Archive for February, 2010
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MV NAVIOS APOLLON Now Released
EU NAVFOR can now confirm that the Greek owned Panama flagged Bulk Carrier the MV NAVIOS APOLLON that was hijacked on the 28 of December has been released this morning of 28 February. The NAVIOS APOLLON with a deadweight 52,073 tonnes, which has a crew of 19 (1 Greek and 18 Philippine),...
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Ransom Drop for The Release Of MV NAVIOS APOLLON Completed
EU NAVFOR can confirm that on the morning of 27 February a ransom drop was successfully made for the release of the Greek owned Panama flagged Bulk Carrier, the MV NAVIOS APOLLON. The MV NAVIOS APOLLON was hijacked on the 28 of December approximately 200 nautical miles East of the Seychelles. The...
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EU NAVFOR Somalia – OPERATION ATALANTA Expands Its Mission On Piracy
On Wednesday 24 February, ministers of the defence of the European Union agreed that from the end of March they will expand the objectives of Operations Atalanta to include control of Somali ports where pirates are based, as well as ‘neutralising’ mother ships that allow the pirates to operate over 1,000km from...
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New EU NAVFOR Force Headquarters prepared to take-over in April
The designated Swedish Force Commander and his multinational staff have now completed the Joint Mission Preparation (JMP) at EU NAVFOR Operational Headquarters in Northwood in readiness for taking over from the Italian FHQ in April. “This week has been excellent and we have got invaluable inputs from our friends at the Operational...
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M/V PRAMONI Now Released
EU NAVFOR can now confirm that the Singaporean flagged M/V PRAMONI that was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on the morning of 1 January 2010 is released. The Singaporean Flagged M/V PRAMONI, a chemical tanker of 20,000 dead weight tonnes has been anchored off the pirate stronghold of Eyl. EU NAVFOR...
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Ransom Drop For The Release Of M/V PRAMONI Completed
EU NAVFOR can confirm that on the morning of 26 February a ransom drop was successfully made for the release of the Singaporean flagged M/V PRAMONI that was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on the morning of 1 January 2010. The Singaporean Flagged M/V PRAMONI, a chemical tanker of 20,000 dead...
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EUNAVFOR Salvages Abandoned Dhow
On 19th February the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Emden was tasked to investigate a dhow and a skiff acting strangely in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). It was noticed that the dhow was “dead in the water” and had not moved for some time. An investigation team from Emden boarded...
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EUNAVFOR Ensures Safe Arrival Of Humanitarian Aid To Somalia
On the 28th of January, the World Food Programme (WFP) Motor Vessel M/V MASAR TRADE started her transit north from Mogadishu to Berbera, a port in northern Somalia, in order to deliver goods and humanitarian aid. At the beginning of her transit, she was escorted by the EUNAVFOR Greek warship HS SALAMIS....
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EU NAVFOR Welcomes French Warship FS NIVÔSE In Operation Atalanta
On 17th of February, FS NIVÔSE left her home port of La Reunion to join the European Naval Force Somalia – Operation ATALANTA (EU NAVFOR). On leaving port, the warship performed an intense series of drills and training serials to prepare the crew for the demanding anti piracy task ahead in the...
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Pirate Activity Remains High In The Gulf Of Aden
Recent photographic evidence from anti piracy coalition forces show that pirates continue to roam the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in search of prey. Earlier today a coalition helicopter photographed suspicious skiff activity in the Gulf of Aden in the middle of the IRTC and other suspicious activity has been witnessed by...