ESPS Victoria has set sail from her home port of Rota in Spain to join Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia.
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Sep 14, 2015
On Friday 11 September 2015, Dutch Navy warship, HNLMS Groningen, carried out her first friendly approach (FA) with local Somali fishermen since she joined Operation Atalanta at the end of August.
Sep 14, 2015
In the afternoon of 12th September 2015, the President of the Republic of Madagascar, His Excellency Hery Martial Rakotoarimanana Rajaonarimampianina, visited the EU Naval Force flagship, ESPS Galicia, during her port visit to Diego Suarez.
Sep 13, 2015
On Wednesday 9 September the Republic of Madagascar welcomed the EU Naval Force Spanish flagship, ESPS Galicia and her crew in to the port of Diego Suarez.
Sep 12, 2015
At a breakfast meeting earlier today with senior shipping industry representatives, the EU Naval Force Operation Commander, Major General Martin Smith MBE, stated that whilst Somali-based piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is suppressed, there is no room for
Sep 09, 2015
On Thursday 27 August 2015 Royal Netherlands Navy warship, HNLMS Groningen, which is currently deployed with Operation Atalanta, completed her first replenishment at sea (RAS) with USNS Joshua Humphreys in the Gulf of Aden.
Sep 08, 2015
Warships deployed with Operation Atalanta are able to remain at sea to protect World Food Programme (WFP) vessels and conduct counter-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean due to the vital support that they receive from re-supply vessels, such as USNS Ca
Sep 08, 2015
On Friday 4th September 2015 Spanish warship, ESPS Meteoro, rendezvoused with Colombian warship, ARC 7 de Agosto, off the coast of Somalia.
Sep 07, 2015
On Sunday 6 September, whilst conducting counter-piracy patrols north of the Seychelles, ESPS Galicia provided urgent medical assistance to an injured seafarer, who had suffered serious injuries to his hand.
Sep 07, 2015
On Thursday 3 September ESPS Galicia conducted maritime training with the Seychelles Maritime Police.
Sep 07, 2015
Having departed her home port in the Netherlands weeks earlier, on Thursday 27 August 2015 Royal Netherlands Navy warship, HNLMS Groningen, arrived in the Gulf of Aden to start her counter-piracy operations with the EU Naval Force.
Sep 05, 2015
During the Colombian warship’s recent port visit to Muscat, ARC 7 de Agosto welcomed officers from the Sultan Qaboos Naval Academy on board.
Sep 05, 2015