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Last week, the United Nations World Food Program (UN WFP) reached the impressive three million (3 M) metric tons of food and first need items successfully transported and delivered to Somalia by merchant vessels protected or monitored by EUNAVFOR ATALANTA.

EUNAVFOR Atalanta and both the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Center (RMIFC/Madagascar) and the Regional Coordination Operations Center (RCOC/Seychelles) conducted their first joint operation from September 21 to 24.

This weekend, the European Union's High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell visited several countries in East Africa. Among them, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Somalia.

Piracy originated in Somalia is suppressed thanks to the continuous presence and effort of naval forces, as well as the action of private sector and a huge effort in the implementation of ship protection measures by shipping and fishing companies, as outlined b

On 17th August, Atalanta Flagship ESPS Numancia departed Muscat and conducted different Sea Joint Activity with two Indian Navy destroyers, INS Chennai and INS Kochi, in the Gulf of Oman.  

Italy hands over command of the Operation Atalanta Force Headquarters (FHQ) to Portugal 40th FHQ rotation: “the first ever to conduct a narcotics seizure under Atalanta flag”

After a complete propulsion and power plant failure, the vessel was dead in the water without food or fresh water.

Operation Atalanta settled a new milestone with the seizure of an estimated 200 million worth narcotics last semester.

The Operation Commander VA Núñez Torrente in Djibouti welcomed General Robert Brieger  

On 31st May, EU NAVFOR ATALANTA Spanish Ship “Canarias” conducted a Joint Maritime Activity with the Royal Navy of Oman. The different exercises consisted in manoeuvres and communications with flashing lights and flags.

Organized by the European Commission, the Italian Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility, the City of Ravenna and the Region of Emilia-Romagna, the first European Maritime Day (EMD) 22 took place last 19-20 of May with more th

The incident involving SV LAKOTA off the coast of Yemen reminds the seafarers the need to implement the procedures enacted by the shipping industry as well as ATALANTA and the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)