News from EUROMARFOR
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May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015

Congratulations to the Portuguese Navy that celebrates this day as Navy Day (20th of May refers to the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama).

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May 17, 2015
May 17, 2015

On 17 May 2015, during a counter-piracy patrol in the Arabian Sea, EU Naval Force warship, ITS Grecale, came to the assistance of a tug after it had put out a SOS distress call. The tug had developed engine failure whilst en route from the UAE to Somalia and was drifting in open waters.

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May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

The Spanish exercise SP MINEX started on 15 May and will end on 28 May 2015. In this exercise there are ships from EUROMARFOR (France, Italy, Portugal and Spain) and also from Germany and Turkey.

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May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

Speech of VA. Admiral Santiago BOLÍBAR PIÑEIRO (Spanish Navy), as Operational Commander of EUROMARFOR, by the ocasion of the 20th Anniversary of EUROMARFOR, where a TASK GROUP was activated for Spanish Minex 15.

Cartagena, May 15, 2015.

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May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

EUROMARFOR celebrated the 20th Anniversary on 15 May 2015, in Cartegana. At the ocasion, one Task Group of EUROMARFOR was activated to participate in the exercise SPANISH MINEX 15. 

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May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

Ships of France, Italy, Portugal and Spain in Cartagena by the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of EUROMARFOR. These ships are integrating a Task Group of EUROMARFOR that is going to participate in Spanish Exercise SP MINEX 15.

 

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May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR) celebrated her twenty anniversary on the 15 MAY2015 in Cartagena.

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May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015

Italian Navy’s Maestrale class frigate, Grecale F571, recently completed its 44th friendly approach as part of EU Operation Atalanta.

The vessel approached a Yemeni dhow on May 3 to strengthen friendly ties and exchange information.

ITS Grecale joined Operation Atalanta on February 17 and since conducted operations in Somali waters, the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa.

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May 06, 2015
May 06, 2015

The Spanish Minister of Defence, Mr Pedro Morenés, was the guest of honour during Operation Atalanta’s Force Headquarters Change of Command ceremony that was held on board Dutch flagship, HNLMS Johan de Witt, on Wednesday 6 May 2015 in Djibouti.

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May 06, 2015
May 06, 2015

On Wednesday 6 May 2015 Rear Admiral Alfonso Gómez from the Spanish Navy, assumed command of EUROMARFOR Task Group (COMGRUEUROMARFOR) and also Operation Atalanta Force Commander, during a ceremony held in Djibouti.

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February 13, 2015
February 13, 2015

On Friday 13 February 2015 ended one more deployment of EUROMARFOR in the Operation Atalanta.

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February 09, 2015
February 09, 2015

During her recent port visit to the Seychelles the EUROMARFOR warship integrated in the EU Naval Force, ESPS Rayo, welcomed on board the Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Mr Maciej Popowski.

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February 07, 2015
February 07, 2015

On Sunday 7 February 2015, the EUROMARFOR Flagship (and also EU Naval Force counter-piracy flagship), ITS Andrea Doria, provided urgent medical assistance to an injured seafarer, who had suffered a serious burns injury whilst at sea in his cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.

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February 07, 2015
February 07, 2015

During her visit to Port Victoria, Seychelles, EUROMARFOR warship ESPS Rayo hosted the Deputy Commander of Operation Atalanta, Rear Admiral Paolo Pezzutti.

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February 06, 2015
February 06, 2015

On Friday 6 February, during her visit to Port Victoria, Seychelles, EUROMARFOR warship integrated in EU Naval Force, ESPS Rayo, conducted Local Maritime Training. This was in support of the EU maritime capacity building mission and in coordination with EUCAP Nestor.

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January 30, 2015
January 30, 2015

On Friday 30 January the EU Force Commander and COMGRUEUROMARFOR, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, visited the Commander of the Chinese Escort Task Group 547, Rear Admiral Jiang Gouping, on board the Chinese flagship, CNS Linyi.

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January 29, 2015
January 29, 2015

On Thursday 29 January the EU Force Commander and COMGRUEUROMARFOR, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, welcomed the Commander of the Korean Escort Task Group 17 and Commanding Officer of ROKS Dae Jo Yeong, Captain Sun-Woo Hwang, on board the EU Naval Force flagship, ITS Andrea Doria.

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January 26, 2015
January 26, 2015

On Monday, 26 January, the EUROMARFOR Flaship (and also EU Naval Force Flagship), ITS Andrea Doria, and the Japanese warship JS Harusame met at sea in the Gulf of Aden. On board the Flagship, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, hosted the Commander of Escort Division 2, Captain Masatoshi Kashihara, and a representative from his staff.

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January 21, 2015
January 21, 2015

On 21 of January, the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force and Commander of EUROMARFOR Task Group (COMGRUEUROMARFOR), Rear Admiral Guido Rando, hosted on board his flagship, ITS Andrea Doria, the Commander of the Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151), Rear Admiral Wanich Pakorn.

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January 11, 2015
January 11, 2015

On Sunday 11 January, during one of her counter-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, ESPS Rayo sighted several fishing vessels. In order to develop a greater understanding of the pattern of life of local seafarers and any concerns they may have about piracy, the Spanish Navy warship’s Commanding Officer tasked his Boarding Team to carry out a ‘Friendly Approach’ visits in the Gulf of Aden.

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January 09, 2015
January 09, 2015

On Friday 9 January, ESPS Rayo, successfully conducted a Replenishment-at-Sea (RAS) with United States supply ship USNS Charles Drew in the Gulf of Aden.

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