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UK Navy Chief visits EU NAVFOR Headquarters

March 5, 2010 – 3:32 pm

Today, Thursday 4 March 2010, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB OBE ADC, the First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy visited the Headquarters of the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta. This informal visit was the first time that the First Sea Lord had visited the purpose built Headquarters from where the...

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EU NAVFOR supports Spanish Fishing Vessel Alakrana – released today November 17, 2009 – 3:30 pm This afternoon the hijacked Spanish Fishing Vessel Alakrana was released by pirates after spending 7 weeks in pirate captivity. EU... Find out more	Sailing vessel found by EU NAVFOR confirmed as LYNN RIVAL October 29, 2009 – 11:53 am The previously reported sighting of a yacht by the helicopter of the EU NAVFOR Spanish ship Canarias has been confirmed... Find out more
Seven suspected pirates detained in Indian Ocean October 28, 2009 – 9:16 am In the afternoon of October 27th 2009, 350 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia a French Fishing Vessel was attacked... Find out more	Suspected pirates handed over to Spain October 12, 2009 – 3:46 pm On Sunday 11 October the two suspected pirates taken into custody by EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS were handed over... Find out more
EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS arrests two suspected pirates October 4, 2009 – 5:21 pm Late in the evening of 3 October, two of the suspected pirates who gained control of the Spanish tuna fishing... Find out more	Pirates capture fishing vessel October 2, 2009 – 8:30 pm Early on the morning of 2 October, Somali pirates gained control of the Spanish tuna fishing vessel ALAKRANA, midway between... Find out more
EU NAVFOR warship ESPS CANARIAS saves injured fisherman at sea September 21, 2009 – 5:06 pm On 15 September the EU NAVFOR warship ESP CANARIAS received a call from the Spanish Navy Ops Centre (COVAM) about... Find out more	EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS continues with patrol after completing the evacuation of injured fisherman in Seychelles September 18, 2009 – 12:42 pm The injured sailor of the fishing vessel ¨INTERTUNA I¨ who was bitten by a shark was evacuated to a... Find out more
EU NAVFOR warship ESPS CANARIAS saves injured fisherman at sea September 17, 2009 – 8:42 pm On 15 September the EU NAVFOR warship ESP CANARIAS received a call from the Spanish Navy Ops Centre (COVAM)... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS on patrol in eastern waters off Somalia and Kenya September 15, 2009 – 2:03 pm The EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS and EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Aircraft currently patrol the area where French and Spanish... Find out more