In the afternoon of Tuesday 16 December EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship headed north from the Gulf of Aden to return home after an extremely busy and successful four months on anti piracy patrols. Cdre Giovanni GUMIERO, Italian Navy, took over Command of Task Force 465 from Cdre Pieter BINDT, Netherlands Navy on 12 December.
Evertsen was delayed in leaving the area whilst the issue with the 13 suspected priates, held since 2 December, was resolved.
Evertsen has taken part in the EUNAVFOR mission Operation ATALANTA. The main tasks of Operation ATALANTA are to escort merchant vessels carrying food of the 'World Food Program' (WFP), the protection of vulnerable ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, and to deter and disrupt piracy.
Evertsen was delayed in leaving the area whilst the issue with the 13 suspected priates, held since 2 December, was resolved.
Evertsen has taken part in the EUNAVFOR mission Operation ATALANTA. The main tasks of Operation ATALANTA are to escort merchant vessels carrying food of the 'World Food Program' (WFP), the protection of vulnerable ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, and to deter and disrupt piracy.