On Friday 16 October 2015, Spanish warship, ESPS Victoria, made her first port visit to the Seychelles since joining Operation Atalanta at the start of October.
Oct 22, 2015
Just prior to their departure from the Gulf of Aden and journey home to their base port of La Spezia, crew members from Italian warship, ITS Libeccio, visited the Notre-Dame de Boulaos school in Djibouti.
Oct 22, 2015
On Tuesday 20 October 2015, Operation Atalanta’s new flagship, ITS Carabiniere, was visited by the Operation Commander, Major General Martin Smith MBE.
Oct 21, 2015
On Friday 17 October 2015, ITS Carabiniere conducted a replenishment at sea (RAS) with US Navy ship, USNS Carl Brashear, prior to joining Operation Atalanta.
Oct 20, 2015
On Tuesday 20 October 2015 Italian warship, ITS Libeccio, started her journey home to La Spezia after completing her deployment with the European Union’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta.
Oct 20, 2015
On Wednesday 14 October 2015, Dutch warship, HNLMS Groningen, reached the half way point in her deployment on Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia.
Oct 15, 2015
On Friday 9 October 2015, ESPS Victoria, which is currently deployed with Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia, rendezvoused at sea with Colombian warship, ARC 7 De Agosto.
Oct 15, 2015
On Tuesday 6 October, Spanish warship, ESPS Meteoro, conducted a refueling at sea in the Gulf of Aden with US resupply ship, USNS Pecos, which is currently attached to the Combined Maritime Forces.
Oct 10, 2015
Spanish warship, ESPS Victoria, has joined Operation Atalanta, the European Union’s counter-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia. She departed her home port in Spain on 10th September.
Oct 09, 2015
On 29th September, Italian warship, ITS Libeccio, conducted a joint exercise with Royal Omani Navy warship, RON Al Rahmani, during a port visit to Salalah.
Oct 09, 2015
During her last few days on deployment with Operation Atalanta, sailors and marines from ESPS Galicia had one very important mission to carry out. They arranged a visit to the Djibouti cathedral to give a cash donation to help local school children.
Oct 09, 2015
Five and a half months after departing from her home port of Rota, Spain, the Spanish Landing Platform Dock (LPD), ESPS Galicia, has completed her counter-piracy deployment with Operation Atalanta in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
Oct 08, 2015