A product tanker was targeted by a suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, leading to the apprehension of six individuals by the European Union Naval Force…
https://gcaptain.com/eu-naval-forces-capture-six-suspected-pirates-in-the-gulf-of-aden/
On 01.01.2021, Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/2188 will enter into force, which will extend the mandate of the European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta for another two years, until 31 December 2022.
The new mandate also includes some new tasks reinforcing ATALANTA´s role as a maritime security provider in the area and built on its current success in countering piracy and protecting WFP and other vulnerable vessels.
Hence, as of 01.01.21, new non-executive tasks such as IUU fishing,...
The Panama-flagged chemical/oil tanker Aegean II was not hijacked off the Horn of Africa earlier this month, EU NAVFOR said, citing Somali Bossaso port authority. The post EU NAVFOR: Tanker not…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/eu-navfor-tanker-not-hijacked-by-pirates-off-somali-coast/
EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta units have few opportunities to collaborate with ships of other navies and Combined Task Forces (CTF) to be always ready to deter, prevent and repress piracy and armed robbery at sea. To train with our partners was a perfect opportunity to increase our performance effectiveness. We are greatful to our friends of Task Forces (TF) 53 because of their professionalism and their flexibility.
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Spanish frigate Numancia and US Navy ship Wally...
Namely, in his statement at the Foreign Affairs Council, High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell stated that the EU needs to revive Operation Sophia.
Operation Sophia is a military operation of the European Union with two vessels and five planes and helicopters, launched on 22 June 2015, with the aim of neutralizing established refugee smuggling routes in the Southern Central Mediterranean, as part of the EU’s comprehensive approach to migration.
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https://safety4sea.com/ecsa-urges-the-revival-of-operation-sophia/
On 21 April, suspected pirates seized a fishing dhow off the coast of Somalia, holding 23 people hostage. In a few hours, the European Union’s counter-piracy force EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta had responded to the attack. Two days later, the incident had ended, with Operation Atalanta detaining five suspects and releasing the 23 hostages.
The incident started as five suspected pirates captured a fishing dhow off Somalia. The suspects navigated the dhow along the coast, and visited a...
https://safety4sea.com/how-eu-navfor-handled-2019s-first-piracy-attack-off-somalia/
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations visits EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta
Meeting reiterates: threat of piracy not eradicated off the Horn of Africa.
On 23 May, ECSA’s Maritime Security Working Group met with the EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta at their operation headquarters in Rota, Spain.
Representing the European shipping industry, the ECSA delegation met with the EU NAVFOR’s team to discuss the current state of piracy off the coast of Somalia. The delegation also...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/24/ecsa-visits-eu-navfor-somalia/