June 2013 As a recent addition to the European Union Naval Force operating counter-piracy missions the Indian Ocean, the HSwMS Carlskrona has certainly hit the ground running. In its most recent escapade, the Carlskrona saved a crew of fourteen Indian sailors who were being hijacked by pirates. On the morning of June 5th, an Indian dhow in the Gulf of […]
No Hiding Place
The newest addition to the European Naval Force is the HSwMS Carlskrona, a vessel from the Swedish Navy. It didn’t take long for the Carlskrona to see action however– on one of its first patrols last week, the ship’s helicopter spotted a small pirate skiff off the Somali coast. The helicopter was able to photograph the men and their […]