On Sunday 25 October 2015, ITS Carabiniere performed her first friendly approach (FA) with a fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia.
Operation Atalanta ships conduct FAs to help build relationships with the local Somali fishing communities and to understand their concerns.
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Oct 30, 2015
On Monday 26 October, 2015, ESPS Victoria received a stores air-drop from the Spanish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), CASA CN-235, based in Djibouti.
Oct 27, 2015
On Friday 23 October 2015 the five warships that are currently deployed with Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia met at sea in the Gulf of Aden.
Oct 26, 2015
On Friday 23 October 2015, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Barbieri welcomed the commander of Combined Task Force 151, Rear Admiral Bay, on board the EU Naval Force flagship, ITS Carabiniere.
Oct 26, 2015
On Friday 16 October 2015, Spanish warship, ESPS Victoria, made her first port visit to the Seychelles since joining Operation Atalanta at the start of October.
Oct 22, 2015
Just prior to their departure from the Gulf of Aden and journey home to their base port of La Spezia, crew members from Italian warship, ITS Libeccio, visited the Notre-Dame de Boulaos school in Djibouti.
Oct 22, 2015
On Tuesday 20 October 2015, Operation Atalanta’s new flagship, ITS Carabiniere, was visited by the Operation Commander, Major General Martin Smith MBE.
Oct 21, 2015
On Friday 17 October 2015, ITS Carabiniere conducted a replenishment at sea (RAS) with US Navy ship, USNS Carl Brashear, prior to joining Operation Atalanta.
Oct 20, 2015
On Tuesday 20 October 2015 Italian warship, ITS Libeccio, started her journey home to La Spezia after completing her deployment with the European Union’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta.
Oct 20, 2015
On Wednesday 14 October 2015, Dutch warship, HNLMS Groningen, reached the half way point in her deployment on Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia.
Oct 15, 2015
On Friday 9 October 2015, ESPS Victoria, which is currently deployed with Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia, rendezvoused at sea with Colombian warship, ARC 7 De Agosto.
Oct 15, 2015
On Tuesday 6 October, Spanish warship, ESPS Meteoro, conducted a refueling at sea in the Gulf of Aden with US resupply ship, USNS Pecos, which is currently attached to the Combined Maritime Forces.
Oct 10, 2015