Archive for October, 2009
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Sailing vessel found by EU NAVFOR confirmed as LYNN RIVAL
The previously reported sighting of a yacht by the helicopter of the EU NAVFOR Spanish ship Canarias has been confirmed as the missing British yacht the Lynn Rival. EU NAVFOR is cooperating with UK ships in the area and the British MOD and FCO have been made aware of the...
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EU NAVFOR sights hijacked fishing vessel
Early this morning a Thailand flagged fishing vessel (Thai Union 3) was under attack by two skiffs in the Position about 200 nautical miles north of the Seychelles and 650 miles off the Somali coast. The European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Maritime Patrol Aircraft based in the Seychelles was tasked for...
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Seven suspected pirates detained in Indian Ocean
In the afternoon of October 27th 2009, 350 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia a French Fishing Vessel was attacked by pirates in two attack skiffs. The pirates opened fire on the Fishing Vessel. Her embarked military Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) fired warning shots after which the pirates broke of their attack....
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European Union and Japan meet in Gulf of Aden
On Sunday October 25th the Force Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR), Commodore Bindt, met with his Japanese counterpart, Commander of Escort Division Two (CCD2), Captain Arihara on board the Netherlands EU NAVFOR flagship HNLMS Evertsen in the Golf of Aden. The meeting was held to mark the...
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Counter Piracy Commanders meet in Gulf of Aden
The Commanding Officers of the three largest Counter Piracy Task Forces in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean met on board the EU NAVFOR flagship HNLMS Evertsen on October 26 in the International Recognized Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes between the Red...
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EU NAVFOR rescues 43 abandoned persons at sea
Late afternoon, Friday October 23 EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS Evertsen rescued 43 persons adrift in the Gulf of Aden. During her anti-piracy patrol the ship helicopter detected a small skiff drifting on the open sea. Evertsen closed the skiff and discovered that it had suffered engine failure. There were 43 persons...
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Hijacked bulk carrier arrived off the coastline of Somalia
The Hijacked Bulk Carrier the DE XIN HAI is confirmed to have arrived off the coast of Somalia and is now in the vicinity of Hobyo. It is not yet known if the pirates have contacted the owners and made their demands known. The EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Aircraft monitored the ship...
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Pirates attack two ships in Indian Ocean – one is hijacked and one evades attack
On the early morning of October 22nd 2009, 400 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya, pirates attempted to hijack MV Jolly Rosso. Almost at the same time, MV Al Khaliq, a Panama flagged bulk carrier reported being under attack 180 nautical miles west of the Seychelles....
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EU NAVFOR stopped suspected pirates in Indian Ocean
On the early morning of October 20th 2009 EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Bremen stopped 3 skiffs in the Indian Ocean, 450 nautical miles East of Mogadishu and 300 nautical miles North-west of the Seychelles. The EU NAVFOR ship Bremen, on sighting the two attack skiffs and one mother skiff, filled with...
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Hijacked bulk carrier heading northwest
The bulk carrier DE XIN HAI is heading northwest and is now 650 nautical miles off the East coast of Somalia. October 19th 2009 the ship from the Peoples Republic of China was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, 350 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles and 700 nautical miles off the East coast...