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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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EU NAVFOR Italian warship ITS LIBECCIO joins Operation Atalanta as the Italian contribution to the fight against piracy in the region

EU NAVFOR Italian ship ITS LIBECCIO

On 29 July, ITS Libeccio and her crew joined Operation Atalanta and the Italian Frigate, under the Command of Cdr...

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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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German operated chemical tanker hijacked

German operated chemical tanker hijacked

Early this afternoon, 8 May, a Marshal Island flagged, German owned, Chemical tanker the MARIDA MARGUERITE, of 13000 tonnes, was...

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EU NAVFOR Force Commander hosts Kenyan Navy

Force Commander EU NAVFOR Jan Thörnqvist and Director General Kenyan Maritime Authorities Nancy Karigithu, exchanged gifts after lunch

Rear Admiral Jan Thörnqvist, Force Commander for EU NAVFOR, held a lunch for representatives from the Kenyan Navy, Kenyan Maritime...

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Malta’s first EU NAVFOR operational mission protects World Food Programme (WFP) ship Mustafa-H

Johan De Witt in the background, Mustafa H in the middle and two Landing craft vehicle personnel in front

This morning 29 of April, the Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) from Malta was used for the first time in support...

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EU NAVFOR Spanish Warship NAVARRA Completes WFP Escort

ESPS Navarra escorting WFP dhow

From 26th of February to 1st of March, EU NAVFOR Warship ESPS NAVARRA successfully completed the escort on WFP Chartered...

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EUNAVFOR Ensures Safe Arrival Of Humanitarian Aid To Somalia

VPD on watch on MV Masar Trade

On the 28th of January, the World Food Programme (WFP) Motor Vessel M/V MASAR TRADE started her transit north from...

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EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA Successfully Completed MV ALPHA KIRAWIRA Escort.

ITS ETNA and MV ALPHA KIRAWIRA

On the afternoon 11th February, EU NAVFOR Warship ITS ETNA successfully completed her first escort in ATALANTA Operation. The AMISOM...

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Longest hijacked Vessel Taiwanese M/V WIN FAR 161 Released After 10 Months

Win Far 161

M/V WIN FAR 161 that has been anchored off the Somali coast in the vicinity of Harardheere for almost 10...

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EU NAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF Completes Escort of Two WFP Chartered Vessels

FS Surcouf escorts MV SEA DIAMOND

On the 4th of February EU NAVFOR Warship FS SURCOUF arrived from Mombasa in front of Mogadishu with Two World...

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