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EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa visits EU NAVFOR

January 25, 2012 – 10:57

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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EU NAVFOR German frigate FGS KOELN foils an attack against a merchant vessel October 4, 2010 – 15:44 On the evening of October 3, the EU NAVFOR German frigate FGS KOELN disrupted a suspected pirate skiff which was... Find out more	Hectic week end in the Gulf of Aden September 13, 2010 – 18:17 Each year in the Horn of Africa, the number of pirate attacks decreases during the monsoon period, due to rough... Find out more
Suspected pirate skiff disrupted by new EU NAVFOR flag ship FS DE GRASSE and ITS LIBECCIO’S helicopter August 17, 2010 – 15:36 Today, Tuesday 17 August, a suspected pirate skiff equipped with a ladder and a large quantity of fuel barrels has... Find out more	MV SYRIA STAR HIJACKED IN GULF OF ADEN August 5, 2010 – 20:07 During the afternoon of 5 Aug 2010, the MV SYRIA STAR reported that she was under attack from pirates who... Find out more
EU NAVFOR thanks French frigate Jean Bart: “Successfully accomplished mission” August 1, 2010 – 17:53 The French frigate Jean Bart has now made her last day in service for EU NAVFOR, for this period. During... Find out more	Yemenite fisher men in distress are receiving help from EU NAVFOR warship FS Guepratte May 29, 2010 – 13:02 Yesterday evening EU NAVFOR warship FS Guepratte stopped to assist Yemenite fisher men in distress. Now she has been towing... Find out more
Flag ship solves EU NAVFOR main task May 15, 2010 – 21:13 The merchant vessels Rozen and Dream-H, sailing for UN World Food Programme with humanitarian aid to displaced persons in Somalia,... Find out more	EUNAVFOR Greek warship ELLI stops pirate skiff in its tracks – Successful cooperation with Japanese Task Force May 4, 2010 – 17:16 This morning 4 May, a Super Auk 12 helicopter from the Japanese Task Force reported a suspicious skiff with seven... Find out more
Bermuda Flagged Cargo Ship Hijacked March 23, 2010 – 15:48 This afternoon, Tuesday 23 March, the Bermuda flagged British Virgin Islands owned cargo ship MV TALCA was reported hijacked. The... Find out more	EUNAVFOR Salvages Abandoned Dhow February 23, 2010 – 15:47 On 19th February the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Emden was tasked to investigate a dhow and a skiff acting... Find out more