French maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and French Navy warships are currently deployed in the Horn of Africa region as part of France’s commitment to strengthen maritime security in the region. Should a piracy incident happen at sea, EU NAVFOR warships and French Forces will often work together to help protect seafarers and vessels transiting […]
A team of highly-trained Spanish marines has been deployed on board EU NAVFOR’s flagship, ESPS Galicia, for the past three months as part of Spain’s contribution to the European Union’s efforts to deter and disrupt acts of piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. During their deployment the marines worked tirelessly to help […]
Before EU NAVFOR’s German P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) and its detachment of 85 personnel depart their current base in Djibouti to fly home to Germany later this week, Force Commander, Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas, took to opportunity to meet the crew to thank them for their outstanding support. The German detachment […]
Chief of General Staff of Malagasy Armed Forces Welcomed Aboard EU NAVFOR Italian Warship ITS Espero
During EU NAVFOR counter-piracy patrols in the southern Indian Ocean, the commanding officer of ITS Espero, Commander Luigi Pirozzi, took the took the opportunity to visit the port of Antsiranana in Madagascar to strengthen ties with a key ally in the fight against piracy. Once alongside, the Chief of General Staff of the Malagasy Armed […]
To ensure that they remain fully prepared to deal with any security incident off the coast of Somalia, Spanish Marines on board ESPS Galicia conduct regular force protection training at sea. The training includes weapon firings and radio communications exercises to ensure that the ship is ready to respond to a potential sea-borne attack. Commissioned […]
During ESPS Galicia’s counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia, EU NAVFOR’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas, took the opportunity to visit the EU NAVFOR Montenegrin maritime protection team that is currently on board the World Food Programme (WFP) ship, MV Esbjerg. A key role for Operation Atalanta is to protect WFP ships […]
On Tuesday 30 May 2017, the officer in charge of EU NAVFOR’s Support Element Atalanta (SEA) based in Djibouti, Commander Jean Marc Stervinou (French Navy), took to opportunity to fly with the aircrew from the Spanish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA). The flight was an opportunity to see firsthand the outstanding capabilities of the […]
The Republic of Korea warship, ROKS Choi Young, has been deployed as part of EU NAVFOR off the coast of Somalia. The invaluable cooperation between the Republic of Korea and European Union warships is helping to strengthen maritime security to keep seafarers safe as they transit the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. ROKS Choi […]
Operation Atalanta’s Italian warship, ITS Espero, has conducted a replenishment at sea (RAS) with United States Navy Ship (USNS) Laramie. Conducting a RAS at sea enables EU NAVFOR warships to remain on patrol for longer periods to help deter potential pirate attacks and keep seafarers safe. The US Navy and EU NAVFOR warships have maintained […]
EU NAVFOR can confirm that oil tanker, MT NAVIG8 Providence, came under attack by suspected armed pirates earlier today in the Gulf of Oman. MT NAVIG8 Providence was at sea 100 nautical miles east of Muscat when she was approached by six armed men in a skiff. It is understood that as the skiff moved […]