【ＥＵ艦隊】4月17日付け

【スペイン海軍】
Spanish Warship Reina Sofia Rescues Innocent Somali Crew Held Hostage by Pirates
April 17, 2012 – 17:26
On Saturday 14 April Spanish warship ESPS Reina Sofia, who is now operating as part of the EU’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta, stopped a Yemeni dhow that was suspected of carrying armed Somali pirates. The French Air Force Awacs E3F, FS Dixmude and her helicopters, as well as an Australian Maritime Patrol and Reconnaisance Aircraft

【オランダ海軍】4月14-17日　食糧支援物資輸送護衛
EU NAVFOR warship HNLMS VAN AMSTEL completed two consecutive escorts for the World Food Programme
April 17, 2012 – 17:06
Dutch EU NAVFOR warship HNLMS VAN AMSTEL completed two escorts of World Food Programme (WFP) chartered merchant vessels Mary Ann Hudson and Golden Bridge, on a tour between 14 and 17 April from Berbera to Bosaso and back. Both escorts in this high risk area were carried out smoothly and without any incident. During the

EU NAVFOR HNLMS VAN AMSTEL performed RAS with RFA Fort Victoria, CTF 151 flag ship
April 17, 2012 – 10:01
The manoeuvres were conducted smoothly demonstrating a high degree of interoperability between EU NAFVOR Units and Coalition Task Force 151. Within one hour the RAS was completed, during which F76 and F44 was loaded and the formation also completed a “corpen november”. A corpen november is a manoeuvre during which both ships make a turn

EU Naval Force Warships Ensure Humanitarian Aid Gets to the People of Somalia
April 16, 2012 – 10:25
During the last week EU Naval Force (NAVFOR) Spanish and French frigates have ensured that much needed humanitarian aid has been delivered safely to the people of Somalia. From 5 to 11 April, Spanish frigate ESPS Infanta Elena and French warship FS Aconit took it in turns to escort World Food Programme (WFP) ship MW

New EU Naval Force Flagship FS Marne Gets Busy Replenishing Counter-Piracy Task Force
April 16, 2012 – 10:23
Having taken over as the EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) flagship on 7 April 2012, French warship FS Marne has already been very busy out at sea ensuring that the Task Force remains fully prepared for counter-piracy operations off Somalia. In her first 3 days the ship has carried out a number of replenishments at sea

ITS SCIROCCO Joins The EU Naval Force
April 16, 2012 – 10:15
On Saturday the 14th of April the Italian Frigate ITS SCIROCCO has joined the European Naval Force to combat piracy off Somalia. ITS SCIROCCO, while being specifically equipped for anti-submarine warfare, is an effective multi-purpose frigate with an extensive experience in counter-piracy operations acquired during previous deployment in the context of Operation “Ocean Shield”. ITS

DEPUTY COMMANDER EUNAVOR VISITS JAPANESE MPA DETACHMENT IN DJIBOUTI
April 10, 2012 – 17:35
Rear Admiral Rainer Endres, Deputy Commander (DCOM) EUNAVFOR, as part of his recent visit to Djibouti to oversee the Operational Handover between the outgoing Flag Ship, ESPS PATINO (Spain) and incoming French Flag Ship FS MARNE , took the opportunity to visit the Japanese Maritime Patrol Aircraft Detachment on 7 April. Rear Admiral Endres was

Another pirate group defeated by EU NAVAL FORCES frigate FS ACONIT
April 8, 2012 – 22:51
On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of Africa to join with Spanish frigate INFANTA ELENA, and take over the escort of a World Food Programme ship. Meanwhile, in Djibouti, Spain was about to hand over command of Task Force 465

French Warship FS Marne Becomes EU Counter Piracy Flagship
April 7, 2012 – 16:34
In a ceremony held today (7 April) onboard Spanish warship ESPS Patino, and presided over by the EU Naval Force Deputy Commander – Rear admiral Rainer Endres (German Navy), the French warship FS Marne became the new flagship of the EU Naval Force, Somalia, under the force command of Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis. ESPS Patino

EU NAVAL FORCE Welcomes More Warships From Spain And The Netherlands To Combat Piracy Off Somalia
April 5, 2012 – 12:09
EUNAVFOR – the counter piracy task force sent by the European Union to patrol the waters off the Horn of Africa, has been joined by two additional warships. The Dutch multi-role frigate HNLMS VAN AMSTEL has arrived in the area, as well as Spanish frigate ESPS REINA SOFIA. Both ships have helicopters embarked that are