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EU NAVFOR conducts three more successful escorts for WFP and AMISOM vessels

August 31, 2010 – 4:32 pm

After ten days chasing and disrupting suspect skiffs in the Gulf of Aden, the French EUNAVFOR Flag ship DE GRASSE headed south to the Somali Basin, to conduct the EU NAVFOR primary task: protection of merchant vessels (MV) chartered by World Food Program (WFP) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Under the...

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EU & Kenya co-operate to prosecute pirates August 9, 2010 – 5:53 pm As part of its mission Op Atalanta, the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) is charged with helping to deter, prevent... Find out more	Hijacking of MV Golden Blessing in the Gulf of Aden June 28, 2010 – 9:40 am In the early hours of 28 June, pirates took control of the MV Golden Blessing approximately 90 nautical miles off the... Find out more
Co-operation between EU NAVFOR and the Combined Maritime Force, TF 151, is developing June 1, 2010 – 3:44 pm The EU NAVFOR Force Commander hosted the Force Commander of Task Force 151, the Combined Maritime Force off Somalia, on... Find out more	Hijacked ship MV TALCA arrived off Somali coast Bargaal March 25, 2010 – 3:00 pm EU NAVFOR can confirm that the MV Talca, previously reported hijacked on 23 March en route to Busheir in Iran, has... Find out more
EU NAVFOR and NATO assist released Dhow – Hijacked M/V Asian Glory uplifts pirates from Hijacked Dhow Faize Osamani February 1, 2010 – 9:25 pm The hijacked M/V Asian Glory put to sea on Friday 29 January from the Somali coast and headed south to rendezvous... Find out more	Bulk Carrier Filitsa released by pirates February 1, 2010 – 9:00 pm The Bulk Carrier Filitsa, hijacked in the Somali Basin on 11 November 2009, has been released after payment of a... Find out more
EU NAVFOR wins Lloyd’s List Innovation Award September 11, 2009 – 2:45 pm On Wednesday 9 September, the winners of the Lloyd’s List Global Awards were presented wtih their trophies at the... Find out more	Unprecented Coordination against piracy at sea July 24, 2009 – 11:23 am July, 19th., three separate Task Forces with different mandates have proven that the international community stands shoulder to shoulder in... Find out more
Piracy cooperation – Kenyon officials meet Anti Piracy Operational Commander of the EU NAVAL FORCE 22 Jul 09 July 23, 2009 – 6:10 pm Tuesday 21 July, Rear Admiral Peter Hudson, Operational Commander of the EU Naval Force – Atalanta (Anti Piracy Operation) visited... Find out more	News in Brief: Unprecedented Cooperation and coordination at every level July 16, 2009 – 6:42 pm Vice Admiral “Bill” Gortney, Commander US Naval Forces Central Command visited the European Union Naval Force Operation Headquarters today, 16 July... Find out more