April 2013 German EU Naval Force ship FGS Augsburg recently hosted ten sailors from the Djiboutian Navy aboard their vessel to impart some naval wisdom on them. The German frigate is in the region as a part of the European Union Naval Force’s (EU NAVFOR) Operation Atalanta, aimed at securing the Indian Ocean from Somali pirates. While […]
Piracy meetings reinitiated
May 2013 Shipping industry giants have recently resumed meetings to discuss piracy and its threat to the global economy. Participants included CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud — together, these companies account for about 40 percent of world shipping by container volume. They discussed piracy trends in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and the […]
Combined Counter-Piracy Exercise
April 2013 The Seychelles Coast Guard was recently joined by forces from EUCAP Nestor and the European Naval Force for a joint training exercise on April 26th. Taking place in the Seychelles, the exercise simulated an interdiction of a pirate skiff by joint efforts from the Seychelles Coast Guard and assets from EU NAVFOR. The […]
Continuing Threat
May 2013 While Somali pirate attacks have decreased in recent months, many from within the international coalition in place to secure the Indian Ocean warn that the threat is not totally over. Recently, the Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force, Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, spoke about the continuing threat. He warned that Somali […]
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