Posts by EU NAVFOR Public Affairs Office

Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts welcomed Mr. Alexander Rondos

On 23rd January 2012, EU NAVFOR Operation Commander Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts welcomed Mr. Alexander Rondos, the recently appointed EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa to the Operation Headquarters in Northwood for a briefing on the EU NAVFOR mission and discussed future close cooperation. Rear Admiral Potts welcomed the...

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Boarding of a skiff

EUNAVFOR maintaining guard at sea over Christmas

Anticipating that the pirates will not take a break over the holiday period, neither will the...

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The Shiuh Fu No.1 fishing boat, pirated Christmas Day 2010; the whereabouts of the crew of 13 Chinese, 12 Vietnamese and 1 Taiwanese mariners is unknown

Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia

While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the...

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SPS PATIÑO provided fuel to the Danish frigate ABSALOM

EUNAVFOR Flagship replenishes NATO frigate at sea

On the morning of 17 December, following coordination between the staffs in Task Force 508 and...

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SPS PATINO escorting a convoy of ships chartered by the World Food Programme

EU NAVFOR escorts a convoy of humanitarian aid ships into Somalia

The Spanish auxiliary oiler and replenishment ship, the SPS PATINO, Flagship of the European Union Naval...

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Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun, Rear Admiral Canova and Captain Jorge Manso onboard TCG GIRESUN

Unity of Effort between EU and NATO in counter piracy

Deputy Commander Operation ATALANTA Rear Admiral Christian Canova and newly appointed EUNAVFOR Force Commander Captain Jorge...

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Rear Admiral Canova with Colonel Abdourahman Aden Cher

EU NAVFOR transfers pirates’ outboard engines to the Djiboutian Navy

In Djibouti on 7 December, RAdm Christian Canova FRAN, Deputy Commander EU NAVFOR, transferred six powerful...

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AMISOM troops with French and Estonian personnel after Vessel Protection training

EU NAVFOR trains AMISOM Vessel Protection Detachment troops

A team of 24 troops from Uganda, part of the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) received...

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Rear Admiral Thomas E P  Jugel

Interview with Rear Admiral Thomas E. P. Jugel on handover of EU NAVFOR Force Commander

On departure from the Operation ATALANTA area of operations, the Force Commander, Admiral Jugel gave the following interview:...

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Rear Admiral Canova addresses Captain Manso after the handover of Force Commander

EUNAVFOR Task Force 465 Change of Command Ceremony

EUNAVFOR Task Force 465 Change of Command Ceremony. The change of command ceremony between of Commander...

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FGS LUEBECK

German Navy Frigate FGS LUEBECK joins EU NAVFOR

On 03 December, EU NAVFOR welcomed the German frigate FGS LUEBCK to EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation...

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