Posts Tagged ‘IRTC’
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EU NAVFOR Provides Safe Escort for WFP FIDEL From Bab-al-Mandeb to Berbera.
On the 27th of December MV FIDEL, UN World Food Program chartered vessel, met EU NAVFOR warship FS COMMANDANT L’HERMINIER in the Gulf of Aden, just south of Bab-al-Mandeb, and was escorted Berbera city, in the northern coast of Somalia. While M/V Fidel proceeded at a slow pace towards her destination under...
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U.K Registered Chemical Tanker M/V ST JAMES PARK Hijacked in Gulf of Aden
On the afternoon of 28 December the U.K Flagged Chemical Tanker the M/V ST JAMES PARK, owned by PHILBOX LIMITED, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden whilst transiting the International Recognized Transit Corridor (IRTC). ST JAMES PARK has a crew of 26, among them Filipinos (3), Russians (3), Georgians (1), Romanians...
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EU NAVFOR merchant navy liason officers commend MV BW LIONS actions
The recent evasion of the pirates by the BW LION has been commended by the MNLO’s working in the MSCHOA operations centre in the EU NAVFOR OHQ. Simon Church, Industry Liaison Officer, stated that “I would like to specifically commend the professionalism of the Master, Officers and Crew of the BW LION...
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An Increase in Communication sees Enhanced Cooperation
Representatives from India, China, Japan and Ukraine visited the Operation HQ in Northwood to discuss sharing information between those forces conducting counter piracy activities. Commodore Papaioannou, the Greek Atalanta Force Commander, also visited the Russian Flagship “PETER THE GREAT” in the Gulf of Aden and as a result of his discussions, details...