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News Archive - March 2019

EU NAVFOR OHQ STARTS ITS ACTIVITIES IN ROTA

March 29, 2019 - 13:08

A ceremony took place today in Rota Naval Base, Cadiz, Spain, to mark the relocation of the operation Headquarters of EU NAVFOR Atalanta Operation. The relocation of the Headquarters of the Operation has no precedent in the history of the EU and it includes the transfer to Brest of the Maritime Security Centre for the […]

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ESPS NAVARRA CONDUCTED AN EXERCISE WITH JPS SAMIDARE

March 28, 2019 - 14:41

Earlier this week the EU NAVFOR flagship ESPS Navarra has conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Gulf of Aden with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) destroyer Samidare.  Rear Admiral Ricardo Hernandez, the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, met with Captain (JPN Navy) Takahiro Nishiyama on board JMSDFS Samidare to discuss ongoing operations and to […]

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EU NAVFOR FORCE COMMANDER MEETS KEY LEADERS IN BOSSASSO

March 27, 2019 - 10:43

On 25th March 2019, a delegation from EU NAVFOR together with EUCAP Somalia met in Bossasso with the Puntland Minister of Ports and Maritime Crime Prevention, Mohamed Abdi Osman, to exchange views on the security situation at sea and to identify opportunities for further collaboration and cooperation. The Minister was accompanied during the meeting by […]

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EU NAVFOR OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS COMMEMORATE MOVE TO SPAIN AND FRANCE

March 25, 2019 - 16:54

The Operational Headquarters (OHQ) for EU NAVFOR is in the final stages of its move from Northwood, UK to Rota, Spain and to Brest, France. The handover will take place on the 29th March 2019. To commemorate the imminent move of the OHQ in Northwood and the Transfer of Authority to OHQ Rota the Operation […]

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EU NAVFOR DEVELOPS PROSECUTION PATHWAY WITH THE SEYCHELLS

March 22, 2019 - 11:37

A joint EU NAVFOR and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) team conducted training with representatives from Seychellois law enforcement agencies and the judicial system, to assist them with continued improvement and development of all areas within the legal process, involving from capture to conviction of suspect pirates. Over three days, from 18th […]

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AMISOM AND SMPU TRAINING WITH EU TEAM

March 20, 2019 - 10:10

EU NAVFOR recently supported a successful joint Somali / Ugandan maritime leadership training exercise course in the capital, Mogadishu. Delivered by British Peace Support Team (Africa), the week long course involved junior officers from both the Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit and the Ugandan African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Marine Unit, and saw them […]

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AUTONOMOUS VESSEL PROTECTION DETACHMENTS SUPPORTING THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

March 13, 2019 - 11:39

One of EU NAVFOR’s mandated tasks is to provide protection to World Food Programme (WFP) ships that bring food aid to Somalia. This has ensured the safe delivery of over 1.8 million tonnes of food aid to the ports of Somalia as of February 2019. The use of Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachments (AVPD) who are […]

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EU NAVFOR 31ST FORCE HEADQUARTERS READY FOR DUTY

March 10, 2019 - 09:10

Counter-piracy operations require a constant presence of maritime forces designed to monitor and deter piracy and armed robbery at sea. EU NAVFOR has been continuing this effort for over 10 years and has maritime and aviation forces continuing to work off the coast of Somalia. Saturday 9th March saw a ceremony on the EU NAVFOR […]

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ITS MARGOTTINI RE-JOINING EU NAVFOR COUNTER-PIRACY MISSION

March 8, 2019 - 10:01

ITS Margottini is re-joining EU NAVFOR for its second six-month tour participating in Op Atalanta, the European Union’s first naval operation, launched in 2008 to prevent piracy at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Indian Ocean. Commanded by Commander Marco Guerriero, the ITS Carlo Margottini was built in 2014. Although it specialises […]

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