Archive for September, 2009
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EU NAVFOR meets Tanzanian Authorities
EU NAVFOR Netherlands Flagship HNLMS EVERTSEN visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between 24 and 26 September. During the visit the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Pieter Bindt, had a meeting with the Tanzanian Deputy Minister of Defence, Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi, the Tanzanian Chief of the Navy, Major General S.S. Omar, the Vice...
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Kenyan officers visit EU NAVFOR French Warship
The French invited the two Kenyan officers onboard to illustrate the European desire to enlarge key cooperation areas with Kenya in Operation ATALANTA. The two Kenyan officers were warmly welcomed by the EU NAVFOR frigate’s crew and they were invited to attend all activities, including briefs, in order to get a better...
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EU NAVFOR warship ESPS CANARIAS saves injured fisherman at sea
On 15 September the EU NAVFOR warship ESP CANARIAS received a call from the Spanish Navy Ops Centre (COVAM) about an injured sailor onboard the Spanish fishing vessel INTERTUNA I The vessel was located 300 miles off the Somali coast. A fisherman had been seriously wounded by a shark bite and required...
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EU NAVFOR Swedish unit saves life in Gulf of Aden before heading back to Sweden
On Saturday 19 September a exausted man was saved by the Swedish units after swimming nearly 3 km in an attempt to board the sealift vessel that will bring the EU NAVFOR Swedish warships back home. On Friday 18 September the EU NAVFOR Swedish warships MALMOE, STOCKHOLM and TROSSOE sailed to sealift...
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EU NAVFOR teamwork again: suspected pirates stopped in Gulf of Aden
Late afternoon of Sunday 20th of September, a Bulk Carrier reported an approach of a skiff while in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden. On board of the Bulk Carrier a unit of the Yemeni Navy was embarked. On sighting of these military personnel the skiff abandoned the approach and tried...
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EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS continues with patrol after completing the evacuation of injured fisherman in Seychelles
The injured sailor of the fishing vessel ¨INTERTUNA I¨ who was bitten by a shark was evacuated to a hospital in Port Victoria. The EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS completed the evacuation of the Spanish sailor, who got bitten by a shark during the night of the 15th. After 24 hours proceeding to...
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EU NAVFOR warship ESPS CANARIAS saves injured fisherman at sea
On 15 September the EU NAVFOR warship ESP CANARIAS received a call from the Spanish Navy Ops Centre (COVAM) about an injured sailor onboard the Spanish fishing vessel INTERTUNA I. The vessel was located 300 miles off the Somali coast. A fisherman had been seriously wounded by a shark bite and required...
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EU NAVFOR refuels released bulk carrier
The crew of the M/V IRENE the bulk carrier recently released from pirate control off Somalia have received medical and logistic assistance from EU NAVFOR ship HNLMS EVERTSEN. The released ship has remained at anchor near the Somali coast due to a shortage of fuel to continue her journey. On the evening...
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EU NAVFOR shower for crewmembers of bulk carrier IRENE E.M.
Following the release of M/V IRENE E.M. and subsequent initial assistance by EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS EVERTSEN on September 13th, HNLMS EVERTSEN was tasked to provide further assistance to M/V IRENE E.M. On Tuesday morning14th of September the released crew was invited for a shower, a meal and some rest onboard...
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Incident with suspected pirates closed
As reported in a EU NAVFOR Press Release of 14 September – Somali authorities were consulted regarding the handover of the deceased suspected pirate. After establishing contact with local authorities in Somalia in the early morning of 15 Sep, the details for the handover of the deceased suspect were organized and EU...