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Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts welcomed Mr. Alexander Rondos

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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EU NAVFOR French warship Floreal tracks down Pirate attack group

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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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Seven suspected pirates detained in Indian Ocean

Rhib of EU NAVFOR ship KARLSRUHE stopped two pirate skiffs

In the afternoon of October 27th 2009, 350 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia a French Fishing Vessel was attacked...

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Pirates attack two ships in Indian Ocean – one is hijacked and one evades attack

Pirates attack two ships in Indian Ocean – one is hijacked and one evades attack

On the early morning of October 22nd 2009, 400 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya, pirates attempted to hijack MV...

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EU NAVFOR stopped suspected pirates in Indian Ocean

Rhib of EU NAVFOR warship BREMEN (second from left) and two attack skiffs and one mother skiff (second from right)

On the early morning of  October 20th 2009 EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Bremen stopped 3 skiffs in the Indian...

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Suspected pirates handed over to Spain

Suspected pirates handed over to Spain

On Sunday 11 October the two suspected pirates taken into custody by EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS were handed over...

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EU NAVFOR Spanish warship CANARIAS arrests two suspected pirates

EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS

Late in the evening of 3 October, two of the suspected pirates who gained control of the Spanish tuna fishing...

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Suspected pirates released by EU NAVFOR

Suspected pirates released by EU NAVFOR

Following the detention of the skiff and suspected pirates by the EU NAVFOR German warship BRANDENBURG on 7 Sep 09, when...

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