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On 16 November 2010, pirates failed in pirating the MV AFRICAN EAGLE, a Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier, thanks to self-protection measures adopted by the vessel.

On 12 November 2010, during its visit to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, a group of officers from the EU NAVFOR warship ITS LIBECCIO paid a visit to some of the merchant vessels also berthed in the port.

On 14 November 2010, HSwMS CARLSKRONA fulfilled her last day of operations as an EU NAVFOR warship after 7 months conducting counter-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin.

On 13 November 2010, the MV YUAN XIANG, a Panamanian-flagged vessel, was pirated in the Somali Basin, approximately 650 nautical miles (1,200 kilometres) East of Salalah (Oman). The MV YUAN XIANG is reported to have 29 crewmembers onboard, all of whom are Chinese.

On 12 November, the Italian EU NAVFOR warship ITS LIBECCIO, arrived in the port of Dar Es Salaam, on its first visit to this port whilst on the EU anti piracy mission, OP ATALANTA.

EU NAVFOR welcomes the E-3F SDCA (French Air Force - Base of Avord) that has very recently arrived in Djibouti to reinforce EU NAVFOR operational ability. The aircraft conducted its first operational flight yesterday in the Somali Basin and will play a major part in counter-piracy o

On 9 November, the EU NAVFOR Italian Frigate ITS LIBECCIO was engaged in a replenishment at sea operation with the EU NAVFOR German tanker FGS RHOEN. This is the second time that the two ships meet together to conduct a replenishment.

On 6 November 2010, the EU NAVFOR Dutch ship HNLMS AMSTERDAM successfully located and disrupted one Pirate Action Group (PAG) comprising of 2 skiffs with 9 suspected pirates onboard.

On 6 November 2010, the Marshall Islands-flagged MV SAMHO DREAM was released from under pirate control.

On 2 and 3 November 2010, EU NAVFOR met with other representatives from the ”Working Group 2 on Legal Issues” of the International Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), in Copenhagen.

The good weather of the inter-monsoon period and the good sailing conditions enable pirates to reach open seas where they can easily find vulnerable merchant vessels.