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Russian warship supports EU NAVFOR and the World Food Programme

On 26 July, the Russian destroyer ADMIRAL LEVCHENKO began escorting a World Food Programme (WFP) shipment, in support of EU NAVFOR. Force Commander Jan Thörnqvist said:  “This is a clear demonstration of the excellent co-operation between our European Task Force 465 and the Russian Navy”.  EU NAVFOR welcomes the involvement of the Russian...

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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 ships BNS LOUISE-MARIE and HSwMS MALMOE escorts vulnerable giant MIGHTY SERVANT 1

EU NAVFOR ships BNS LOUISE-MARIE and HSwMS MALMOE escorts vulnerable giant MIGHTY SERVANT 1

On 13 and 14 September the EU NAVFOR Belgian warship LOUISE-MARIE escorted the Mighty Servant 1, a 29,000-ton semi-submersible...

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EU NAVFOR assists released ship

EU NAVFOR assists released ship

EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS EVERTSEN assisted the hijacked M/V IRENE E.M. after she had been released by pirates. EVERTSEN...

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EU NAVFOR ship supports repair of Mogadishu Port

EU NAVFOR ship supports repair of Mogadishu Port

Mombasa (Kenya), 22. August 2009. Though the first priority for the European Union Naval Force ships in Operation Atalanta is the...

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