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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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EUNAVFOR maintaining guard at sea over Christmas

Boarding of a skiff

Anticipating that the pirates will not take a break over the holiday period, neither will the EU NAVFOR units patrolling...

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Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia

The Shiuh Fu No.1 fishing boat, pirated Christmas Day 2010; the whereabouts of the crew of 13 Chinese, 12 Vietnamese and 1 Taiwanese mariners is unknown

While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with...

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M/V BLIDA released from pirate control

M/V BLIDA released from pirate control

On 3 November 2011 it was confirmed that the motor vessel BLIDA was released from pirate control and is now...

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EU NAVFOR warship INFANTA CRISTINA escorts AMISOM-vessel

PETRA 1 and AMISOM-RHIB's

EU NAVFOR warship SPS INFANTA CRISTINA left Mombasa’s waters last week to assume the escort of merchant vessel PETRA 1...

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Flag ship solves EU NAVFOR main task

The merchant vessels Dream-H (left) and Rozen (near right), sailing for UN World Food Programme with humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons in Somalia, was escorted by EU NAVFOR flag ship HSwMS Carlskrona

The merchant vessels Rozen and Dream-H, sailing for UN World Food Programme with humanitarian aid to displaced persons in Somalia,...

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Seychelles President welcomes EU NAVFOR Deputy Commander.

Rear Admiral Bartolome Bauza meets the President of Republic of The Seychelles His Excellency Mr James Michel

On 18 of March at 11.00, the Deputy commander EU NAVFOR Rear Admiral Bartolome Bauza ended a very successful visit...

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EU NAVFOR Transferes 11 Suspected Pirates to Seychelles for prosecution

Suspected pirates arrives at Seychelles

This morning, 17 March, saw the culmination of highly successful EU NAVFOR pirate disruption activities by the EU NAVFOR French...

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EU NAVFOR hosts a visit by the President of Somalia

The President, His Excellency Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Op Comd Rear Admiral Peter Hudson

On the evening of 9 March the President, His Excellency Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and his delegation were greeted by Rear...

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EU NAVFOR hosts Chinese delegation

Rear Admiral Peter Hudson with Major General Li Ning (left)

On the afternoon of 2 March, EU NAVFOR hosted a visit by the Major General Li Ning, Defence Counsellor Chinese...

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The CZECH Republic’s support to EUNAVFOR Anti Piracy Operation

Left to right Warrant Officer Lubomir Volny, Lt Col David Peter and Lt Col Podoba

European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) welcomes three military personnel from the Czech Republic: two officers, namely Lt Col Jozef Podoba...

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