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PUNTLAND MARITIME EXERCISES WITH EU NAVFOR

November 23, 2018 - 12:40

EU NAVFOR have returned to Bosasso to conduct joint exercises with the Bosasso Port Maritime Police Unit (BPMPU). The provision of specialist maritime knowledge can facilitate growth in these forces and allow us to cooperate more closely. […]

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Understanding Caluula

November 22, 2018 - 16:40

EU NAVFOR has been conducting visits to key areas around the Horn of Africa in order to see how the EU integrated approach can assist. On the 19th of November, Force Commander Rear Admiral Alfonso Perez De […]

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EU NAVFOR celebrates #WorldFisheriesDay

November 21, 2018 - 13:36

Fisheries and aquaculture employ more than 43 million individuals worldwide. For Somalia, the country with the longest coastline of continental Africa, the fisheries sector has a large impact on income and sources of food for the local people. […]

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EU NAVFOR AND KENYAN NAVY CLOSE COOPERATION

November 20, 2018 - 10:19

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

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EU NAVFOR CHECKS IN WITH SOMALI FISHERMEN

November 19, 2018 - 11:21

Friendly Approaches help to build mutual trust and understanding between counter-piracy naval forces and the local Somali community. During the first half of November 2018, EU Naval Force warship, ITS Federico Martinengo has carried out friendly approaches […]

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Deputy Commander participates in Article 8 dialogue

November 16, 2018 - 10:36

EU NAVFOR’s Deputy Commander, Rear Admiral Giuseppe Rapese attended the Article 8 Political dialogue between the European Union and the Seychelles on the 8th of November 2018. In delivering a presentation on EU NAVFOR’s recent activities and […]

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EU NAVFOR’s Italian Warship escorts World Food Programme vessel

November 14, 2018 - 13:24

Protecting vessels carrying food to Somali communities is part of Operational Atlanta’s core tasks and earlier this week the Italian frigate, ITS Federico Martinengo did just that. MV Petra I was transiting Somali territorial waters when she […]

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EU NAVFOR protection team keeps vital food aid safe

November 7, 2018 - 16:39

Protecting World Food Programme (WFP) and vulnerable vessels in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is one of Operation Atalanta’s key tasks. The WFP ship Petra II has an embarked EU NAVFOR security team, known as […]

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EU NAVFOR and CMF discuss the future of counter-piracy operations

October 31, 2018 - 17:00

EU NAVFOR Italian warship Federico Martinengo has visited Mina Salman Port in Bahrain. Whilst there, the command team met with the Deputy Commander of the Combined Maritime Forces, Commodore Steve Dainton CBE, to discuss the ongoing coordination […]

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EU NAVFOR destruction of pirate vessel: timeline of events

October 31, 2018 - 09:14

16 Oct 18 During the afternoon; a single skiff approached MV KSL SYDNEY in a fast and aggressive manner from the stern and opened fire at the ship’s bridge. The skiff approached to within five metres of […]

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