On 18 October, the EU NAVFOR Swedish warship HSwMS CARLSKRONA completed another grouped escort for both the World Food Program (WFP) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
During three days the MV PETRA I (AMISOM) and the MV MASAR TRADE (WFP) were successfully protected by the warship from Mombasa in Kenya, to Mogadishu in Somalia. The two vessels arrived safely at their destination with humanitarian aid and other logistic supplies. More than 6,700 metric tons food (maize and pulses) were notably delivered onto the Somali shore.
“What we are doing here is very important. Personally I’m very satisfied with our mission and what we do for the people of Somalia”, says LT Victor Lundqvist, a combat information officer onboard HSwMS CARLSKRONA.
EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Program (WFP) and vessels of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). EU NAVFOR also protects vulnerable vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, deters and disrupts piracy. EU NAVFOR finally monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.
More stories about EU NAVFOR escorts:
- WFP escort by EU NAVFOR Dutch ship HNLMS AMSTERDAM
- EU NAVFOR visits WFP headquarters in Rome, Italy
- AMISOM escort by EU NAFOR Italian ship ITS LIBECCIO
- WFP and AMISOM escort by EU NAVFOR French ship DE GRASSE
- WFP and AMISOM escorts by EU NAVFOR FS DE GRASSE and FGS SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
During three days the MV PETRA I (AMISOM) and the MV MASAR TRADE (WFP) were successfully protected by the warship from Mombasa in Kenya, to Mogadishu in Somalia. The two vessels arrived safely at their destination with humanitarian aid and other logistic supplies. More than 6,700 metric tons food (maize and pulses) were notably delivered onto the Somali shore.
“What we are doing here is very important. Personally I’m very satisfied with our mission and what we do for the people of Somalia”, says LT Victor Lundqvist, a combat information officer onboard HSwMS CARLSKRONA.
EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Program (WFP) and vessels of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). EU NAVFOR also protects vulnerable vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, deters and disrupts piracy. EU NAVFOR finally monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.
More stories about EU NAVFOR escorts:
- WFP escort by EU NAVFOR Dutch ship HNLMS AMSTERDAM
- EU NAVFOR visits WFP headquarters in Rome, Italy
- AMISOM escort by EU NAFOR Italian ship ITS LIBECCIO
- WFP and AMISOM escort by EU NAVFOR French ship DE GRASSE
- WFP and AMISOM escorts by EU NAVFOR FS DE GRASSE and FGS SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN