During the night of 19th April 2010, 400 nautical miles from the coast of Somalia, French replenishment ship SOMME came under attack from two skiffs with six pirates on board.
Apr 21, 2010
On Wednesday 21st April, a Portuguese Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) arrived in Victoria, Seychelles, to augment the other Maritime Patrol aircraft from Sweden and Luxemburg of EU NAVFOR’s anti piracy operation – Atalanta.
Apr 21, 2010
On the morning of 21April 2010, the Panamanian Flagged (Liberian owned) M/V VOC DAISY, a bulk carrier of 47,183 dead weight tonnes, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, 190 nautical miles East South East of Salalah, Oman.
Apr 21, 2010
On 18th April 2010, three Thai fishing vessels from Djibouti, were hijacked 1200 nautical miles east of the coast of Somalia.
Apr 20, 2010
On the morning of 19th April EU NAVFOR Operational Head Quarters hosted a visit by the High Representative of the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Right Honourable the Baroness Ashton.
Apr 19, 2010
Malta, which already has an officer working in the Operational HQ at Northwood, will increase her contribution in the fight against piracy off Somalia with the provision of a Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) from April to July, 2010.
Apr 16, 2010
Yesterday, 15 April, EU NAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS VICTORIA tracked, boarded and destroyed a Pirate mother ship.
This event, just off the coast of Somalia, shows that EU NAVFORs new, more robust strategy is working.
Apr 16, 2010
The St Vincent & Grenadines flagged cargo ship MV RAK AFRIKANA, has now arrived off the coast of Somalia in the vicinity of Harardheere.
Apr 16, 2010
The pirates that attacked and boarded the MV Taipan on the morning of the 5 April, and subsequently captured by soldiers from HNLMS Tromp, arrived today in the Netherlands on a military transport plane from Djibouti.
Apr 15, 2010
At 1200 GMT today, Wednesday the 14 April, the Italian Rear Admiral Giovanni Gumiero relinquished command of Task Force 465, the EU Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta.
Apr 14, 2010
The St Vincent & Grenadines flagged cargo ship MV RAK AFRIKANA has been hijacked this morning 11 April approximately 280 nautical miles west of Seychelles.
Apr 11, 2010
EU NAVFOR can confirm that the Turkish flagged Bulk Carrier YASIN C, hijacked 7 of April approximately 250 Nautical Miles east of Mombasahas, has suddenly been released by pirates on the evening of 9 April. It was reported from Task Force 508 that the pirates had left the ship and the Maste
Apr 10, 2010