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Today 6 August, EU NAVFOR’s capacities have been reinforced with the arrival of the French frigate FASM DUPLEIX in the area of operations.

After an emergency call on the radio, from the merchant ship Cantabrian, EU NAVFOR warship SPS Victoria launched her helicopter to rescue a seaman in acute need of medical care.

The French Navy anti-submarine destroyer  de Grasse  left Toulon in southern France late 31 July, having embarked the future Atalanta force commander and his multinational staff.

EU NAVFOR / Task Force 465 is reinforced with the Italian frigate Libeccio. She will now serve as a EU NAVFOR warship and solve all kind of tasks in the anti piracy Operation Atalanta until the 30 November.

The French frigate Jean Bart has now made her last day in service for EU NAVFOR, for this period. During her short but intense period in Task Force 465 she has mainly solved tasks in the Gulf of Aden, patrolling the IRTC.

As part of EU NAVFOR's more offensive tactics some units are now and then tasked to operate close to the Somali shore. Recently the Flag ship HSwHMS CARLSKRONA was given this task.

On 22 July, Rear Admiral Jan Thörnqvist, Force Commander EU NAVFOR, hosted General Thierry Caspar-Fille-Lambie, Commander of the French Forces in Djibouti on board the flagship HSwMS CARLSKRONA.  The main topic of the meeting was how to better support regional countries in their efforts to counter p

On 25 July, the French frigate GUÉPRATTE conducted her last day of operations as part of the EU NAVFOR Task Force and is now heading home to Toulon.

Today, 20 July, the fishing vessel SAKOBA was released. SAKOBA, a Kenyan flagged fishing vessel was hijacked on 03 March 2010 400 NM east of Dar Es Salam.

Today, 20 July, the hijacked merchant vessel UBT Ocean was released.

 After two and a half months of intense duty in EU NAVFOR the Royal Netherlands Ship JOHAN DE WITT sails back to her home harbour Den Helder. On passing Malta she will disembark her excellent Maltese Vessel Protection Detachment.

“EU NAVFOR’s new tactic has been successful, we are disrupting more suspected pirates near the coast, before they put on the high seas and conduct hijackings.