Vice Admiral Martorell commanded the deployment of EU warships from Italy and Spain, Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircrafts from Germany and Spain, and autonomous vessel protection detachments (AVPDs) from Serbia, Montenegro and Lithuania. He continued to nurture vital, existing relationships with key Operation ATALANTA partners including the maritime Shipping Industry, the Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and nations such as China, the Republic of Korea, India and Japan.
Thanks to close collaboration with these strategic partners, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA has been able to maintain its powerful, counter-piracy position.