Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD)
One of the main missions of EU NAVFOR is to "PROTECT WFP and other vulnerable vessels". The MV DOLORES is one of the ships contracted by WFP to deliver food to different cities in region.
From the beginning of March 2024, it is the turn of the Croatian AVPD.
The protection of WFP shipments is paramount for EUNAVFOR ATALANTA. Since December 2008, more than 3 million tons of food have been delivered to Somalia and almost 2,000 WFP ships have been protected.