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Whilst operating in the southern Indian Ocean, Spanish marines and sailors from Operation Atalanta’s warship, ESPS Relampago, took the opportunity to exercise with sailors from the Kenyan Navy boat squadrons off Manda Island.
Feb 14, 2017
During their counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia, Spanish marines and sailors from Operation Atalanta’s warship, ESPS Relampago, took the opportunity to train with AMISOM’s marine unit close to the port of Mogadishu.
Feb 08, 2017
During her port visit to the Seychelles, ESPS Relampago’s crew took the opportunity to carry out a range of maritime training exercises with the Seychelles Maritime Police, Coastguard and Air force.
Feb 02, 2017
During their port visit to Dar Es Salaam, sailors and marines from Operation Atalanta’s warship, ESPS Relampago, took the opportunity to train with members of the Tanzanian Police Force and Navy.
Jan 17, 2017
The crew of EU Naval Force Spanish warship, ESPS Relampago, were delighted to welcome aboard Commodore Hadyn Edmundson Royal Canadian Navy, during their port visit to Tanzania.
Jan 16, 2017
On Friday 13 January 2017 the Commanding Officer of Operation Atalanta warship, ESPS Relampago, Lieutenant Commander Francisco Garcia Flores, welcomed EU Member State Ambassadors aboard during a port visit to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Jan 16, 2017
Earlier this week Operation Atalanta’s Croatian Maritime Protection Team was awarded the Common Security and Defence Policy service medal in recognition of their outstanding work off the coast of Somalia as part of the EU’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta.
Jan 13, 2017
Horraantii usbuucan markab dagaalka ciidanka badda ee Midowga Yurub ee ESPS Relampago ayaa muddadii la ga waday hawlgallada la ga ga hortagayo burcad badeeda ayaa kula kulmay kalluu-maysato Soomaaliyeed meelo u dhow xeebta Soomaaliya.
Jan 10, 2017
Horraantii usbuucan markab dagaalka ciidanka badda ee Midowga Yurub ee ESPS Relampago ayaa muddadii la ga waday hawlgallada la ga ga hortagayo burcad badeeda ayaa kula kulmay kalluu-maysato Soomaaliyeed meelo u dhow xeebta Soomaaliya.
Jan 10, 2017
Earlier this week, during her counter-piracy patrols close to the coast of Somalia, EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Relampago, met local Somali fishermen at sea.
Jan 06, 2017
On Sunday 1st January 2017, Spanish warship, ESPS Relámpago, which is currently deployed with the European Union Naval Force, met in the Gulf of Aden with Task Force 151 Pakistan Navy Ship, PNS Tariq.
Jan 03, 2017
One of the key roles for the EU Naval Force is to ensure that World Food Programme (WFP) vessels that have to sail close to the coast of Somalia in order to deliver humanitarian aid to the Somali people, arrive safely in port.  And during the past few weeks, EU Naval
Dec 25, 2016