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News Archive - April 2018

EU NAVFOR COMMANDERS MEET IN DJIBOUTI

April 26, 2018 - 14:03

On 21st April 2018 The Commanding Officer of EU NAVFOR’s Spanish P-3 Orion detachment met the Commander of EU NAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS Meteoro in Djibouti. Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Jose Molino Martínez of the Orion MPRA (Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft) detachment met with Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr) Juan Miguel Evangelista Pintado of the […]

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ESPS METEORO CHARITABLE DONATION TO CARITAS DJIBOUTI ORPHANAGE

April 25, 2018 - 11:32

On 21st April 2018 crew members of EU NAVFOR’s Spanish warship ESPS Meteoro donated food, school supplies and clothing to the Caritas Orphanage in Djibouti. ESPS Meteoro has recently arrived in the Horn of Africa to take over counter-piracy patrolling duties from ESPS Patiño as part of EU NAVFOR’s Operation Atalanta. She was conducting a […]

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ESPS PATIÑO HANDS OVER COUNTER-PIRACY DUTIES TO ESPS METEORO

April 24, 2018 - 11:25

On 21st April EU NAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS Patiño left the Somali Basin and began the long journey home following a successful five months as part of the Operation Atalanta counter-piracy operation. Patiño has been patrolling around the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden since joining EU NAVFOR in December 2017, maintaining an […]

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42nd SHADE CONFERENCE: “There is perhaps one main focus that we need to have – that international shipping can go about its business unhindered.”

April 23, 2018 - 16:53

EU NAVFOR chaired the 42nd Shared Awareness and De-confliction (SHADE) conference in Bahrain over two days from 17th to 18th April 2018; this was co-chaired by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and was attended by independently deploying nations and the maritime shipping industry. The SHADE conference occurs twice yearly in the Kingdom of Bahrain with […]

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EU NAVFOR COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE ROYAL NAVY OF OMAN

April 23, 2018 - 10:43

On 19th April, EU NAVFOR warship ITS Carlo Margottini conducted a training exercise with the patrol boat Al Najah of the Royal Navy of Oman following a logistic stop in Salalah, city of the Governorate of Dhofar in Oman. The exercise, held in the waters outside of the port of Salalah, saw the two units […]

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EU NAVFOR WARSHIPS AND AIRCRAFT DOING MORE TOGETHER

April 20, 2018 - 09:34

EU NAVFOR’s Spanish Warship, ESPS Patiño, has supported the EU NAVFOR Italian Flagship, ITS Carlo Margottini, in its counter-piracy mission with a Replenishment At Sea (RAS). ESPS Patiño supplied ITS Carlo Margottini with vital fuel, oils and water whilst underway, enabling both vessels to continue their counter-piracy patrolling duties around the Horn of Africa during […]

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EU NAVFOR MONITORING FISHING ACTIVITY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA

April 19, 2018 - 15:33

EU NAVFOR warships have been conducting friendly approaches with fishing vessels off the coast of Somalia this week as part of the Operation Atalanta mandate to monitor fishing activity in the region. A friendly approach is a friendly and voluntary interaction with local seafarers who are not suspected of being engaged in acts of piracy. […]

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EU NAVFOR SUPPORTING COASTAL COMMUNITIES AGAINST PIRACY

April 18, 2018 - 15:19

On 9th April 2018 the Force Commander of EU NAVFOR met with the representative of the UN Fisheries and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) to develop an understanding of its projects  in promoting lasting regional solutions. Rear Admiral (RADM) Simone Malvagna (ITN) hosted Mr Ricardo Torres of the UNFAO on board ITS Carlo Margottini.   Mr Torres expressed […]

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EU NAVFOR’S OPERATION COMMANDER HOSTS MARITIME INDUSTRY PARTNERS

April 17, 2018 - 14:55

On 12 April, Major General Stickland, Operation Commander EU NAVFOR, hosted partners from Maritime Industry in the Operational Headquarters to discuss the evolution of the piracy threat and maritime security issues across our area of operations. This meeting underlines EU NAVFOR’s role in the region’s broader Maritime Security Architecture and commitment to deter, prevent and […]

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SPECIALIST ITALIAN DIVERS TRAIN TO KEEP SHIPPING SAFE

April 16, 2018 - 11:52

On Friday 13 April Italian Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) divers of Italian Navy Frigate ITS Margottini, carried out mine-countermeasures training. This type of training is essential to ensure that ITS Margottini’s divers remain fully prepared to deal with any potential threat that may affect international shipping and delay essential cargo in a sea area […]

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