On the 4th of July, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Alberto Correia met Rear Admiral Gualtiero Mattesi, Commander of the NATO Counter-piracy Taskforce onboard the Italian destroyer ITS Andrea Doria, whilst patrolling the International Recommended Traffic Corridor in the Gulf of Aden.
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Jul 05, 2011
The Chinese PLA(Navy) warship MA’ANSHAN (FFG525) has today completed the first port-to-port escort of a World Food Programme (WFP) cargo ship into Somalia through the Gulf of Aden.
Jul 05, 2011
Members of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee visited the EU NAVFOR HQ at Northwood on 30 Jun as part of their inquiry into piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Jul 01, 2011
On the 23rd of June, in Salalah, Oman, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Alberto Correia and Flag Captain Commander Diogo Arroteia were hosted by Commodore Han Xiaohu, Commander Task Force 526, onboard the Chinese Frigate WENZHOU.
Jun 27, 2011
On 24 June, HE Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited EUNAVFOR Operational Headquarters in the UK accompanied by a delegation of senior officials from Djibouti.
Jun 24, 2011
The Luxemburg Government has funded CAE AVIATON to fly two Fairchild SW 3A Merlin aircraft from Mahe in the Seychelles in support of the EU Naval Force.
Jun 20, 2011
On the 16 June 2011, the MV SUSAN K was released from pirate control after 70 days in captivity. The vessel was pirated on 8 April 2011, 200 nautical miles North East of Salalah, Oman.
Jun 17, 2011
On the 14 June 2011, the MV SUEZ was released from pirate control after 317 days in captivity. The vessel was pirated on 2 August 2010 in the Gulf of Aden.
Jun 17, 2011
On the morning of 10 June, the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Niedersachsen detected a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) whilst conducting a routine patrol in the Southern Somali Basin.
Jun 14, 2011
On the 10th June, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Alberto Correia and the Flag Captain Commander Diogo Arroteia visited the recently installed Piracy Information Sharing Centre in Mombasa.
Jun 14, 2011
On the 10 June, the MV ZIRKU was released from pirate control after 73 days in captivity.
She was pirated on the 28 March 2011, approximately 250 nautical miles South East of Salalah in the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden
Jun 13, 2011
