Operation Atalanta Warship ITS Espero Performes Maritime Training with Bossaso Port Police
April 20, 2017 - 16:27On the 19th April 2017, EU NAVFOR warship ITS Espero, conducted maritime training with a team from Bossaso Port Police. The training included theoretical briefings followed by practical demonstration. The aim of the training consisted on giving the baseline needed to search and recognize a vessel suspected of committing or about to commit an act of piracy, the provision of initial care for an illness or injury until professional medical services arrives and the way to handle with boats.
The combined training proved highly effective and served to enhance the mutual trust and understanding between counter-piracy units and local maritime police, and contributes to enhance the training in the maritime domain, which are main tasks of EU NAVFOR assets.
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