Coastal Boating, Sailing, Cruising, Yachting, Racing, Coastal, Sailboat, Yacht, Fleet, Club, Regatta, Commodore, One design, Social, Long Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Island, Seamanship, NE waters, NOAA, NWS

 

 

 

 

German Minister Visits Maritime Patrol Detachment

The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development has visited Operation Atalanta’s Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Detachment in Djibouti.

Federal Minister Dr Gerd Müller was on a six-day trip to Africa which concluded with this visit to the MPRA.

http://i2.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/GermanFederalMinisterGerdMllervisitsMPRAinD.155341.jpg

 

Head of European Union Delegation To The Republic of Djibouti Visits Spanish Maritime Patrol Detachment

On 30 March, Ambassador Joseph Silva, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Djibouti, visited the Spanish Air Force Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance (MPRA) Detachment in Djibouti.

http://i3.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/HavinglandedsafelyAmbassadorSilvaposeswitht.155423.jpg

 

Operation Atalanta Force Commander Visits Spanish Warship ESPS Tornado

On 3 April Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Jan Kaack, visited the Spanish warship, ESPS Tornado. The visit was possible as the Operation Atalanta warships were both conducting counter-piracy maneuvers in the Gulf of Aden.

http://i4.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/OpAtalantasForceCommanderwithESPSTornadosCo.155507.JPG

 

Atalanta Warships’ Joint Training Ensures they are Fully ‘FIT’ for Counter-Piracy Operations

When three Atalanta warships were operating in the Gulf of Aden recently, they took the opportunity to conduct Force Integration Training (FIT).  The FIT included a number of key naval manoeuvres, which served to confirm that the warships were ready in all respects for their counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia

http://i5.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/OpAtalantashipsconductingReplenishmentAtSea.155548.jpg

 

German Maritime Patrol Aircraft Clocks 5000 Hours for Operation Atalanta

The German Navy has been flying their Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) with Op Atalanta for the past seven years, and this week the MPRA Detachment reached an impressive 5,000 flying hours off the coast of Somalia.

http://i6.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/GermanMPRADetachmentreach5000flyinghoursfor.155626.jpg

 

Operation Atalanta Force Commander Visits Italian Warship ITS Euro

Operation Atalanta’s German Force Commander, Rear Admiral Jan Kaack, recently visited his Italian colleagues on board the Italian warship, ITS Euro.

http://i7.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/OpAtalantaForceCommanderintheWardroomaboard.155722.jpg

 

Operation Atalanta Italian Sailors Share Smiles with School Children in Djibouti

Sailors from Italian warship, ITS Euro, which has been deployed with Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia since the end of March, took time during a recent stopover in Djibouti to visit a local school, Notre-Dame de Boulaos, and meet the children who study there.

http://i8.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/OperationAtalantasItaliansailorsmeetschool-.082025.JPG

 

Operation Atalanta Sailors Share Expertise with Djiboutian Coastguard

On 19 April 2016, members of the Djiboutian Coastguard were invited on board Operation Atalanta Flagship, FGS Bayern, to take part in a busy day of maritime skills training.

http://i9.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/MaritimeBuildingEventsareusedtostrengthenli.143353.jpg

 

Counter-Piracy Navy Commanders from Operation Atalanta and Combined Task Force 151 Meet in Salalah, Oman

During a recent port visit to Oman, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Kaack, invited the Commander of the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Rear Admiral Cheong Kwok Chien, on board the EU Naval Force (Somalia) flagship, FGS Bayern.

http://i10.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/OpAtalantameetsCommanderofCTF151.092757.jpg

 

Italian Sailors Deployed with Operation Atalanta Train with Tanzanian Navy

During a recent port visit to Dar Es Salaam, Operation Atalanta’s Italian warship, ITS Euro, conducted a series of naval exercises with men and women from the Tanzanian Navy.

http://i1.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/CapacityBuildingonboardOpAtalantasITSEurowi.092835.JPG

 

Op Atalanta’s Italian Sailors Join in the Games with Schoolchildren in Tanzania

During a recent port visit to Dar es Salaam, sailors from Operation Atalanta’s Italian warship, ITS Euro, took the opportunity to visit local children.

http://i2.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/OpAtalantasailorsvisitaschoolinDaresSalaam.092917.jpg

 

Operation Atalanta Flagship Rescues 92 Passengers from Stricken Vessel

On 29 April 2016, Operation Atalanta’s German Flagship, FGS Bayern, rescued 92 people from a stricken vessel in a Saving Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) event.

http://i3.cmail19.com/ei/r/ED/D1C/A8D/csimport/xIMG_7256_kl.093007.jpg

 

EU NAVFOR ATALANTA
EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia - Operation Atalanta is part of the EU's comprehensive approach to tackle symptoms and root causes of piracy off the coast of Somalia and the EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa adopted in November 2011.

EU NAVFOR conducts anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and the Indian Ocean and is responsible for the protection of World Food Programme (WFP) shipping carrying humanitarian aid to the people of Somalia and Horn of Africa as well as the logistic shippings supporting the African Union troops conducting Peace Support Operations in Somalia (AMISOM). Additionally, Operation Atalanta contributes to the monitoring of fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.

For more information, please visit our website www.eunavfor.eu.

 

 

 


Attention Sailing Organizations & PR Agencies:
Add us to your distribution list, contact us today



     
Joy of sailingCoastal Boating (Reg. in Ireland No. 443222) is a division of Knowledge Clinic Ltd.
Europe:
Port Aleria, Rosnakilly, Kilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland - USA: PO Box 726, Mahwah, NJ 07430
All content on this site is subject to Copyright© - All rights reserved.
Contact us - Advertising - Privacy - Terms & Conditions - Copyright & Trademark - Webmaster