Between the 11 and 18 January 2011, the EU NAVFOR Italian warship ITS Zeffiro and the Spanish warship SPS CANARIAS successfully completed the escort of the MV MASAR TRADE, chartered by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
In the early hours of Monday 17 January, the bulk carrier MV EAGLE was attacked and pirated by a single skiff, with pirates firing small arms and a Rocket Propelled Grenade before boarding the vessel.
Jan 17, 2011
In the early morning of 16 January, the Product Tanker MV MOTIVATOR was released from pirate control.
Jan 17, 2011
On the morning of 15 January, the MV SAMHO JEWELRY was pirated approximately 350 nautical miles South East of the port of Muscat, Oman.
Jan 15, 2011
On 13 January 2011, Rear Admiral Thomas J. Ernst (German Navy) handed over the responsibility of Deputy Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Operation ATALANTA to Rear Admiral Guido Rando (Italian Navy).
Jan 13, 2011
On 6 January, the MV FRONT WARRIOR and the MV BW AUSTRIA defeated pirate attacks through the use of Best Management Practices(http://www.mschoa.org/bmp3/Pages/BestManagementPractises.aspx).
Jan 06, 2011
In the afternoon of 1 January, the MV BLIDA was pirated approximately 150 nautical miles South East of the port of Salalah, Oman.
Jan 01, 2011
The Mozambican flagged Fishing Vessel VEGA 5, which was previously reported missing by her owner, is now confirmed as being pirated in the waters between Mozambique and Madagascar.
Jan 01, 2011
On the 30 December the Spanish Frigate F-86 Canarias, for the second time, joined EUNAVFOR.
Dec 30, 2010
During the morning of 25 December, the Taiwanese owned fishing vessel FV Shiuh Fu No 1 reported being under pirate attack, approximately 120 nautical miles off the North-East tip of the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
Dec 30, 2010
The French Destroyer MONTCALM joined the EUNAVFOR Task Force on the 22 December.
Dec 29, 2010
At 1330Z on 28 December 2010, the MV MARIDA MARGUERITE was released from pirate control.
Dec 28, 2010