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News Archive - April 2017

EU NAVFOR Force Commander Conducts Courtesy Call With Chief of Defence Forces Seychelles

April 29, 2017 - 16:21

On Friday 28 April, the EU NAVFOR Force Commander conducted a courtesy call with the Chief of Defence Forces Seychelles, Brigadier Leopold Payet. Also in attendance was the Colonel of the Seychelles Coast Guard, Colonel of the Seychelles Air Force, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Seychelles People’s Defence Force, and the EU NAVFOR […]

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Training of Specialist Italian Navy Divers

Specialist Italian Navy Divers on board ITS Espero Remain Fully Prepared During Operation Atalanta Patrols at Sea

April 25, 2017 - 17:50

On Friday 21 April during their patrols at sea, Italian Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) divers, who are currently deployed on board Italian Navy frigate ITS Espero, carried out mine-countermeasures training. This type of training is essential to ensure that ITS Espero’s divers remain fully prepared to deal with any potential threat that affect international […]

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Operation Atalanta Flagship ESPS Galicia Pays a Visit to Merchant Ships During Port Call in Dar es Salaam

April 25, 2017 - 16:19

During ESPS Galicia’s recent port visit to Dar Es Salaam, members of her ship’s company went on board two merchant ships, MV ARCADIA and MV KOTA GAYA, which were also alongside the busy port, to speak to the crews about the recent piracy incidents. As well as remaining vigilant when transiting the piracy high risk […]

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boarding team on board MV Costina

EU NAVFOR Spanish flagship ESPS Galicia waxay caawimaad siiyeen markab shidaal sida, oo ay weerareen burcadeed hubaysan xeebta somaliya ee dhinaca bari

April 25, 2017 - 11:18

Maalintii sabtida ahayd ee waqtigii qorax dhaca ahayd ayaa European Union counter-piracy oo ilaalinayey xeebta somaliya dhinaca bari,EU NAVFOR`s markabka calanka isbeyn, ESPS Galicia,waxay taleefan degdeg ah(SOS) ka heleen kabtanka markabka Costina . oo uu leeyahay rag burcadeed ah oo hubaysan ayaa weerar nagu haya waxayna wataan doon dheeraysa. ESPS Galicia oo u jirtay 14miles […]

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boarding team on board MV Costina

EU NAVFOR Spanish Flagship ESPS Galicia Prevents Merchant Ship MT Costina from Being Pirated by Armed Men off East Coast of Somalia

April 24, 2017 - 11:37

Late on Saturday evening during a European Union counter-piracy patrol close to the east coast of Somalia, EU NAVFOR’s Spanish flagship, ESPS Galicia, received a SOS distress call from the master of merchant ship, MT Costina, to say that his vessel was being attacked by a number of armed pirates in a fast-moving skiff. Upon receipt […]

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RAS ESPS Galicia - USNS KANAWHA

Operation Atalanta’s Spanish Flagship has her Tanks Topped Up for the fourth time by USNS KANAWHA

April 21, 2017 - 11:31

Earlier this month USNS Kanawha replenished ESPS Galicia of EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta at sea (RAS). Having sailed into the counter-piracy sea areas in the Gulf of Aden, the flag ship of Operation Atalanta, ESPS Galicia went alongside USNS Kanawha to replenish fuel and stores in preparation for her continued deployment with the EU Naval […]

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EUNAVFOR Somalia

Operation Atalanta Warship ITS Espero Performes Maritime Training with Bossaso Port Police

April 20, 2017 - 16:27

On the 19th April 2017, EU NAVFOR warship ITS Espero, conducted maritime training with a team from Bossaso Port Police. The training included theoretical briefings followed by practical demonstration. The aim of the training consisted on giving the baseline needed to search and recognize a vessel suspected of committing or about to commit an act […]

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BMP4

EU NAVFOR Supports Best Management Practices for Protecting Against Somalia Based Piracy

April 20, 2017 - 08:47

EU NAVFOR has operated in the Southern Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and a large part of the Indian Ocean since 2008. The Area of Operations is an area covering approximately 8,700,000 square kilometres including the Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros, the Somali coastal territory, as well as its territorial and internal waters. With up […]

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Operation Atalanta - German MPRA

The German P3-C Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft: Contributing to the Success of Operation Atalanta

April 19, 2017 - 16:49

EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) have been based in Djibouti and an essential part of Operation Atalanta since 2009, they provide an unbroken expertise assisting and co-ordinating other MPRA contributors based both in Djibouti and the Seychelles. The German MPRA detachment in Djibouti consists of aircraft, aircrew, maintainers, picture analysts and operations personnel.  […]

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Operation Atalanta Flagship ESPS Galicia Trains with Tanzania Maritime Law Enforcement Detachment During Port Visit to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania

April 17, 2017 - 08:51

Operation Atalanta warships regularly conduct training with local maritime forces to strengthen cooperation and mutual understanding in the fight against piracy and other maritime crime in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. During ESPS Galicia’s recent port visit to Dar es Salaam, members of the Tanzania Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) were invited on board […]

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