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.
Photos: EU NAVFOR Fight Against Piracy Even Under COVID-19 Crisis
EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta units have few opportunities to collaborate with ships of other navies and CTF to be always ready to deter, prevent and repress piracy and armed robbery at sea.
EU NAVFOR Confirms MT Leopard Sun Attacked 160 Nautical Miles Off Central Coast Of Somalia
On 23rd February at 0030 local time, the Motor Tanker Leopard Sun was attacked by two skiffs 160 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia.
EU NAVFOR And CMF Working Together To Combat Piracy Off Coast Of Somalia
On the 27th November, EU NAVFOR’s Spanish Warship ESPS Patiño met up with CTF151 Pakistan Warship PNS Tariq to conduct counter-piracy exercises at sea off the Somali Coast.
Photos: EU NAVFOR Countering Piracy Off The Coast Of Somalia
As the beginning of November comes, the European Union Naval Force continues to repress piracy off the coast of Somalia.
EU NAVFOR Confirms Attack By Suspected Pirates On Oil Tanker In 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.
State Of Maritime Piracy Report: Declining Vigilance Threatens To Increase Piracy
Despite reduced activity in the Western Indian Ocean Region in recent years, pirate networks responsible for the original Somali piracy crisis have sustained themselves through small-scale attacks.
EU NAVFOR Spanish Flagship Prevents Merchant Ship From Being Pirated Off East Coast Somalia
EU NAVFOR’s Spanish flagship, ESPS Galicia, received a SOS distress call from the master of merchant ship, MT Costina, to say that his vessel was being attacked.
EU NAVFOR Reinforces Need For Vigilance Following Recent Pirating Off Somali Coast
Following the pirating of an Indian registered cargo dhow on Saturday 1 April 2017, EU NAVFOR once again reiterates the need for vigilance to all ships transiting the piracy high risk area.