On early morning of the 18th June 2015, the Flag Ship took part on the celebration of the National Day of Seychelles. The EUROMARFOR representation, besides the FCdr, RA Gómez Fernández de Córdoba, was composed by 12 ESPS Galicia’s crewmembers.
It has been the first time that a foreign military force has participated on the Constitutional’s Day of Seychelles, since the approval of the Referendum for a new Constitutional Democracy on the 18th June 1993.
The celebration consisted on a National Seychelles Flag hoist and a parade held on the “Stad Linite” in the town of Victoria in the island of Mahé.
Among the assistants to the ceremony was the President of the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. James Alix Michel, who thanked the Force Commander for representing the European Naval Forces in the Indian Ocean in such an important day for Seychelles.
“It has been an important moment for the strong relationship between EUROMARFOR and Seychelles. Our presence here today represents the ongoing support to the Seychelles government and society. We are helping to develop the maritime capacities of the Seychelles Coast Guard and all their maritime agencies. We do always try to make the most of our visits to the Seychelles to make combined maritime exercises”, said the Force Commander after the ceremony of the Constitution Day.
The following day to the parade of the Constitution day of Seychelles, the ESPS “Galicia” participated on the oil spilling exercise held off the coast of Port Victoria.
EU Naval warship ESPS “Galicia” heads to the Somali Basin to continue with their task of disrupting any possible piracy activity and monitoring all the fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.
