ITS Carabiniere replenished at sea by the United States Supply ship USNS Laramie

On Sunday 13th December 2015, Operation Atalanta’s flagship, ITS Carabiniere, conducted a replenishment at sea (RAS) with United States Supply ship, USNS Laramie.

After two hours of careful and complex co-ordination, ITS Carabiniere successfully refueled and replenished her naval stores.

Conducting a RAS at sea enables Operation Atalanta warships to maintain their counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia with minimum disruption.

After refueling with USNS Laramie, ITS Carabiniere resumed her counter-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden.

ITS Carabiniere waiting in the queue to refuel from the USNS Laramie.

View of USNS Laramie from ITS Carabiniere During the final approach for RAS.

ITS Carabiniere Disengaging USNS Laramie.