EU Naval Force - Somalia
Operation ATALANTA

On the 20 January, the French frigate JACOUBET finished as an EUNAVFOR warship after 33 days proudly flying the European Flag.

She has conducted a variety of tasks in the force and has demonstrated a proactive attitude to face all challenges in order to achieve the objectives of Operation ATALANTA.

During these days at sea she has spent a good deal of her time conducting the main task of EUNAVFOR: escorting World Food Programmes transports as well as protecting the IRTC, (Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor), protecting one of the world’s busiest sea routes.

During the 16 January, Jacoubet assisted the crew of the released vessel MT MOTIVATOR.

EUNAVFOR thanks the warship and her crew for the good work conducted during her time in Operation ATALANTA

EUNAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Program (WFP) and vessels of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). EUNAVFOR also protects vulnerable vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, deters and disrupts piracy. EUNAVFOR finally monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia