Posts Tagged ‘Somalia’
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EU NAVFOR Warship ESPS NAVARRA Completes WFP escort
On the 23rd of January, EU NAVFOR Warship ESPS NAVARRA completed successfully the escort of MV POWER STAR to Salalah. The World Food Programme chartered vessel left Mombassa on the 13th of January and initially met EU Warship FGS BREMEN and was accompanied until treaching Mogadishu. From there ESPS NAVARRA took responsibility...
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EU NAVFOR Fuels Pakistan Warship in the Gulf Of Aden
While patrolling in the Gulf Of Aden, EU NAVFOR Flagship ITS ETNA, with COMEUNAVFOR RAdm Giovanni Gumiero embarked, provided the Pakistan Navy Frigate PNS KHAIBAR with fuel and water, thus enhancing the spirit of cooperation among coalition Naval forces operating on anti piracy patrol in the gulf of Aden. On the early...
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Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) visits EU NAVFOR
On the afternoon 18 January, General Hakan Syren, the chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) visited EU NAVFOR’s Headquarters in Northwood, near London. The General was received by Rear Admiral Peter Hudson, Operational Commander of EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta. His visit included a presentation on the operation and...
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Pirates release Greek Crude Oil Tanker M/V Maran Centaurus
On 18 January 2010, the Greek crude Oil Tanker M/V MARAN CENTAURUS was released outside Haradere off the coast of Somalia. The M/V MARAN CENTAURUS, with a crew of 28, among them 9 Greek, 16 Filipinos, 2 Ukrainian and 1 Romanian, was hijacked on 29 November in the Somali Bassin, 600 nautical...
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COMEUNAVFOR Meets the Chinese Commander of Task Force 525 in the Gulf Of Aden
On the 16th of January 2010, taking advantage of the vicinity of the two Flagships in the Gulf Of Aden, CTF 465, RAdm Gumiero, and CTF 525 (Chinese People Liberation Army Navy Task Force), Senior Captain Qiu Yanpeng took the opportunity to arrange a meeting. The meeting was conducted in a friendly...
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Attempted Hijacking of Indian Vessel M.T JAG LAYAK
On the early morning of 16 January 2010 pirates attacked the Indian vessel M/T JAG LAYAK in the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). The Turkish Frigate TCG Gokova, from NATO Task Force 151, intervened and its helicopter intercepted the skiff pirate boat that had opened fire on Indian crude oil carrier...
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Hijacked M/V ASIAN GLORY Arrives Off Somalia
On the late afternoon of 1 January, UK Flagged M/V ASIAN GLORY (a vehicle carrier) owned by ZODIAC Maritime Agency, was hijacked in the Somali Basin approximately 900 nautical miles north of the Seychelles and 600 miles from the coast of Somalia. EU NAVFOR in monitoring the situation can confirm that...
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UK Flagged Vehicle Carrier Hijacked
On the late afternoon of 1 January, UK Flagged M/V ASIAN GLORY (a vehicle carrier) owned by ZODIAC Maritime Agency, was hijacked in the Somali Basin approximately 900 nautical miles north of the Seychelles and 600 miles from the coast of Somalia. ASIAN GLORY was well outside the normal EU NAVFOR operating area....
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Hijacked MV ST JAMES PARK Arrives Off Somalia
On the afternoon of 28 December the U.K Flagged Chemical Tanker the M/V ST JAMES PARK, owned by PHILBOX LIMITED, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden whilst transiting the International Recognized Transit Corridor (IRTC). EU NAVFOR has been monitoring the situation and can confirm that the ST JAMES PARK has now...
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RADM (ITN) GUMIERO, CTF 465, meets RADM (USN) SANDERS, CTF 151, and RADM (PTN) DA CUNHA, CTF 508, onboard USS CHOSIN, in the Gulf of Aden.
On the 28th of December, COMEUNAVFOR, Rear Admiral Giovanni Gumiero, met the Commander of Combined Task Force 151 and the Command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), on board USS CHOSIN (CTF 151 Flagship), while patrolling in the IRTC, in the Gulf of Aden. The meeting allowed the three CTFs to...