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EU NAVFOR MONITORS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME VESSEL JUIST ON HER WAY TO DELIVER AID TO SOMALIA

June 19, 2020 - 12:09

While Somalia is facing one of the world’s biggest public health threats from COVID-19, the country is also struggling with floods in the north that have killed 24 people and are affecting over 700 000 people in […]

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OPERATION ATALANTA ESPS NUMANCIA IS INSPECTING UN FAOs FISH AGGREGATING DEVICES TO BOOST LOCAL FISHERIES AND FIGHT UNDERLYING CAUSES OF PIRACY

June 17, 2020 - 10:18

One of the underlining causes of piracy in Somalia is its very fragile economy. Somalia has the longest coastline in Africa and one of the world most untapped marine resources. The 3300 kms of fertile fishing grounds […]

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EUROPEAN UNION NAVAL FORCE (EU NAVFOR) SOMALIA ASSUMING COMMAND AT SEA: THE FHQ 34TH ROTATION STORY

May 17, 2020 - 10:01

‘Every challenge brings a new opportunity to succeed’ Rear Admiral Ignacio Villanueva 34th Rotation Force Commander The most distinguishing characteristic of the EU NAVFOR SOMALIA FHQ 34th rotation Hand-Over Take-Over (HOTO) ceremony was… that there was no […]

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FHQ STAFF at full capability

May 13, 2020 - 11:53

Despite World Pandemic and after passed strict security protocols based on quarantine periods and testing, the EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA 34th FHQ started its embarked rotation on 3rd may 2020. Force Commander, Spanish Navy Rear Admiral […]

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EU NAVFOR gets Joint Staff College classmates together after 9 years

May 5, 2020 - 12:35

Life in general, and even more military life, is sometime amazing. During Academic year 2010-11, 103 Spanish senior officers, together with 30 international colleagues coming from 23 different countries, attended the 12th Joint Staff Course in Madrid, […]

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EU NAVFOR Somalia fights against piracy even under COVID-19 crisis

April 27, 2020 - 00:15

20 th April 2020 – EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA units have few opportunities to collaborate with ships of other navies and Combined Task Forces (CTF) at sea. However, Operation ATALANTA always tries to increase synergies with […]

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AVPD meeting in Mombasa

April 22, 2020 - 08:31

The AVPD (Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment)  is an important asset to directly protect the World Food Program (WFP) and vulnerable vessels in the Horn of Africa. The use of AVPDs to protect WFP shipping is paramount for […]

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Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) role on board EU NAVFOR Spanish Flagship ESPS Numancia filled by Spanish Navy reservists for the first time.

April 16, 2020 - 09:11

Lieutenant Julio Torralba from the Spanish Navy has been deployed with ESPS Numancia for the past month and has been the link between operation Atalanta and the merchant community in its transit across the Western Indian Ocean […]

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VICE ADMIRAL JOACHIM GEORG RÜHLE VISITS EU NAVFOR SOMALIA OPERATION ATALANTA HEADQUARTERS

March 3, 2020 - 12:29

“We have successfully suppressed piracy but piracy is still there. It is not eradicated.” Vice Admiral Rühle Deputy Chief of German Defense Rota Naval Base, 02 March 2020 — This morning, the Deputy Chief of German Defense, […]

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EU NAVFOR SOMALIA SUPPORTS DJIBOUTIAN COAST GUARD

February 24, 2020 - 15:49

Building and developing regional maritime capability is one of the key aims of EU NAVFOR by sharing our expertise we promote lasting regional maritime solutions, which will help to deter and prevent acts of piracy throughout the […]

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