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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.

EU NAVFOR welcomes the first judgment yesterday in a Seychelles prosecution in connection with the interdiction of a pirate group by an EU NAVFOR warship.

On 2 and 3 November 2010, the EU NAVFOR warship SPS GALICIA, with the support of an EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) located and disrupted two Pirate Action Groups comprising of 2 skiffs with 11 suspected pirates onboard.

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.

The MV ALY ZOULFECAR, a Comorian-flagged vessel, was pirated on route between the Comores and Dar Es Salam (Tanzania).

The pirated Panama-flagged MV POLAR has now arrived off the coast of Somalia and is anchored in the vicinity of Hobyo.

In late October, the EU NAVFOR Flagship conducted a port visit to the Seychelles. Rear-Admiral Philippe Coindreau, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, met with Mr. Joel Morgan, Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Transport of the Republic of Seychelles.

On the morning of 30 October 2010, the Malta-flagged MV GO TRADER was reported under attack from one skiff approximately 280 nautical miles (520 kilometres) south east from Salalah, Oman.

MV POLAR

On 29 October, the EU NAVFOR Italian ship ITS LIBECCIO visited two Yemeni fishing dhows, while patrolling along the Somali coast.

On 28 October, EU NAVFOR welcomed Mr.

This week, the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship SPS INFANTA CRISTINA completed the escort of the Merchant Vessel VICTORIA, chartered by the World Food Program, until Bosaasso (Somalia).