It has been reported by the owners that the MV JUBBA XX, a small tanker reported pirated on 16 July,
was released on 27 July off the coast of Somalia following intervention by Puntland officials and tribal elders and all the crew are safe.
On the 19th of July, EU NAVFOR French Frigate Courbet completed another safe and successful escort of a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel from Kenya to Somalia, enabling much needed food-aid to reach the country where a famine has been declared.
Jul 25, 2011
To record the work of Operation ATALANTA and to increase the library of related photographs, all the officers, sailors and marines involved in the protection of World Food Programme and other vulnerable ships in the Indian Ocean were invited to take part in a photographic competition in which the ph
Jul 20, 2011
Late on the morning of 16 July, it was reported by the owners that the MV JUBBA XX, a laden tanker, had been pirated in the northern Indian Ocean, on her regular route from the United Arab Emirates to the port of Berbera, Somalia.
Jul 18, 2011
On the 7th of July, the Spanish Minister of Defence, Carme Chacon, accompanied by the Chief of Defense, General José Julio Rodriguez, visited the Spanish frigate ESPS Santa María during her port visit in Djibouti.
Jul 13, 2011
On the 4th of July, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Alberto Correia met Rear Admiral Gualtiero Mattesi, Commander of the NATO Counter-piracy Taskforce onboard the Italian destroyer ITS Andrea Doria, whilst patrolling the International Recommended Traffic Corridor in the Gulf of Aden.
Jul 05, 2011
The Chinese PLA(Navy) warship MA’ANSHAN (FFG525) has today completed the first port-to-port escort of a World Food Programme (WFP) cargo ship into Somalia through the Gulf of Aden.
Jul 05, 2011
Members of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee visited the EU NAVFOR HQ at Northwood on 30 Jun as part of their inquiry into piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Jul 01, 2011
On the 23rd of June, in Salalah, Oman, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Alberto Correia and Flag Captain Commander Diogo Arroteia were hosted by Commodore Han Xiaohu, Commander Task Force 526, onboard the Chinese Frigate WENZHOU.
Jun 27, 2011
On 24 June, HE Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited EUNAVFOR Operational Headquarters in the UK accompanied by a delegation of senior officials from Djibouti.
Jun 24, 2011
The Luxemburg Government has funded CAE AVIATON to fly two Fairchild SW 3A Merlin aircraft from Mahe in the Seychelles in support of the EU Naval Force.
Jun 20, 2011
On the 16 June 2011, the MV SUSAN K was released from pirate control after 70 days in captivity. The vessel was pirated on 8 April 2011, 200 nautical miles North East of Salalah, Oman.
Jun 17, 2011