On Thursday 12th November, EU NAVFOR Warship HNLMS Groningen commenced her escort of an UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) chartered vessel, whose task is to deploy 25 Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) along the 3300km coast of Somalia.
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Nov 14, 2015
On Wednesday 11 November 2015, Operation Atalanta’s flagship, ITS Carabiniere, hosted the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
Nov 13, 2015
On Saturday 7 November 2015, Spanish warship, ESPS Victoria, carried out counter-piracy training with the Seychelles Air Force.
Nov 10, 2015
On Wednesday 4 November 2015, Operation Atalanta’s flagship, ITS Carabiniere, provided food, water and medical assistance to local fishermen off the Somali Coast.
Nov 10, 2015
On Thursday 5 November 2015, ITS Carabiniere performed a replenishment at sea (RAS) with US Navy ship, USNS Patuxent, off the coast of Somalia.
Nov 06, 2015
On Wednesday 25 October 2015 members of the Lithuanian Maritime Protection Team on board World Food Programme ship MV Douro, delivered donations to the Bee Hive children’s orphanage in Mombasa.
Nov 03, 2015
On Friday 30 October 2015 Operation Atalanta warships, ESPS Meteoro and HNLMS Groningen, carried out training with the Seychelles Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Police during their port visit to Port Victoria.
Nov 03, 2015
On Saturday 31 October 2015, local Somali leaders were hosted on board Spanish warship, ESPS Victoria.
Nov 03, 2015
On Sunday 25 October 2015, ITS Carabiniere performed her first friendly approach (FA) with a fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia.
Operation Atalanta ships conduct FAs to help build relationships with the local Somali fishing communities and to understand their concerns.
Oct 30, 2015
On Monday 26 October, 2015, ESPS Victoria received a stores air-drop from the Spanish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), CASA CN-235, based in Djibouti.
Oct 27, 2015
On Friday 23 October 2015 the five warships that are currently deployed with Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia met at sea in the Gulf of Aden.
Oct 26, 2015
On Friday 23 October 2015, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Barbieri welcomed the commander of Combined Task Force 151, Rear Admiral Bay, on board the EU Naval Force flagship, ITS Carabiniere.
Oct 26, 2015