April 2016

On 29 April 2016, Operation Atalanta's German Flagship, FGS Bayern, rescued 92 people from a stricken vessel in a Saving Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) event.

During a recent port visit to Dar es Salaam, sailors from Operation Atalanta’s Italian warship, ITS Euro, took the opportunity to visit local children.

During a recent port visit to Dar Es Salaam, Operation Atalanta’s Italian warship, ITS Euro, conducted a series of naval exercises with men and women from the Tanzanian Navy.

During a recent port visit to Oman, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Kaack, invited the Commander of the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Rear Admiral Cheong Kwok Chien, on board the EU Naval Force (Somalia) flagship, FGS Bayern.

19kii bishi April 2016 ka xubno ka tirsan ciidamadda ilaalada xeebaha ee Jabuuti ayaa lagu martigaliyay markabka sidda calanka Hawlgalka Atalanta ee loo yaqan FGS Bayern. Si ay uga qayb qaatan tababarro xirfadeed oo xagga badda ah.

Le 19 avril 2016, des personnels appartenant aux garde-côtes Djiboutiens ont été invités à bord du navire état major de la force Atalante, le Bayern, afin de prendre part à une journée  de formation aux techniques maritimes.

On 19 April 2016, members of the Djiboutian Coastguard were invited on board Operation Atalanta Flagship, FGS Bayern, to take part in a busy day of maritime skills training.

Les marins du navire de guerre italien ITS Euro, déployé au large de la Somalie depuis fin mars dans le cadre de l’opération Atalante, ont profité d’une escale a Djibouti pour rendre visite aux écoliers de Notre-Dame de Boulaos.

Badmareeno la socday markab dagal Talyaani ah oo lagu magacaabo ITS Euro oo kala shaqeeynaayay hawlgalka Atalanta xeebta Soomaliya tan iyo dhaammaadkii bishii Marzo.

Sailors from Italian warship, ITS Euro, which has been deployed with Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia since the end of March, took time during a recent stopover in Djibouti to visit a local school, Notre-Dame de Boulaos, and meet the children who study ther

Operation Atalanta’s German Force Commander, Rear Admiral Jan Kaack, recently visited his Italian colleagues on board the Italian warship, ITS Euro.

The German Navy has been flying their Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) with Op Atalanta for the past seven years, and this week the MPRA Detachment reached an impressive 5,000 flying hours off the coast of Somalia.

When three Atalanta warships were operating in the Gulf of Aden recently, they took the opportunity to conduct Force Integration Training (FIT).  The FIT included a number of key naval manoeuvres, which served to confirm that the warships were ready in all respects fo

On 3 April Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Jan Kaack, visited the Spanish warship, ESPS Tornado. The visit was possible as the Operation Atalanta warships were both conducting counter-piracy maneuvers in the Gulf of Aden.

On 30 March, Ambassador Joseph Silva, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Djibouti, visited the Spanish Air Force Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance (MPRA) Detachment in Djibouti.

The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development has visited Operation Atalanta’s Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Detachment in Djibouti.