On Wednesday 23 December 2015, Operation Atalanta flagship, ITS Carabiniere, supported a local orphanage and charitable organisations during her visit to Antisiranana.

From 22 to 26 December, EU Naval Force Flagship, ITS Carabiniere, pays her first visit to Antisiranana, Madagasacar.

The men and women of Operation Atalanta will be continuing with their counter-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean during the festive period in order to ensure that the World Food Programme (WFP) aid destined for the Somali people and seafarers will remain safe from any potential pirate attack.

Over the festive period, Operation Atalanta flagship, ITS Carabiniere, carried out a friendly approach with a fishing vessel off the Somali coast.

Yesterday, 17th of December 2015, The EUROMARFOR Permanent Cell representative of France, Commander Benoit Bernard, was awarded as Knight of French National Order of Merit (French: Ordre national du Mérite).

During her recent port visit to Salalah, Spanish warship, ESPS Victoria, became a polling station for the day to enable the 220 sailors on board to cast their vote for Spain’s general election.  The election will take place on Sunday 20 December 2015.

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

On Friday 11 December 2015, ITS Carabiniere conducted maritime training with the Royal Navy of Oman.

On Thursday 10 December 2015, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander and also commander or EUROMARFOR Task Group, Rear Admiral Stefano Barbieri, visited Spanish warship, ESPS Victoria.

On Wednesday 8 December 2015, Operation Atalanta’s flagship, ITS Carabiniere hosted members of the Japanese Escort Division 3 during a port visit to Salalah.

EU Naval Force Welcomes Rear Admiral Wu Manjiang from Chinese Navy on board ITS Carabiniere.

Today is the Italian Navy Patron Saint day.

On Thursday 3 December 2015, Operation Atalanta’s flagship, ITS Carabiniere met up with USNS Laramie off the coast of Somalia to replenish fuel and stores.

On Tuesday 01 December 2015, Operation Atalanta and EUROMARFOR flagship, ITS Carabiniere successfully completed escort duties for the UN FAO initiative to deploy Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) along the Somali coast.

On Tuesday 01 December 2015, members of Operation Atalanta’s Force Headquarters (FHQ), namelly the EUROMARFOR team, on board ITS Carabiniere took the opportunity to celebrate Romania’s 97th Great Union Day, known as Ziua Marii Uniri.

Until now, the European Union’s counter-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia reached a very impressive milestone.  Codenamed ‘Operation Atalanta’, since it was launched by the EU in December 2008, EU Naval Force warships and maritime protection teams embarked in WFP ships, have successfully protected one million tonnes of World Food Programme (WFP) aid from potential pirate attack.

EUROMARFOR ships (from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain) under the operational command of EUNAVFOR were the main contributers to this mission.

Spanish Navy frigate ESPS Victoria, integrated into the counter-piracy operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean, assisted a fishing boat off the coast of Somalia on November 29.

On Saturday 28 November 2015, Operation Atalanta warship ESPS Victoria, integrated in EUROMARFOR Task Group, welcomed local Somali Leaders on board.

On Friday 27 November 2015, EUROMARFOR flagship, ITS Carabiniere, conducted a joint counter-piracy patrol with the French Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) off the Somali Coast.

On Monday 23 November 2015, Operation Atalanta’s German Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPRA) provided vital support at sea to the flagship, ITS Carabiniere.

On Friday 20 November 2015, MV Kestrel, hosted seven Somali fishermen. The fishermen, who were accompanied by a Somali official, had been invited on board to witness the deployment of fish aggregating devices (FADs), which are currently being placed along the Somali coastline by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (UN FAO) to help increase the daily catches of local fishermen at sea.