Defense
Learning the Hard Way…Pirates Try to Board Spanish Warship
At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Program ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to
EU NAVFOR
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Incidents
European Naval Forces intercept suspected pirates following attack on the high seas
From the EU NAVFOR website: On the afternoon of 3 April 2011, the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS INFANTA ELENA, identified and boarded a suspected pirate
Thursday, March 17, 2011
News
Vessel captured by Somali pirates used as mothership for additional attack
According to anti-piracy task force EU NAVFOR, the bulk carrier M/V Sinar Kudus was hijacked by pirates approximately 320 nautical miles North Eas of the
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Blog
EUNAVFOR warship assists released merchant vessel [Photos]
In the morning of 14 March, the EU NAVFOR French frigate F/S NIVÔSE provided assistance to the M/V Jahan Moni after she was released from pirate control.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
News
Navy officials discuss piracy agenda at IMO
Within the context of IMO’s World Maritime Day theme “Piracy: orchestrating the response”, a meeting took place yesterday (28 February 2011)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Maritime Security
EU NAVFOR to piracy hostages: “Drugs are bad”
There is no doubt that the threat of piracy is real and still raging off the coast of Somalia and elsewhere in the world. Vessels are being hijacked,
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