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Russian warship supports EU NAVFOR and the World Food Programme

July 28, 2010 – 12:02 pm

On 26 July, the Russian destroyer ADMIRAL LEVCHENKO began escorting a World Food Programme (WFP) shipment, in support of EU NAVFOR. Force Commander Jan Thörnqvist said: “This is a clear demonstration of the excellent co-operation between our European Task Force 465 and the Russian Navy”. EU NAVFOR welcomes the involvement of the Russian...

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Seven suspected pirates detained in Indian Ocean October 28, 2009 – 9:16 am In the afternoon of October 27th 2009, 350 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia a French Fishing Vessel was attacked... Find out more	Hijacked bulk carrier arrived off the coastline of Somalia October 22, 2009 – 2:36 pm The Hijacked Bulk Carrier the DE XIN HAI is confirmed to have arrived off the coast of Somalia and is... Find out more
Pirates attack two ships in Indian Ocean – one is hijacked and one evades attack October 22, 2009 – 10:53 am On the early morning of October 22nd 2009, 400 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya, pirates attempted to hijack MV... Find out more	EU NAVFOR stopped suspected pirates in Indian Ocean October 20, 2009 – 7:59 pm On the early morning of October 20th 2009 EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Bremen stopped 3 skiffs in the Indian... Find out more
Suspected pirates handed over to Spain October 12, 2009 – 3:46 pm On Sunday 11 October the two suspected pirates taken into custody by EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS were handed over... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS arrests two suspected pirates October 4, 2009 – 5:21 pm Late in the evening of 3 October, two of the suspected pirates who gained control of the Spanish tuna fishing... Find out more
Suspected pirates released by EU NAVFOR September 14, 2009 – 5:01 pm Following the detention of the skiff and suspected pirates by the EU NAVFOR German warship BRANDENBURG on 7 Sep 09, when... Find out more