November 2016

On 19 November Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Commodore Luyckx, paid a visit to the Dutch-flagged cargo ship, Super Servant 3, during the vessel’s transit from Safaga in Egypt to Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

On Monday 28 November 2016, the European Council extended Operation Atalanta’s mandate to deter, disrupt and repress acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia, until 31 December 2018.

On Monday 21 November Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Commodore Luyckx, welcomed the Japanese Commander, Captain Minami, on board of Dutch flagship, HNLMS Tromp.

On Monday 21 November, HNLMS Tromp and ESPS Relampago met Japanese Warship, JS Suzutsuki, at sea. During the rendezvous, the three ships conducted navigation manoeuvres to hone the skills of their navigation teams.

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EU sister-missions, EUCAP Nestor and EU Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta), recently held a series of meetings with state government officials and local leaders in Bossasso, in the Puntland state of Somalia.

On 17 November 2016, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Dutch Commodore Luyckx, visited the Croatian Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD) currently deployed aboard World Food Programme (WFP) ship MV Douro.

On 14 November 2016, Operation Atalanta’s Dutch Force Commander welcomed the Commander of Chinese Escort Task Group 112, Senior Captain Bai Yaoping, aboard HNLMS Tromp.

Operation Atalanta ships HNLMS Tromp and ESPS Relampago have recently hosted Somali officials from the east coast of the country.

On Saturday 5 November 2016, Operation Atalanta’s Serbian maritime protection team, embarked on the World Food Programme vessel MSM Douro for the past three months, handed over this important duty to a team from Croatia during a ceremony in Djibouti.

Operation Atalanta’s Dutch Flagship, HNLMS Tromp, recently provided assistance to a Somali fishing vessel adrift off the coast of Somalia.

Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Commodore Luyckx, who is currently embarked in the EU Naval Force flagship, HNLMS Tromp, took the opportunity to visit ESPS Relampago, as the Spanish Navy warship was conducting her counter-piracy patrols nearby.

The Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force (Somalia), Major General Rob Magowan CBE, has reiterated the need for continued vigilance at sea after a chemical tanker, CPO Korea, was reported as being attacked by six armed men 330 nautical miles off the east coast of Somalia on 22 October.  The atta

On Tuesday 1 November 2016 Atalanta’s Operation Commander, Major General Rob Magowan, was welcomed aboard Atalanta flagship, HNLMS Tromp.

Dutch Warship HNLMS Tromp recently took a short break from her counter-piracy patrols, with a port visit to the Seychelles, in order to carry out routine maintenance and restock the ship with food and other essential goods.