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Greek frigate HS HYDRA joins EU NAVFOR

February 3, 2012 – 17:47

Following passage south through the Red Sea, the HS HYDRA will join the multi-national EU NAVFOR off the Horn of Africa on 4 February 2012. HS HYDRA is a MEKO 200HN type multiple role frigate which has been in the service of the Hellenic Navy since March 1992. She has a displacement...

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Visit by Ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema, Deputy for Foreign Policy Coordination, Indonesian Ministry for Politics, Law and Security Affairs August 26, 2011 – 12:41 On August 24th, Ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema, Deputy for Foreign Policy Coordination in the Indonesian Ministry for Politics, Law and... Find out more	New Operation Commander August 1, 2011 – 08:10 On 1 August 2011, Major General Buster Howes OBE handed over the responsibility of Operation Commander of the European Union... Find out more
HANDOVER OF DEPUTY COMMANDER EU NAVFOR July 25, 2011 – 16:59 On 22 July 2011, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, Italian Navy, handed over the responsibility of the Deputy Operation Commander... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Warship Sinks Pirate Skiffs June 14, 2011 – 14:28 On the morning of 10 June, the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Niedersachsen detected a suspected Pirate Action Group... Find out more
MV YUAN XIANG released from Pirate Control. June 9, 2011 – 09:48 On the morning of the 8 June it was confirmed that the MV YUAN XIANG had been released from pirate captivity... Find out more	EU NAVFOR COMPLETES 100TH AMISOM ESCORT June 2, 2011 – 13:22 On 2 June 2011, EU NAVFOR completed its 100th escort of an AMISOM vessel. As part of the EU/UN co-operation,... Find out more
EU NAVFOR French warship NIVÔSE disrupts another Pirate Attack Group (PAG) May 14, 2011 – 16:24 During the afternoon of the 13 May, the EU NAVFOR French warship FS NIVÔSE disrupted a Dhow that was suspected... Find out more	MV GEMINI pirated off the coast of Kenya May 1, 2011 – 17:15 On 30 April, the product tanker MV GEMINI was pirated approximately 180 NM East of Malindi, Kenya. The 20,989 tonne,... Find out more
MV ROSALIA D’AMATO pirated in the Indian Ocean April 21, 2011 – 10:03 Early morning on 21 April, the Bulk Carrier MV ROSALIA D’AMATO was pirated approximately 350NM South East of Salalah, Oman, in... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Releases Suspected Pirates After Prosecution Attempts Prove Unsuccessful April 21, 2011 – 08:19 On 21 April, EU NAVFOR released 18 suspected pirates that had been detained by the EU NAVFOR Finnish warship FNS... Find out more