Tag: Counter-piracy operations

  • Nigerian Rear Admiral Points to Tarkwa-Bay As Pirate Hideout Location; Residents Evicted From Area

    January 28: Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, the Commander of Operation Awatse, says Tarkwa-bay is a hideout for pirates and officially it is a non-residential area. While addressing concerns over the […]

  • Counter-Piracy Task Forces Work Together to Deter Piracy and Increase Maritime Security in Gulf of Aden

    July 24: Warships from three nations have taken part in a counter-piracy surge operation, led by Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 in the Gulf of Aden. The operation was part […]

  • ITS Scirocco Joins EUNavfor

    On Saturday the 14th of April the Italian Frigate ITS SCIROCCO has joined the European Naval Force to combat piracy off Somalia. ITS SCIROCCO, while being specifically equipped for anti-submarine […]

  • Counter-Piracy

    Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in the Gulf of Aden to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean. […]

  • EU NAVFOR Visit

    Baroness Ashton, High Representative, accompanied by General Haken Syren, Chairman of the EU Military Committee, visited the EU NAVFOR Operational HQ in Northwood on 17 Aug 11 to receive an […]