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Greek frigate HS HYDRA joins EU NAVFOR

HS HYDRA

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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ASIAN GLORY Remains In The Hands Of Pirates

Car Carrier Asian Glory

The UK Flagged M/V ASIAN GLORY, hijacked on 1 January in the Somali Basin, is understood to have put to...

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EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA Successfully Completed MV ALPHA KIRAWIRA Escort.

ITS ETNA and MV ALPHA KIRAWIRA

On the afternoon 11th February, EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA successfully completed her first escort in ATALANTA Operation. The AMISOM...

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Luxembourg Minister of Defence Visits EU NAVFOR Headquarters London

Rear Admiral Hudson and Lux Defence Minister Jean-Marie Halsdorf

On the afternoon of 10th February EU NAVFOR hosted a visit by the Luxembourg Defence Minister Jean-Marie Halsdorf, members of...

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Bulk Carrier M/V AL KHALIQ Released by Pirates

Bulk Carrier M/V AL KHALIQ Released by Pirates

On the 9 of February 2010, the Panama flagged bulk carrier M/V AL KHALIQ, with a crew of 26 (24...

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EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrolling Area Detachment (MPA) attends Japanese Change of Command Ceremony

Lt Cdr Muñoz, Capt Asaoka, Maj Belluga, and Warrant Officer Ramon

EU NAVFOR MPA Detachment ORION attended the farewell ceremony of the Navy Captain Satoshi ASAOKA, Commanding Officer of the Japanese...

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EU NAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF Completes Escort of Two WFP Chartered Vessels

FS Surcouf escorts MV SEA DIAMOND

On the 4th of February EU NAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF arrived from Mombasa in front of Mogadishu with Two World...

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EU NAVFOR Commander of TF 465 links up with SEYCHELLES officials

FCDR RAdm GUMIERO and Chief of Defense Brigadier PAYET

On 29th of January, after three weeks of patrolling in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin, EU NAVFOR Flagship...

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North Korean Motor Vessel RIM Hijacked in Gulf of Aden

North Korean Motor Vessel RIM Hijacked in Gulf of Aden

The General Cargo vessel, M/V RIM is reported to have been hijacked this morning in the Gulf of Aden to...

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Wounded Pakistani Fisherman Saved by EU NAVFOR Returns Home

Pakistani fisherman arrives on board ITS ETNA

In early December a Pakistani fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates not far from the territorial waters of Oman and,...

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International Cooperation Continues

FGS BREMEN boarding a skiff

On the morning of Saturday 23rd of January, EU NAVFOR Warship BREMEN boarded a skiff inside IRTC. The skiff was...

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