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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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Friday 13th lucky for some – castaways rescued

The stranded mariners were found more than 200nm from shore

On Friday 13 November, during an anti piracy patrol mission in the Indian Ocean, 9 Somali fishermen were picked up...

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EU NAVFOR saves Somali Sailors in the Gulf of Aden

EU NAVFOR saves Somali Sailors in the Gulf of Aden

In the evening of 7 November the EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship Evertsen sighted a Dhow adrift in the Gulf of...

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43 rescued Somalis welcomed in the Republic of Djibouti

43 rescued Somalis welcomed in the Republic of Djibouti

In the afternoon of November 5th EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS Evertsen handed over 43 Somali castaways to the UNHCR...

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EU NAVFOR rescues 43 abandoned persons at sea

EVERTSEN saves lives at sea

Late afternoon, Friday October 23 EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS Evertsen rescued 43 persons adrift in the Gulf of Aden....

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EU NAVFOR saves Somali sailors adrift for 37 days

A technician from EU NAVFOR warship Evertsen established that the engine of the skiff was beyond repair

On the morning of Sunday October 18th the helicopter of EU NAVFOR warship HNLMS Evertsen sighted a large skiff adrift...

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EU NAVFOR warship ESPS CANARIAS saves injured fisherman at sea

Fisherman arrived on board of EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS

On 15 September the EU NAVFOR warship ESP CANARIAS received a call from the Spanish Navy Ops Centre (COVAM) about...

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EU NAVFOR Swedish unit saves life in Gulf of Aden before heading back to Sweden

EU NAVFOR Swedish unit saves life in Gulf of Aden before heading back to Sweden

On Saturday 19 September a exausted man was saved by the Swedish units after swimming nearly 3 km in an...

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EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS continues with patrol after completing the evacuation of injured fisherman in Seychelles

EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS continues with patrol after completing the evacuation of injured fisherman in Seychelles

The injured sailor of the fishing vessel ¨INTERTUNA I¨ who was bitten by a shark was evacuated to a hospital...

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EU NAVFOR Belgian warship LOUISE-MARIE saves lives at sea

EU NAVFOR Belgian warship LOUISE-MARIE saves lives at sea

Today the EU NAVFOR Belgian warship LOUISE-MARIE discovered a sinking skiff with forty six people on board. LOUISE-MARIE provided assistance...

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