Africa
French frigate seizes heroin off the Horn of Africa
French frigate FS Surcouf collaborated with a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft to make her first cocaine interception as part of the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150). Less than three weeks into its deployment, FS Surcouf made two narcotics seizures, with back to back
Most Read News, May 1 – 7, 2017
Most Read News, May 1 – 7, 2017
Canadian Navy ships return from West Africa deployment
Two Royal Canadian Navy Kingston-class coastal defence vessels, HMCS Summerside and Moncton, returned to Halifax on May 2, following a two-month deployment to West Africa. The deployment was part of a mission called Neptune Trident 17-01 and saw the ships work with allies and partners to build relat
Most Read News, April 24 – 30, 2017
Most Read News, April 24 – 30, 2017
Somali pirate gets life sentence for 2010 USS Ashland attack
A Somali pirate that took part in the attack on U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Ashland in April 2010 was sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison, the U.S. Justice Department announced April 26. Mohamed Farah, 31, of Somalia, was sentenced for engaging in piracy and committing other offenses perta
Trilateral amphibious drill concludes off Djibouti
Warships and personnel from U.S., U.K. and France completed a two-week multilateral amphibious exercise in international waters off the coast of Djibouti and in the vicinity of Djibouti and Arta Beach. Named Alligator Dagger 17, the exercise is led by U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces, and joined by forc
ESPS Galicia prevents merchant ship from being pirated
Late on Saturday night during a European Union counter-piracy patrol close to the east coast of Somalia, EU NAVFOR’s Spanish flagship, ESPS Galicia, received a SOS distress call from the master of merchant ship, MT Costina, to say that his vessel was being attacked by a number of armed pirates in a
USNS Kanawha replenished ESPS Galicia
Earlier this month USNS Kanawha replenished ESPS Galicia of EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta at sea (RAS). Having sailed into the counter-piracy sea areas in the Gulf of Aden, the flag ship of Operation Atalanta, ESPS Galicia went alongside USNS Kanawha to replenish fuel and stores in preparation for he
Most Read News, April 17 – 23, 2017
Most Read News, April 17 – 23, 2017
South Korea joins anti-piracy drill in Gulf of Aden
A South Korean Navy ship already patrolling the Horn of Africa as part of an EU-led task force was sent to participate in an international anti-piracy drill that took place in the Gulf of Aden. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong joined U.S., Japanese and Royal Navy warships i
First Egyptian Navy Type 209/1400 submarine arrives to Egypt
The first TKMS-built Type 209/1400 submarine built for the Egyptian Navy has arrived to the naval base in Alexandria, Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced on April 19. The submarine arrived from Germany after being officially received by the Egyptian Navy on December 12, 2016. S41, as the submarin
Most Read News, April 10 – 16, 2017
Most Read News, April 10 – 16, 2017