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Swedish Coast Guard’s first mission for EU NAVFOR

March 10, 2010 – 5:30 pm

On Monday 8th March, the Swedish Coast guard Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) conducted its first formal mission for EU NAVFOR’s anti piracy operation – Atalanta. During the next four months one of the Swedish Coast Guard aircraft, a DASH 8, will monitor the waters off the coast of Somalia providing the Force Commander...

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EU NAVFOR hosts Chinese delegation March 3, 2010 – 11:20 pm On the afternoon of 2 March, EU NAVFOR hosted a visit by the Major General Li Ning, Defence Counsellor Chinese... Find out more	EUNAVFOR Ensures Safe Arrival Of Humanitarian Aid To Somalia February 22, 2010 – 3:19 pm On the 28th of January, the World Food Programme (WFP) Motor Vessel M/V MASAR TRADE started her transit north from... Find out more
EU NAVFOR Welcomes French Warship FS NIVÔSE In Operation Atalanta February 22, 2010 – 2:48 pm On 17th of February, FS NIVÔSE left her home port of La Reunion to join the European Naval Force Somalia... Find out more	Pirate Activity Remains High In The Gulf Of Aden February 19, 2010 – 5:02 pm Recent photographic evidence from anti piracy coalition forces show that pirates continue to roam the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC)... Find out more
ASIAN GLORY Remains In The Hands Of Pirates February 19, 2010 – 4:48 pm The UK Flagged M/V ASIAN GLORY, hijacked on 1 January in the Somali Basin, is understood to have put to... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA Successfully Completed MV ALPHA KIRAWIRA Escort. February 12, 2010 – 1:33 pm On the afternoon 11th February, EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA successfully completed her first escort in ATALANTA Operation. The AMISOM chartered... Find out more
Luxembourg Minister of Defence Visits EU NAVFOR Headquarters London February 11, 2010 – 8:21 am On the afternoon of 10th February EU NAVFOR hosted a visit by the Luxembourg Defence Minister Jean-Marie Halsdorf, members of... Find out more	Bulk Carrier M/V AL KHALIQ Released by Pirates February 9, 2010 – 4:09 pm On the 9 of February 2010, the Panama flagged bulk carrier M/V AL KHALIQ, with a crew of 26 (24... Find out more
EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrolling Area Detachment (MPA) attends Japanese Change of Command Ceremony February 6, 2010 – 9:40 pm EU NAVFOR MPA Detachment ORION attended the farewell ceremony of the Navy Captain Satoshi ASAOKA, Commanding Officer of the Japanese... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF Completes Escort of Two WFP Chartered Vessels February 6, 2010 – 9:28 pm On the 4th of February EU NAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF arrived from Mombasa in front of Mogadishu with Two World... Find out more