EUNAVFOR

EU NAVFOR vessel interacts with Somali fishermen

EU Naval Force Ships are to friendly-approach local vessels and speak to the crew in the Western Indian Ocean aiming to enhance the mutual understanding and trust between the EU Naval force and local seafarers and also get a first-hand insight about possible piracy incidents in the area.

Specifically, crewmembers from the Spanish vessel ESPS Relámpago, met with the crew of Somali dhow in the Gulf of Aden. The friendly interaction was between the Spanish crewmembers and Somali fishermen.

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Foreign powers help reduce piracy in Somalia

According to BBC’s Anne Soy, foreign navy powers have played a crucial role in handling piracy off Somalia’s coast. Somali territorial waters saw a rise in smuggling, illegal fishing by foreign trawlers, illegal dumping and later piracy. The route through the Indian Ocean past the Somali coast became known as one of the most dangerous sea passages in the world. But 10 years ago, the European Union, Nato and others began to deploy naval forces to the region shortly after the UN Security Council...

https://safety4sea.com/foreign-powers-help-reduce-piracy-in-somalia/

EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia: Mandate Extended Until 31 March 2019

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The Council extended the mandate of the EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia until 31 March 2019. The operation’s core mandate is to contribute to the EU’s work to disrupt the business model of migrant smugglers and human traffickers in the Southern Central Mediterranean.

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The operation has also supporting tasks. It trains the Libyan Coastguard and Navy and monitors the long-term efficiency of the training and it contributes to the implementation of the UN arms...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/eunavfor-med-operation-sophia-mandate-extended-until-31-march-2019/

EU NAVFOR, China conduct medical exercises

Medical staff from the EU NAVFOR and the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army completed medical exercises on board the EU NAVFOR flagship ESPS Castilla. There were also realistic simulations with the evacuation of casualties onto helicopter.

Namely, the medical exercise had been previously detailed in Djibouti. In order to make it resultful, there were realistic simulations, with the casualties being transported onto helicopters and taken in a ship’s operating theatre.

The demonstration, learning and...

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EU NAVFOR, Kenya cooperate to tackle piracy

On 16 of November, EU NAVFOR Italian Warship Federico Martinengo visited the Port of Mombasa, in Kenya. There the ship’s crew carried out the second combined exercise together with Kenyan Navy counterparts.

During the exercise, EU NAVFOR’s crew showed techniques to the Kenyan Navy in firefighting,  first aid and anti-flooding procedures.

This exercise comes after the visit by ‘Martinengo’ to Mombasa on the 18 of September. At that time, the exercise regarded firefighting and first aid as well,...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-navfor-kenya-cooperate-to-tackle-piracy/

EU NAVFOR escorts MV Petra I on its humanitarian mission

MV Petra I was transiting Somali territorial waters when she met with EU NAVFOR. EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta has its core business to support World Food Programme vessels and it is its main goal to ensure their safety on their humanitarian mission.

Lieutenant Colonel Dave Fielder, Spokesperson for EU NAVFOR said of this latest interaction:

It is important to tell the Op Atalanta story to the International community to show how valuable our work is. Not only can we prevent and disrupt pirate...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-navfor-escorts-mv-petra-i-on-its-humanitarian-mission/

EU NAVFOR destroys pirate whaler off Somalia

In the morning hours of Sunday 28 October, EU NAVFOR military personnel seized an active Pirate Action Group (PAG) whaler and destroyed it. This followed a sustained period of surveillance after a piracy attack was conducted against the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier ‘KSL Sydney’.

The attack against the KSL Sydney took place on 16 October, 340 nm off the coast of Somalia. Rear Admiral Alfonso Perez de Nanclares, the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, ordered counter-piracy forces to the area for further...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-navfor-destroys-pirate-whaler-off-somalia/

Piracy attack averted off Somalia

On 16 October, the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier ‘KSL Sydney’ was attacked 340 nm off the coast of Somalia in the Somali Basin, according to data provided by EU NAVFOR.

Due to the application of BMP protection measures by the Master, his crew and the private security team, the piracy attack was thwarted and the crew and vessel remained safe. The Master had already evacuated the crew to the citadel when the embarked Armed Security Team (PAST) responded to the attack,

…official information reads.

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