The French frigate FLOREAL finished as an EUNAVFOR warship on the 20 December after 105 days flying the European Flag.
The crew member of the hijacked vessel MV Hannibal II, who was released by pirates on the 17th of December, has arrived at the Bouffard hospital in Djibouti after being treated for a suspected appendicitis.
Dec 20, 2010
On 16 December 2010, at 0250 UTC, the Marshall Island-flagged Tanker HELLESPONT TRINITY was unsuccessfully attacked by one skiff in the Indian Ocean, approximately 220 nautical miles West of Angria Bank, India.
Dec 16, 2010
On 15 December, the EUNAVFOR Greek warship HS ADRIAS completed operating under EUNAVFOR, after more than three months working in Operation ATALANTA.
Dec 15, 2010
8th December 2010 marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of Operation ATALANTA, the European Union’s Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) counter-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. The anniversary coincided with the confirmation by the EU that the operation woul
Dec 15, 2010
On 14 December 2010, EUNAVFOR Flagship FS DE GRASSE fulfilled her last day of operations after 4 months conducting counter-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin.
Dec 14, 2010
On 10 December 2010, the MV UNITED STAR reported it was under attack, approximately 500 nautical miles North East of Salalah (Oman).
Dec 13, 2010
On 12 December, FS JACOUBET and her 89 crewmembers joined Operation ATALANTA.
FS JACOUBET is a French frigate that has entered service with the French Navy in 1982. She has a displacement of 1,175 tons and a length of 80 meters.
Dec 13, 2010
On 8 December 2010, EUNAVFOR’s capacity has been reinforced with the arrival of the Spanish ship SPS PATINO in the area of operations.
Dec 09, 2010
On 8 December, the EUNAVFOR Spanish warship SPS INFANTA CRISTINA completed operating under EUNAVFOR, after four months working on Operation ATALANTA.
Dec 09, 2010
On 7 December 2010, the Saudi Arabian flagged Product tanker MV AL NISR AL SAUDI was released from under pirate control.
Dec 09, 2010
The MV FATHIL RABI, chartered by the World Food Program (WFP), was safely escorted by the two EUNAVFOR warships HS ADRIAS and FGS HAMBURG over the last 2 weeks, helping in the delivery of 2,397 metric tons of food to Somalia.
Dec 06, 2010