On the morning of 1 January 2010, the Singaporean Flagged M/V PRAMONI, a chemical tanker of 20,000 dead weight tonnes, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden.
MV JAIPUR, a Jordanian bulk carrier, chartered by the UN World Food Program, left Mombasa with EU NAVFOR warship FGS BREMEN on the 21st of December.
Dec 31, 2009
On the 28th of December, COMEUNAVFOR, Rear Admiral Giovanni Gumiero, met the Commander of Combined Task Force 151 and the Command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), on board USS CHOSIN (CTF 151 Flagship), while patrolling in the IRTC, in the Gulf of Aden.
Dec 31, 2009
On the 27th of December MV FIDEL, UN World Food Program chartered vessel, met EU NAVFOR warship FS COMMANDANT L’HERMINIER in the Gulf of Aden, just south of Bab-al-Mandeb, and was escorted Berbera city, in the northern coast of Somalia.
Dec 30, 2009
In the evening of 28 December, the Panama Flag (Greek owned) Bulk Carrier, the MV NAVIOS APOLLON, was hijacked approximately 200 nautical miles East of the Seychelles.
Dec 29, 2009
On the afternoon of 28 December the U.K Flagged Chemical Tanker the M/V ST JAMES PARK, owned by PHILBOX LIMITED, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden whilst transiting the International Recognized Transit Corridor (IRTC).
Dec 29, 2009
On 28 December 2009, the Singapore flagged Container Ship KOTA WAJAR was released outside Haradere off the coast of Somalia. EU NAVFOR is monitoring the situation.
Dec 28, 2009
On 27 December 2009, the Bulk Carrier DE XIN HAI from the Peoples Republic of China was released outside Hobyo off the coast of Somalia.
Dec 28, 2009
On the 25 of December, EU NAVFOR French warship COMMANDANT L'HERMINIER handed over 7 castaways to Somali Authorities in the waters off BOSASO, north of Somalia.
Dec 25, 2009
On the morning of Monday 21 December, the EU NAVFOR warship FGS BREMEN, completed her successful escort of the MV DELVINA .
Dec 23, 2009
On the afternoon of Thursday 17 December, the Greek owned( Marshall Island flagged ship) bulk carrier named the MV Delvina, was released by a pirate group holding her at Haradeera, on the south Somali Coast.
Dec 18, 2009
In the afternoon of Tuesday 16 December EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship headed north from the Gulf of Aden to return home after an extremely busy and successful four months on anti piracy patrols. Cdre Giovanni GUMIERO, Italian Navy, took over Command of Task Force 465 from Cdre Pieter BINDT, Netherla
Dec 18, 2009