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On 3 December, ITS ZEFFIRO and her 225 crewmembers joined Operation ATALANTA.

On 30 November, the EU NAVFOR German ship FGS RHOEN conducted her last day of operations as an EU NAVFOR unit, after 102 days of counter-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin.

On 30 November, the EU NAVFOR Italian warship ITS LIBECCIO completed operating under EU NAVFOR, after more than four months working on Operation ATALANTA.

On 30 November 2010, the MV KYTHIRA reported it was under attack, more than 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 kilometres) East of Eyl, on the Somali coast.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne commended the efforts of all those involved in helping to combat piracy in Seychelles during visits made yesterday to meet representatives from EU NAVFOR and the Seychelles Coastguard.

Three more merchant vessels escaped from pirating in the last three days thanks to the use of Best Management Practices, proving once more the efficiency of self-protection measures in this high risk area

In the early hours of 26 November, the MV ALBEDO was pirated approximately 900 nautical miles East of Mogadishu (Somalia).

On 26 November, General Giorgio Cornacchione, Commander of the Italian Joint Operational Headquarters, accompanied by Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, Chief of Staff of the Italian fleet, made a visit onboard ITS LIBECCIO.

While on Port Visit in Salalah (Oman), the Commanding Officer of the EU NAVFOR Spanish ship SPS INFANTA CRISTINA paid a call onboard the Cruise Ship SEABOURN SPIRIT, moored in Salalah for a short stopover, in order to share knowledge and experiences about the piracy threat in the area. 

In the early hours of 26 November, the MV MEDI CHENNAI was attacked approximately 880 nautical miles (1,600 kilometres) East of Port Victoria, Seychelles. This is the further East attack ever registered by EU NAVFOR since the beginning of its Operation in December 2008, the last fur

On 24 November, a joint operation between two EU NAVFOR aircraft and the EU NAVFOR warship FS SOMME enabled the disruption of seven suspected pirates.

On 24 November 2010, the MV PAGONA foiled a pirate attack thanks to the use of Best Management Practices (BMP).