Tag: EUNavFor
Over a ton of drugs seized by Op Atalanta assets
A routine patrol off the East African coast by warships detached to the European Union (EU) tasking Operation Atalanta netted the first haul of...
Op Irini extended for a further year
The EU maritime intervention to stop arms illegally reaching strife-torn Libya will continue for another year thanks to a UN Security Council authorisation.
The vote...
Aerial assets impact positively on Op Atalanta
The European Union naval tasking off the Horn of Africa, which started life as protection for World Food Programme (WFP) vessels delivering food aid...
Op Irini boards Syrian flagged vessel
The last week of October saw another vessel boarding and inspection done by the EUNavFor Operation Irini in the Mediterranean to prevent violations of...
Six suspected pirates nabbed off east African coast
The European Union Naval Force Somalia's current flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginia Fasan, has apprehended six suspected pirates and seized their...
UN Security Council on Somali piracy
While acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia have subsided substantially, the United Nations Security Council...
Two ships fired on off east Africa coast
More proof of increasing pirate activity off the east coast of Africa comes with an EUNavFor announcement of small arms being fired...
UNavFor Med seizes arms from Libyan registered vessel
This month has seen what is believed to be the first arms seizure from a vessel in international waters of the Mediterranean...
Op Atalanta has ensured safe passage for WFP vessels for eight...
December marked the end of the eighth year of EU naval operations off the coast of Somalia with the primary task of...
NATO co-chairs counter-piracy conference
Last week saw Bahrain host the 39th Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) conference, a forum to discuss counter-piracy in the Gulf of...
EU will patrol for Somali pirates until end of 2018
The European Union's naval mission will keep patrolling for pirates off the coast of Somalia for another two years, to guard against...
Ships more at risk after first Somali pirate attack in years...
Merchant vessels using busy shipping lanes between Somalia and Yemen may be underestimating the risk of piracy and terrorism following two attempted...
Shift to training regional forces as Somali piracy decreases
The three task forces of NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), together with allied forces, are helping Somali and neighbouring countries patrol their...
Australian Navy replenishes allied ships fighting pirates off African east coast
The Royal Australian Navy oiler, HMAS Success, is now in its fourth month of deployment in the Gulf of Aden/Indian Ocean and...
Outboard motors for Somali port police and a new addition to...
The EU Naval Force flagship, HNLMS Johan de Witt, this month delivered four board motors to the Bosasso port police.
The delivery was...
EU Naval Force and Chinese Navy ships meet in the Gulf...
Last week the EU Naval Force flagship, ITS Andrea Doria, and the Chinese Flagship CNS Changbaishan met at sea in the Gulf...
RNZAF completes Operation Atalanta tour
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) this week completed its first contribution to the European Union's counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta off...
German Orion clocks up 4 000 Op Atalanta flying hours
A German maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA), currently operating as part of the EU Naval Force, has reached an impressive 4...
UAVs now part of EUNavFor anti-piracy ops
The latest addition to the arsenal keeping pirates at bay off the Horn of Africa is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Last week...
EUNavFor flagship leads Operation Atalanta by example
FGS Brandenburg is the second German naval vessel to be assigned flagship duties of Operation Atalanta, the European Union naval force tasked...
Oil spill exercise in Seychelles
During her recent port visit to the Seychelles, the EU Naval Force flagship, FGS Brandenburg conducted an oil spill exercise with units...
Dutch frigate joins Operation Atalanta task force
The newest addition to the EUNavFor task force off the Horn of Africa is the Dutch frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provencien. She...
EUNavFor sends pirates packing
The timely intervention of EUNavFor assets has been praised by the master of a dhow who had his vessel and crew taken...
Multi-ship replenishment at sea
In the course of counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa different nations from different task forces often meet the latest example...
New Force Commander for EU Navfor’s Operation Atalanta
Overall command of the EU Naval Force (EU Navfor) anti-piracy Operation Atalanta now rests in the capable hands of Rear Admiral Jurgen...
EUNavFor “friendly approaches” increase
The past week has seen EU Naval Force (EUNavFor) Somalia Operation Atalanta warships FGS Hessen and ESPS Tornado carry out several "friendly...
Italian frigate completes counter-piracy tour of duty
The Italian Frigate ITS Libeccio is heading home after completing a four month deployment with the EU Naval Force off the coast...
Pirates active again off the Somali coast
Only weeks after the Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU Navfor), Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, issued another warning about on-going...
Spanish counter-piracy ship logs 14 000 nautical miles in three months
Since her departure from her home port of Las Palmas in the Canary Isles on July 15, the Spanish ocean patrol vessel,...
Yachts warned to avoid piracy high risk areas
If ever there was good reason to heed naval forces' warnings about the continuing threat from Somali piracy then an attack on...
NATO and EU force commanders meet off the Somali coast
The need for continued, high visibility anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa came under the spotlight this week when the EU...
Luxembourg takes over Op Atalanta airborne patrol duties
At the end of February the Luxembourg Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance (MPRA) detachment returns to the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia...
New EUNAVFOR Commander
The new man at the helm of EU Naval Force Somalia (EUNAVFOR) brings with him the experience gained during a tour as...
Somali pirates free UK-flagged ship after ransom
Somali pirates have released a British-flagged ship they seized on Jan. 1, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said and the European Union Naval...
Somali pirates release UK-flagged chemical tanker
Somali pirates have released a British-flagged chemical tanker, hijacked last year, after a ransom was paid, the European Union naval force EUNAVFOR...
Pirates seize cargo ship off Seychelles
Pirates seized a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flagged merchant ship off the coast of the Seychelles, the EU naval force says.
A...
EU welcomes China’s support against Somalia piracy
China's participation in an international naval operation to protect ships from pirates off the coast of Somalia should help improve maritime security...
