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Members of the Royal Navy of Oman aboard ITS Andrea Doria Members of Royal Navy of Oman attend briefing in the Officer's Wardroom EU Force Commander, Rear Admiral Rando with the Chief of the Royal Navy of Oman, Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al Raisi Rear Admiral Rando with the Commanding Officer of the Omani Coast Guard Headquarters, Brigadier Bader Khalfan Al Zadgali A member of the boarding team climbs aboard during the Friendly Approach on the Indian dhow Members of the boarding team from ESPS Navarra with the Dhow’s master and crew Maintenance is carried out on the AB212 Helicopter in the French Airbase in Djibouti The AB 212 helicopter on deck of the ESPS Navarra ESPS Navarra during her deployment on the Indian Ocean ESPS Navarra refueling at sea Stationary helicopter during the morning drill The visit was conducted in a friendly atmosphere and underlined the common understanding that exists between many seafaring nations that freedom of movement and the securing of sea lines of communication are paramount in helping to safeguard the prosperit EU Force Commander (on the left) with the Commanding officer of the South Korean Destroyer, ROKS Munmu the Great Captain Kim Jeong-Hyun (in the center) and commanding Officer of the Italian Destroyer ITS Andrea Doria, Capt. Annunziata During the visit the officers discussed their respective counter-piracy missions and the current piracy situation in the Horn of Africa region Rear Admiral Rando (on the left) with the Commanding officer of the South Korean Destroyer, ROKS Munmu the Great Captain Kim Jeong-Hyun (in the center) and commanding Officer of the Italian Destroyer ITS Andrea Doria, Capt. Annunziata (on the right) Captain Kim Jeong-Hyun was accompanied by six members of his ship’s company who had been selected to conduct an exchange visit with crew members from ITS Doria Captain Kim Jeong-Hyun in the officers wardroom signing the EU Flagship ITS Andrea Doria guestbook Captain Kim Jeong-Hyun whilst leaving the EU NAVFOR Flagship ITS Andrea Doria with the commanding Officer of the Italian Destroyer ITS Andrea Doria, Capt. Annunziata The Commander of the Chinese Naval Escort Task Group 989, Rear Admiral Zhang Chuanshu (on the right) and the EU Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando (on the left) The Chinese Navy has warships conducting counter-piracy operations within the Horn Africa in order to ensure the freedom of navigation and safety of maritime trade in the area The EU Force Commander Real Admiral Guido Rando signing the chinese guestbook Speaking about the visit, Rear Admiral Rando stated “Cooperation between counter-piracy and escorting forces in these waters is fundamental to the success of our mission" The EU Force Commander, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, accompanied by the commanding officer of the flagship, Captain Gianfranco Annunziata, and an additional six officers and petty officers, took the opportunity to visit the commander of the Chinese Naval Esc The Chinese Naval Escort Task Group 989 Navy ship, CNS Changbaishan The OPCDR Major General Smith (on the left) speaking to the Commanding Officer of EU NAVFOR Flagship Capt. Annunziata (on the right) and the European Union Ambassador in Djibouti Joseph Silva From the right to the left, the Commanding Officer of the EU Flagship Capt. Annunziata, the EU OpCDR Major General SMITH, the Ambassador in Djibou, Joseph Silvia and EU FCDR Rear Admiral Rando The Operation Commander Major General Martin Smith (on the left) with the EU Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando (on the left) The Operation Commander was given an up-to-date brief on the current piracy situation at sea by the Force HQ’s Chief of Staff, Captain Ulrich Brosowsky The Operation Commander Major General Martin Smith (on the right) with the EU Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando (on the left) during the Chief of Staff up-to-date brief The Operation Commander on the left with the commanding Officer of EU NAVFOR Flagship Captain Annunnziata In the early morning of Friday 19 September, EU Naval Force frigate, ESPS Navarra, came to the assistance of a stricken yacht in the Gulf of Aden On Saturday 13 September 2014, FGS Berlin conducted this maneuver on sea with the Italian ITS Andrea Doria EU NAVFOR Flagship ITS Andrea Doria will be costumer n. 14 of the German Replenishment Ship FGS Berlin The seamen of ITS Andrea Doria and FGS Berlin, participating the RAS, were standing ready and have done all the preparation for the delivery of the fuel EU Naval Force frigate, BNS Leopold I, has conducted friendly approaches on a dhow in the Horn of Africa Leopold I seaboats whilst approaching the dhow After making radio contact with the dhow, BNS Leopold I boarding party went to speak to the master. In the background the Belgian Frigate. Later on the same day, several skiffs were spotted in close proximity to each other. BNS Leopold I's boarding party was sent again to speak to the crews Friendly approaches like this increase mutual understanding between the EU Naval Force and local seafarers. BNS Leopold I near one of its seaboats. Piracy incidents off the coast of Somalia have dropped significantly in recent years