

December 5, 2016 - 12:48

On Saturday 3 December ESPS Relampago conducted maritime training with members of the Somaliland Coastguard. The training included radar and Search and Rescue (SAR) training. During the day, Admiral Adbi Hersi from the Somaliland Coastguard was hosted on board ESPS Relampago by the ship’s Commanding Officer. Collaboration and training between Operation Atalanta and regional naval […]

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Commodore Luyckx wishes all crewmembers well aboard ESPS Relampago as they continue to sail with Op Atalanta

Operation Atalanta Force Commander Bids Farewell to Spanish Sailors Aboard ESPS Relámpago

December 5, 2016 - 12:12

As the Operation Atalanta flagship, HNLMS Tromp, and her embarked Force Headquarters staff prepare to leave the EU counter-piracy operation and return to The Netherlands, the Force Commander made a final trip to ESPS Relámpago to bid farewell to Spanish colleagues. Both the Dutch and Spanish warships have been working closely together over the last […]

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European Union and United Nations Carry out Maritime Capacity Building Training with Somaliland Coastguard and host a Joint Maritime Security Seminar in Berbera Port On Board Operation Atalanta Flagship Tromp

December 4, 2016 - 14:51

On Saturday 3 December EU NAVFOR sailors, supported by staff from EUCAP Nestor, carried out radar training on board the Spanish offshore patrol vessel, ESPS Relampago, in Berbera Bay, as a precursor to an engagement the following day on board EU NAVFOR flagship, HNLMS Tromp. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) assisted the […]

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