On the 28th of December, COMEUNAVFOR, Rear Admiral Giovanni Gumiero, met the Commander of Combined Task Force 151 and the Command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), on board USS CHOSIN (CTF 151 Flagship), while patrolling in the IRTC, in the Gulf of Aden.
Dec 31, 2009
On the 27th of December MV FIDEL, UN World Food Program chartered vessel, met EU NAVFOR warship FS COMMANDANT L’HERMINIER in the Gulf of Aden, just south of Bab-al-Mandeb, and was escorted Berbera city, in the northern coast of Somalia.
Dec 30, 2009
Discussions between EU NAVFOR and the Kenyan Ministry of Defence on the provision of support to the Kenyan Air force (KAF) MPA came to fruition earlier this month with the fitting of camera equipment that will support the fight against piracy.
Dec 15, 2009
10 December 2009 marks the first anniversary of EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation Atalanta, the successful EU Naval Force operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin against piracy.
Dec 10, 2009
From 29 Nov to 2 Dec, Rear Admiral Peter Hudson Operational Commander of EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta, visitied Djibouti and Kenya to say thank you to the authorities for their cooperation in fighting piracy and for their excellent support to EU NAVFOR.
Dec 05, 2009
On Wednesday 2 December the Force Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR), Commodore Pieter Bindt, met with his South Korean counterpart, Commander of the Republic of Korea Naval Escort Task Group, Captain Seung-Woo Kim on board the EU NAVFOR flagship Netherlands HNLM
Dec 02, 2009
On Tuesday 1 December 09, ITS ETNA under the Command of Capitano di Vascello Marco Novella sailed from Taranto to join the EU Naval Force operating off the Somali coast in its Anti Piracy mission. The ship will to take her place as Flagship of the European Union Anti Piracy Force.
Dec 02, 2009
EU NAVFOR warship Louise-Marie protects WFP M/V Semlow – Hijacked in 2005
Nov 23, 2009
The Commanding Officers of the three largest Counter Piracy Task Forces in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean met on board the NATO flagship NRP Alvares Cabral on November 21 in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes be
Nov 23, 2009
On Sunday November 22nd the Force Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR), Commodore Pieter Bindt, met with his Chinese counterpart, Commander of Task Force 529 (CTF 529), Rear Admiral Wang Zhiguo on board the EU NAVFOR Netherlands flagship HNLMS Evertsen in the Golf
Nov 23, 2009
From 12th till 17th of November, EU NAVFOR Netherlands Flagship HNLMS Evertsen visited Muscat, Oman. During this visit the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Pieter Bindt RNLN, met with the Deputy Governor of Muscat, Mr.
Nov 23, 2009