Posts Tagged ‘Mombasa’
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EU NAVFOR escorts MSC MELODY to safe waters
Following the attempted attack last Saturday of the cruise liner MSC MELODY the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship SPS MARCHES DE LA ENSENADA sailed in company with her providing reassurance and protection for all those inboard until the liner was safety clear of the area yesterday. The operators of the vessel MSC CRUISETECH kindly...
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EU NAVFOR warship captures Pirate Mother Ship
The French frigate NIVOSE attached to Operation Atalanta captured 11 suspected pirates together with their mother ship and two skiffs in a EU NAVFOR focused operation carried out in the Indian Ocean yesterday afternoon. The arrest took place after the 21,000 tonne Liberia flagged MV SAFMARINE ASIA came under sustained small arms...
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Atalanta begins Maritime Aircraft Patrols in the Indian Ocean
This week has seen significant activity both by the hijackers operating off the Somalia coast in the Indian Ocean and by Op Atalanta in combating their actions. As a result of the good weather conditions and the deterrent effect of warships from EU NAVFOR, NATO and CTF 151 and other independent nations in...
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First EU-handover of suspected pirates to Kenya
For the first time a vessel of the EU Naval Force Atalanta handed over arrested pirates to the Kenyan authorities for prosecution. Nine suspected pirates were arrested by the crew of the German frigate FGS RHEINLAND-PFALZ one week ago on 03rd March after their unsuccessful attack on the merchant vessel MV COURIER in...
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British warship completes 1st EU NAVAL Mission
The Royal Navy’s frigate HMS NORTHUMBERLAND has successfully completed the European Union’s (EU) first World Food Program (WFP) tasking today by safely escorting the MV SEMLOW from Mombasa in Kenya to the Somali port of Mogadishu. The WFP ship, which has fallen victim to piracy in the past, delivered enough food to...