Posts Tagged ‘Seychelles’
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Spanish fishingvessel hijacked in Somali Basin
During the early morning of October 2nd 2009 the Spanish Fishing Vessel ALAKRANA was hijacked in the Indean Ocean by pirates at some 360 nautical miles off the east coast of Somalia. On first indication of an attack an EU NAVFOR patrol aircraft, based in the Seychelles was tasked to investigate the...
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Kenyan officers visit EU NAVFOR French Warship
The French invited the two Kenyan officers onboard to illustrate the European desire to enlarge key cooperation areas with Kenya in Operation ATALANTA. The two Kenyan officers were warmly welcomed by the EU NAVFOR frigate’s crew and they were invited to attend all activities, including briefs, in order to get a better...
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EU NAVFOR warship ESPS CANARIAS saves injured fisherman at sea
On 15 September the EU NAVFOR warship ESP CANARIAS received a call from the Spanish Navy Ops Centre (COVAM) about an injured sailor onboard the Spanish fishing vessel INTERTUNA I The vessel was located 300 miles off the Somali coast. A fisherman had been seriously wounded by a shark bite and required...
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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 in Port Victoria. The EU NAVFOR warship CANARIAS completed the evacuation of the Spanish sailor, who got bitten by a shark during the night of the 15th. After 24 hours proceeding to...
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EU NAVFOR warship ESPS CANARIAS saves injured fisherman at sea
On 15 September the EU NAVFOR warship ESP CANARIAS received a call from the Spanish Navy Ops Centre (COVAM) about an injured sailor onboard the Spanish fishing vessel INTERTUNA I. The vessel was located 300 miles off the Somali coast. A fisherman had been seriously wounded by a shark bite and required...
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EU NAVFOR Force Commander holds anti piracy talks with the President of the Seychelles
Today, the Force Commander EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA CDRe Pieter Bindt had the honour to meet the President of the Republic Seychelles James Michel, during the port visit of The EU NAVFOR flagship HNLMS EVERTSEN in Victoria City. The British High Commissioner Matthew Forbes was also present. The President expressed his...
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Eleven suspected pirates captured by Atalanta
The French frigate FS NIVOSE, part of the European Union Naval Force Atalanta, for the second time was able to stop a suspected pirate’s mother ship plus two skiffs and arrest 11 suspected pirates, after the group of boats previously had been detected by a Spanish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, also...
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British bulk carrier hijacked
A UK owned bulk carrier, carrying a load of 35.000 tons of soya, was hijacked today at first daylight in a position approximately 250 nautical miles South-West of the Seychelles. The crew is believed to be unhurt. In the same area there was another, unsuccessful attack earlier the same night. Shipping has...
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EU NAVFOR apprehends suspected Pirates
Nine suspected pirates were apprehended by the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship NUMANCIA 200 miles north of the Seychelles in the India Ocean shortly after the attack on the cruise liner MSC MELODY last Sunday. However, as there was not sufficient conclusive evidence to prosecute the suspects, who were in poor health, they...
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Italian Cruise Liner Attacked
An attempt to pirate a 36,000 tonnes Italian cruise liner was successfully repelled last night after the vessel took evasive action to avoid the hijacking. Approximately 1500 passengers and crew are on board, none of whom were injured in the attack. The incident took place in the Indian Ocean some 500 miles...