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UK Navy Chief visits EU NAVFOR Headquarters

Today, Thursday 4 March 2010, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB OBE ADC, the First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy visited the Headquarters of the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta. This informal visit was the first time that the First Sea Lord had visited the purpose built Headquarters from where the...

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EU NAVFOR Intercepts Pirate Attack Group

EU NAVFOR Intercepts Pirate Attack Group

Early this morning, in the southern Indian Ocean, between the Seychelles and Mombasa a pirate group of 1 mother ship and...

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Longest hijacked Vessel Taiwanese M/V WIN FAR 161 Released After 10 Months

Longest hijacked Vessel Taiwanese M/V WIN FAR 161 Released After 10 Months

M/V WIN FAR 161 that has been anchored off the Somali coast in the vicinity of Harardheere for almost 10...

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Wounded Pakistani Fisherman Saved by EU NAVFOR Returns Home

Wounded Pakistani Fisherman Saved by EU NAVFOR Returns Home

In early December a Pakistani fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates not far from the territorial waters of Oman and,...

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EUNAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF Escorts an AMISOM ship

EUNAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF Escorts an AMISOM ship

On the 20th of January, EUNAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF  successfully completed the escort of AMISOM chartered cargo vessel ALPHA KIRAWIRA,...

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EU NAVFOR and Seychelles Coastguard cooperate to seize suspected pirates

EU NAVFOR and Seychelles Coastguard cooperate to seize suspected pirates

In the evening of December 6th approximately 250 nautical miles North West of Victoria Seychelles a pirate attack group was...

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Cargo ship attacked in Indian Ocean, pirates seized

Cargo ship attacked in Indian Ocean, pirates seized

In the afternoon of 2 December, 150 nautical miles south of Salalah, Oman the Antigua & Barbuda flagged General Cargo...

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EU NAVFOR neutralize pirate attack groups in Indian Ocean

EU NAVFOR neutralize pirate attack groups in Indian Ocean

On Tuesday November 17th 2009 an EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Aircraft stationed at the Seychelles detected three suspected pirate skiffs...

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EU NAVFOR French warship Floreal tracks down Pirate attack group

EU NAVFOR French warship Floreal tracks down Pirate attack group

On Thursday 12 November, the EU NAVFOR French warship Floreal tracked down and apprehended the pirate attack group responsible for...

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EU NAVFOR Norwegian warship Fridtjof Nansen searches for pirate attack skiffs in the Gulf of Aden

EU NAVFOR Norwegian warship Fridtjof Nansen searches for pirate attack skiffs in the Gulf of Aden

On the morning of 12 November, east in the Gulf of Aden, two merchant vessels were attacked by pirates. There...

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EU NAVFOR transfers seven suspected pirates to Kenya

EU NAVFOR transfers seven suspected pirates to Kenya

On 27 October 2009 a French Fishing Vessel was attacked by pirates in two attack skiffs. Her embarked military Vessel...

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