Archive for July, 2009
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Somali Minister visited Operation Headquarters
On Thursday 30 July Mohamed Abdulahi Omaar Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited the Operational Headquarters at Northwood. The Foreign Minister was greeted by Rear Admiral Peter Hudson who welcomed him to the OHQ. The Minister was given a brief on the EU NAVFOR operation and he was impressed with the professionalism...
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Media Day: “Now we have an understanding of how EU NAVFOR works”
On 24 July, journalist were invited to a Media day in Djibouti to witness the excellent work of over 1200 sailors and soldiers in the European Naval Force Operation Atalanta. The Italian EU NAVFOR ship Commandante BORSINI hosted the days event by taking the journalists to sea and conducting operations, and were proud...
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EU NAVFOR Spanish warship NUMANCIA meets fishing vessels in the Indian Ocean
EU NAVFOR Spanish warship NUMANCIA, flagship of EU NAVFOR’s Operation Atalanta, has been patrolling the eastern waters of Somalia and Kenya where French and Spanish tuna fishing fleets operate. NUMANCIA’s helicopter located a fleet of EU fishing vessels and established visual and radio communications. The frigate joined the vessels reassuring them against...
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International cooperation to deter pirate attack
Today 24 July EU NAVFOR German Maritime Patrol Aircraft discovered a suspicious skiff whith 5 suspected pirates onboard in the Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor (IRTC) between Bossasso and Al Mukalla. The EU NAVFOR Italian warship MAESTRALE with the NATO Turkish warship GEDIZ and the Indian warship GODAVARI worked closely together to deter...
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Unprecented Coordination against piracy at sea
July, 19th., three separate Task Forces with different mandates have proven that the international community stands shoulder to shoulder in combating the scourge of Piracy. On 19 July COMEUNAVFOR, Captain Juan Garat (ESPN), had a meeting on board his flagship, EU NAVFOR SPS NUMANCIA in the Gulf of Aden with his counterparts,...
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Piracy cooperation – Kenyon officials meet Anti Piracy Operational Commander of the EU NAVAL FORCE 22 Jul 09
Tuesday 21 July, Rear Admiral Peter Hudson, Operational Commander of the EU Naval Force – Atalanta (Anti Piracy Operation) visited Kenya to discuss joint ventures to combat the growing scourge of Somali Pirates in the Horn of Africa and off the Somali Coast. Adm Hudson, called on the Attorney General, Mr Amos...
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MV VICTORIA has been released
The German owned and managed bulk carrier, MV VICTORIA, has been released on the morning of 18 July. The Barbados and Antigua flagged ship was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden approximately 120 nautical miles north of Boosaaso in Somalia 5 May. European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) ships BRANDENBURG and NIKIFOROS FOKAS...
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News in Brief: Unprecedented Cooperation and coordination at every level
Vice Admiral “Bill” Gortney, Commander US Naval Forces Central Command visited the European Union Naval Force Operation Headquarters today, 16 July 2009. VAdm Gortney was met by RAdm Peter Hudson Operational Commander of EU NAVFOR who provided briefings on the OHQ and the tasks conducted by the anti piracy EU Task Force operating...
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Pirates abandon hijacked dhow NAFEYA – UPDATE
At 3.30 this morning the pirates who were holding the Indian dhow, the NAFEYA, abandoned the ship, approximately 15nm west of Bossaso, and sped off to the Somali coast. The EU NAVFOR ship ACONIT, who had been shadowing the NAFEYA at a safe distance so as not to endanger the crew, sent a helicopter at...
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EU NAVFOR shadowing pirates
After the unsuccessful attack of a Liberian flagged oil tanker earlier this morning, EU NAVFOR units have tracked down and are shadowing the pirate mothership and skiffs involved. The mothership is the NAFEYA, believed to have been hijacked earlier. The Helicopter of the EU NAVFOR warship ACONIT and the EU NAVFOR Maritime...