Do you know the executive tasks of #OperationAtalanta ? Two of the main ones are:
➡️ The protection of World Food Programme and other vulnerable vessels.
➡️ To deter, prevent and repress piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Area of Operations.
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#IndianOcean November 2023
DDGH #ITSDuranddelaPenne D560
Marina Militare 🇮🇹
FFGH #SPSNavarra F85
Armada 🇪🇦
EUNAVFOR ATALANTA 🇪🇺
What a week it’s been for 🇫🇷 frigate Languedoc in NW Indian Ocean!
Thwarting a Houthi attack by downing two drones, protecting a 🇳🇴 tanker under attack with 🇺🇸, before being brought under 🇪🇺 flag with #OperationAtalanta
But why are 🇫🇷&🇪🇺 in the area, and what are they doing?
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A #French 🇫🇷 aircraft carrier group and the Spanish destroyer🇪🇸 #SantaMaria are operating together in the #IndianOcean in support of #OperationAtalanta (Operation ATALANTA is the European Union Maritime Security operation in the Western Indian Ocean).
The Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance aircraft VIGMA D-4 is #OperationAtalanta eyes in the sky.
Check the 📹 of one of the maritime surveillances missions they conduct monitoring the flow of navigation of World Food Programme and other vulnerable vessels.
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Meeting at sea of #OperationAtalanta warships ITS #MARTINENGO (flagship of EUNAVFOR ATALANTA 🇪🇺) and ESPS #CANARIAS 👋
🔎 Both assets patrol the Area of Operations 24/7 monitoring navigation flow and actively tracking the existing piracy events.
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EUNAVFOR ATALANTA #OperationATALANTA probably has the best summary of data from the recent #RedSea incidents.
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#OperationAtalanta produces different documents to inform about the piracy situation in the Area of Operations.
❗ Piracy Threat Update.
📝 Piracy Situation Report.
These are uploaded on the Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) website.
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Il boarding team di #naveDeLaPenne si esercita alla condotta di inserzioni con la tecnica del fast rope
Le forze di #EUNAVFOR #OperationAtalanta si addestrano ogni giorno per mantenere alto il livello di efficacia e prontezza
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#ForzeArmate 🇮🇹 #UnaForzaperilPaese
Very proud to personally witness the amazing results achieved daily by EUNAVFOR ATALANTA HQ in #Rota 🇪🇸 with #OperationAtalanta . 15 years of succesfull 🇪🇺CSDP & #NavalDiplomacy multitasking in Indo-Pacific for peace, stability & security.
Thank you VADM Nuñez & to your staff: #BravoZulu !
Hasta pronto mi querido amigo 🇪🇺🇪🇸
Muchas gracias Operation Commander EUNAVFOR ATALANTA VADM José Núñez Torrente for your tireless commitment & your work as OPCDR #EUNAVFOR #OperationAtalanta . I am confident that our common objectives & projects will continue and develop to the desired outcome.
#EUNAVFOR #ReinaSofia #Al #OperationAtalanta #maritimesecurity #WIO
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While patrolling the Area of Operations ensuring the free & secure flow of navigation, #OperationAtalanta warships stop in different ports for logistical purposes & to conduct exercises & engagements with local authorities.
📷 ESPS #CANARIAS in 🇸🇨.
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Repubblica 📌 Interesting thread from Mathieu Droin on #OperationAtalanta and lots more news and features
Recommended for latest updates on #RedSea
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#OperationAtalanta 's flagship ITS #MARTINENGO conducts Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations from the helicopter in the Area of Operations to gather information and monitor the situation.
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The Deputy Commander of EUNAVFOR ATALANTA Rear Admiral Hilaire Ducellier🇫🇷 visited the FHQ of EMASoH where he was welcomed by FCdr Rear Admiral Renaud Flamant and was presented goals achieved and challenges ahead by the staff leading the operation from the UAE 🇦🇪 #OperationATALANTA
