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Swedish Coast Guard’s first mission for EU NAVFOR

March 10, 2010 – 5:30 pm

On Monday 8th March, the Swedish Coast guard Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) conducted its first formal mission for EU NAVFOR’s anti piracy operation – Atalanta. During the next four months one of the Swedish Coast Guard aircraft, a DASH 8, will monitor the waters off the coast of Somalia providing the Force Commander...

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EU NAVFOR Disrupts 5 Pirate Action Groups March 8, 2010 – 4:35 pm Over the weekend of 5 – 7 March, EU NAVFOR units have been involved in concerted operations to interdict and... Find out more	Norwegian Owned Chemical Tanker Reported Hijacked March 6, 2010 – 12:30 pm A Marshall Island flagged chemical tanker, UBT Ocean, is reported to have been hijacked on Friday morning 300 nautical miles... Find out more
EU NAVFOR hosts Chinese delegation March 3, 2010 – 11:20 pm On the afternoon of 2 March, EU NAVFOR hosted a visit by the Major General Li Ning, Defence Counsellor Chinese... Find out more	UK Parliamentary visit to EU NAVFOR March 2, 2010 – 4:21 pm On the morning of 2 March EU NAVFOR hosted a visit by the United Kingdom House of Lords, Foreign Affairs, Defence... Find out more
MV NAVIOS APOLLON Now Released February 28, 2010 – 8:59 am EU NAVFOR can now confirm that the Greek owned Panama flagged Bulk Carrier the MV NAVIOS APOLLON that was hijacked... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Somalia – OPERATION ATALANTA Expands Its Mission On Piracy February 26, 2010 – 6:34 pm On Wednesday 24 February, ministers of the defence of the European Union agreed that from the end of March they... Find out more
The CZECH Republic’s support to EUNAVFOR Anti Piracy Operation February 17, 2010 – 4:29 pm European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) welcomes three military personnel from the Czech Republic: two officers, namely Lt Col Jozef Podoba... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA Successfully Completed MV ALPHA KIRAWIRA Escort. February 12, 2010 – 1:33 pm On the afternoon 11th February, EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA successfully completed her first escort in ATALANTA Operation. The AMISOM chartered... Find out more
Luxembourg Minister of Defence Visits EU NAVFOR Headquarters London February 11, 2010 – 8:21 am On the afternoon of 10th February EU NAVFOR hosted a visit by the Luxembourg Defence Minister Jean-Marie Halsdorf, members of... Find out more	Bulk Carrier M/V AL KHALIQ Released by Pirates February 9, 2010 – 4:09 pm On the 9 of February 2010, the Panama flagged bulk carrier M/V AL KHALIQ, with a crew of 26 (24... Find out more