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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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EUNAVFOR maintaining guard at sea over Christmas December 22, 2011 – 12:19 Anticipating that the pirates will not take a break over the holiday period, neither will the EU NAVFOR units patrolling... Find out more	Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia December 20, 2011 – 19:13 While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with... Find out more
“To sail the Gulf of Aden is like playing Russian Roulette” November 2, 2011 – 15:36 Christian Colombo, a former French Navy sailor and his wife were on their way to fulfil their dream. They were... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Intercepts Pirate Attack Group March 5, 2010 – 11:20 Early this morning, in the southern Indian Ocean, between the Seychelles and Mombasa a pirate group of 1 mother ship and... Find out more
Longest hijacked Vessel Taiwanese M/V WIN FAR 161 Released After 10 Months February 11, 2010 – 15:53 M/V WIN FAR 161 that has been anchored off the Somali coast in the vicinity of Harardheere for almost 10... Find out more	Wounded Pakistani Fisherman Saved by EU NAVFOR Returns Home January 27, 2010 – 13:30 In early December a Pakistani fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates not far from the territorial waters of Oman and,... Find out more
EUNAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF Escorts an AMISOM ship January 20, 2010 – 17:15 On the 20th of January, EUNAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF successfully completed the escort of AMISOM chartered cargo vessel ALPHA KIRAWIRA,... Find out more	EU NAVFOR and Seychelles Coastguard cooperate to seize suspected pirates December 7, 2009 – 14:39 In the evening of December 6th approximately 250 nautical miles North West of Victoria Seychelles a pirate attack group was... Find out more
Cargo ship attacked in Indian Ocean, pirates seized December 2, 2009 – 23:46 In the afternoon of 2 December, 150 nautical miles south of Salalah, Oman the Antigua & Barbuda flagged General Cargo... Find out more	EU NAVFOR neutralize pirate attack groups in Indian Ocean November 19, 2009 – 19:35 On Tuesday November 17th 2009 an EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Aircraft stationed at the Seychelles detected three suspected pirate skiffs... Find out more