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On Friday 13 November, during an anti piracy patrol mission in the Indian Ocean, 9 Somali fishermen were picked up by EU NAVFOR warship HNOMS FRIDTJOF NANSEN.
Nov 19, 2009
A delegation from the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR – Op Atalanta) visited the Russian Federation authorities in Moscow on 12 – 13 November to discuss coordination issues in the Gulf of Aden in the international fight against piracy.
Nov 18, 2009
The recent evasion of the pirates by the BW LION has been commended by the MNLO's working in the MSCHOA operations centre in the EU NAVFOR OHQ.
Nov 10, 2009
On Sunday October 25th the Force Commander of the European Union Naval Force  Somalia (EU NAVFOR), Commodore Bindt, met with his Japanese counterpart, Commander of Escort Division Two (CCD2), Captain Arihara on board the Netherlands EU NAVFOR flagship HNLMS Evertsen in the Golf of Aden.
Oct 26, 2009
The Commanding Officers of the three largest Counter Piracy Task Forces in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean met on board the EU NAVFOR flagship HNLMS Evertsen on October 26 in the International Recognized Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes betwe
Oct 26, 2009
On the morning of Sunday October 18th the helicopter of EU NAVFOR warship HNLMS Evertsen sighted a large skiff adrift 230 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Oct 19, 2009
French Ambassador for Antipiracy coordination praises EU NAVFOR – Atalanta
Oct 09, 2009
On 13 and 14 September the EU NAVFOR Belgian warship LOUISE-MARIE escorted the Mighty Servant 1, a 29,000-ton semi-submersible heavy-lift ship.
Sep 15, 2009
After 4 months in the hands of pirates, HANSA STAVANGER slipped quietly into the port of Mombasa under the watchful eye of the EU NAVFOR ship FGS BRANDENBURG.
Aug 18, 2009
After 4 months in the hands of pirates, HANSA STAVANGER slipped quietly into the port of Mombasa under the watchful eye of the EU NAVFOR ship FGS BRANDENBURG.
Aug 10, 2009