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  • Safer Seas

    Update: EU Naval Force Warship BNS Louise-Marie Helps To Keep Seas Off Somalia Safer For Seafarers. On 15 December Swedish EU NAVFOR maritime patrol aircraft located a suspicious skiff with […]

  • First Escort Mission

    EU Naval Force flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez has conducted her first World Food Programme (WFP) escort service as part of the EU’s counter piracy mission. EU Naval Force Flagship ESPS […]

  • Suspected Pirates Apprehended

    EU Naval Force Belgian Frigate Louise-Marie Apprehends Five Suspected Pirates. In the afternoon of 15 December 2012, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Belgian Frigate Louise-Marie intercepted one skiff with […]

  • New Command for Task Force 465

    In a ceremony on board ITS San Giusto, command of EU Counter Piracy Task Force 465 has been handed over to Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes. Rear Admiral Pedro […]

  • ROS Regele Ferdinand Heads Home

    After completing Romania’s first counter piracy operation as part of the EU Naval Force, the Romanian frigate heads home to their base port of Constanta. Romanian Frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand […]

  • EU Naval Force and CTF 151 Work Together

    Earlier today [Wednesday], Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, under command of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) worked in close co-operation with Turkish warship TCG Gemlik of Combined Task Force […]

  • Warning to Yacht Owners

    European Union Naval Force Commander Reminds Yacht and Leisure Craft Owners That Piracy Still a Clear and Present Danger in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Rear Admiral Potts who […]

  • Somali Pirates Expand Operations

    According to a senior US official, Somali pirates now have expanded their operations as far as the west coast of India. Somali pirates expand operations till West Coast of India Somali […]

  • EU Naval Force Meets With EUCAP Nestor

    On 31 October, the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, met Jacques Launay, Head of EUCAP Nestor, the European […]

  • Suspected pirates en-route to Spain

    Spanish Navy Takes Custody Of Suspected Somali Pirates. On 24 October 2012, 120 nautical miles southwest of Socotra, the EU Naval Force ship ESPS Castilla took custody of six suspected […]