FS NIVOSE completed her deployment as an EU NAVFOR warship after thirty four days proudly flying the European Flag .
During this period she has conducted a variety of tasks in the force and has always been ready for any duties and demonstrated a proactive attitude to face all challenges in order to achieve the objectives of Operation ATALANTA Of note she was involved in the disruption of a pirated Yemeni dhow, as well as the disruption of a pirated Iranian fishing dhow, which was pirated a year ago and has been used as a mother ship in the vicinity of the Arabian Sea.
In his farewell signal to the French frigate the EU NAVFOR Force Commander Alberto Correia said: ” Your proactive role and your engagement in this operation have had a great impact on the counter-piracy mission led by the European Union.” [mappress] Source: EUNAVFOR, June 1, 2011;