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Tariikhdu markii ay ahayd 29 Janaayo 2014, iskaashiga caalamiga ah ee la dagaalanka budhcad-badeednimada ayaa keenay gudbinta shan nin oo ay gudbiyeen Ciidamada Badda ee Midowga Yurub (EU NAVFOR) ee Hawlgalka Soomaaliya markabka calankiisu yahay Atalanta, FS Siroco, a

On Saturday 1 February 2014, Ukrainian Navy frigate, Hetman Sagaidachniy, which is currently operating with the EU Naval Force off the coast of Somalia, conducted a joint exercise with the South Korean Navy warship, ROKS Choi Young in the Gulf of Aden.

The men and women on board French Navy warship FS Siroco should be rightly proud of their achievements as they reach the half way point in their deployment with the European Union’s counter piracy operation off the coast of Somalia.

One of the primary tasks of the EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta is the protection of World Food Programme (WFP) ships and other vulnerable shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Western Indian Ocean.

During their recent port visit to the Seychelles at the end of January, technicians from the newly embarked flight crew of EU Naval Force warship, FGS Hessen, successfully completed an engine change on one of the warship’s Sea Lynx Mark 88A helicopter.

During the EU Naval Force flagship’s recent two-day port visit to Djibouti, the Force Commander, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean (French Navy) visited the EU Naval Force units based in Djibouti.

The crew of Italian Frigate ITS Libeccio is heading for home after completing a four  month deployment with the EU Naval Force off the coast of Somalia.

Since ESPS Tornado joined the European Union’s Operation Atalanta on 29 November 2013, the Spanish Off-Shore Patrol Vessel has certainly been very busy.  The warship has sailed over 16,000 nautical miles and the crew has carried out a wide range of activities off the Somali Coast.

On Friday, 31 January 2014, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta warship ITS Libeccio, assisted a Yemeni dhow that was adrift 100 nautical miles from the shore.

On 29 January 2014, international collaboration in the fight against piracy resulted in the transfer of five men by the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta flagship, FS Siroco, to the Republic of Seychelles, with the aim of prosecuting them for acts

The Ukrainian frigate, Hetman Sagaidachniy, is continuing her counter piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden and along the coast of Somalia as part of the EU Naval Force.

Last week, German EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta warship, FGS Hessen spotted three Iranian flagged dhows stopped in the water in close proximity to each other. FGS Hessen called the dhows on the ship’s radio to ask if any assistance was needed.