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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)

On 19th May 2022, at 07:46 GMT, Atalanta received an alert, through its Maritime Security Centre (MSCHOA), regarding an armed attack against the sailing trimaran LAKOTA, south-east of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah in south Red Sea clo

The French Navy Frigate FLOREAL, part of the operation, 

The Operation carried out four consecutive drugs interdictions in the high seas.  

EU Political and Security Committee activated the EU NAVFOR ATALANTA counter-narcotics task last February