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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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EUNAVFOR Spanish ship SPS INFANTA CRISTINA gives assistance to Yemeni fishermen

EUNAVFOR SPS INFANTA CRISTINA gives assistance to fishermen at sea

On 2 December, the EUNAVFOR Spanish ship SPS INFANTA CRISTINA located a drifting dhow towing a small skiff in the...

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EU NAVFOR ITS LIBECCIO and NATO ITS BERSAGLIERE cooperate in a safety operation

EU NAVFOR ship ITS LIBECCIO sinks a wreck in the Gulf of Aden

  On 22 November, during a patrol in the Gulf of Aden, the EU NAVFOR Italian warship ITS LIBECCIO, received...

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Yachts to avoid transits in the Horn of Africa

The International Sailing Federation expressed her will to increase yachtsmen awareness of the dangers of the area

On 19 October 2010, EU NAVFOR welcomed a delegation of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) to its Operational Headquarters (Northwood...

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EU NAVFOR German frigate FGS KOELN foils an attack against a merchant vessel

EU NAVFOR German frigate FGS KÖLN

On the evening of October 3, the EU NAVFOR German frigate FGS KOELN disrupted a suspected pirate skiff which was...

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MV OLIB G pirated in the Gulf of Aden

MV OLIB G

Early on the morning of 8 September, the Merchant Vessel (MV) OLIB G, flagged Malta, was pirated in the East...

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EU NAVFOR interacts with the regional fishing community

EU NAVFOR interacts with regional fishing community

Wednesday 25 August, EU NAVFOR Italian frigate LIBECCIO visited a fishing dhow in the eastern part of the Gulf of...

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Third disruption in three days for new EUNAVFOR French Flag Ship DE GRASSE

Third disruption in three days for new EUNAVFOR French Flag Ship DE GRASSE

Yesterday in the Gulf of Aden, on the evening of 19 August, EU NAVFOR Flag Ship FS DE GRASSE disrupted...

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EU NAVFOR new Force Commander visits ITS LIBECCIO

EU NAVFOR new Force Commander visits ITS LIBECCIO

Tuesday 17 August, Force Commander Rear Admiral Philippe Coindreau visited the Italian frigate ITS LIBECCIO at sea. The Force Commander...

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Another suspected pirate skiff disrupted by FS De Grasse

Destroyer-FS-DE-GRASSE

Today, 18 August 2010, M/V SE VIRIDIAN reported a suspicious skiff heading towards her position, in the eastern part of...

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MV SYRIA STAR HIJACKED IN GULF OF ADEN

MV SYRIA_STAR

During the afternoon of 5 Aug 2010, the MV SYRIA STAR reported that she was under attack from pirates who...

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