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EUNAVFOR ATALANTA plays a vital role in the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy and EU’s Naval Diplomacy for the Indo-Pacific. Since 2008 supporting the Coastal States in the combined effort for peace, stability and Maritime security: Permanent protection of WFP and other vulnerable vessels within the Area of Operations;
Italy Assumes Command of Operation Atalanta Force - Naval News
Feb 15, 2024 · Italian Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino assumes command of the 46th rotation as Force Commander of the European Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Operation ATALANTA. He takes command of Task Force 465 from Portuguese Commodore Rogério Paulo Figueira Martins de Brito who was in command since 03 December 2023.
Operation Atalanta - Wikipedia
Operation Atalanta, formally European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia, is an ongoing counter-piracy military operation at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean, that is the first naval operation conducted by the European Union (EU), in support of United Nations resolutions 1814, 1816, 1838, and 1846 adopted in 2008 by ...
EU anti-piracy force flags possible attack off Somali coast
May 23, 2024 · The European Union's anti-piracy force in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, Operation Atalanta, on Thursday flagged a possible pirate attack on the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Basilisk off the...
Italy sends a FREMM in the Red Sea to protect ... - Naval News
Dec 20, 2023 · The most recent scheduled participation to the Operation “Atalanta”, showed Italian Navy’s Durand de la Penne (D 560) as flagship of the same operation from 17 July to 3 December 2023 alongside the Force Commander Rear Admiral Fabrizio Rutteri, leaving their appointments before the beginning of the Houthis attacks.
EU Extends Naval Operation Combating Piracy off Somalia …
Jan 6, 2023 · The European Union has decided to extend its Naval Force Operation Atalanta off the coast of Africa for two years despite the removal of the designation of a piracy high risk area for Somalia and...
ITALY ASSUMES COMMAND OF OPERATION ATALANTA’S FORCE
Djibouti, 11 February 2023 – Italian Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino assumes command of the 46th rotation as Force Commander of the European Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Operation ATALANTA.
Latest News - EUNAVFOR
Oct 9, 2024 · From 30 to 31 May, Operation ATALANTA has gathered the most relevant maritime operations in the Northwest Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, the Gulf, and the Red Sea with the shipping industry in the “15th Industry Strategic Meeting”.
EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta: New Operation Commander …
Nov 15, 2023 · Today, the Council appointed Vice Admiral Ignacio Villanueva Serrano as Operation Commander of the European Union military operation to contribute to maritime security in the West Indian Ocean and in the Red Sea (EUNAVFOR ATALANTA), starting on 23 November 2023.
Spain takes over from Italy and assumes command of Operation Atalanta ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Spain has assumed command of Operation Atalanta against piracy in Somalia, succeeding Italy. Rear Admiral Manuel Alvargonzalez Mendez replaced Italian Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino in a ceremony on the Italian vessel "Martinengo" in the Port of Djibouti.