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Nicolas Gros Verheyde November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 0 Comments EUNAVOR Atalanta, Intervention, Somali pirates, Puntland, Somalia

[News] An Iranian dhow captured by pirates in Puntland intercepted by Europeans (v2)

(B2) Sailors from the European operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta spotted a fishing vessel captured by pirates last week

News Blog Missions Operations maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde August 20, 2021August 23, 2021 pirate attack, Mogadishu, Indian Ocean, Turkish pavilion, Somali pirates

Attempted pirate attack on a ship off Mogadishu

(B2) A Turkish-flagged freighter, MV Anatolia, was attacked by a skiff with 4 or 5 people

Brief blog maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde July 12, 2020July 13, 2020 arrest, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Somali pirates, Lawsuit, Seychelles

The trial of five Somali pirates at the end of the summer

(B2) The trial of five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April 2019

News Blog maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 18th December 201918th December 2019 Escort, Gulf of Aden, Iran, Somali pirates, Lawsuit

Iran takes stock of its fight against piracy

(B2) Iran took stock of its anti-piracy action in the Gulf of Aden. Interesting 4400 ships escorted The squadrons

News Blog maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 30th May 201931th May 2019 Charge, Somali pirates, Lawsuit, Seychelles

The five pirates arrested by Navarra charged in Seychelles. A repeat offender among them

(B2) The Supreme Court of Seychelles formally charged on Tuesday (28 May) the five suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles

News Blog Missions Operations maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Attack, Fishing boat, Castilla, Spain, Indian Ocean, Somali pirates

Two pirate attacks dissected by Rear Admiral Pérez de Nanclares de Badajoz

(B2) While pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean have become very rare, they are nonetheless significant. For

Blog Analysis maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde November 15, 2018November 29, 2018 pirate attack group, maritime piracy, Somali pirates, Somalia, Yemen

Off Somalia: Pirate action groups are only dormant

(B2) "While we have succeeded in fighting piracy, we have not eliminated it" insists

News Blog Missions Operations maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 28th October31th October EUNAVFOR Atalanta, P3 Orion, Somali pirates

Pirate ship spotted by Atalanta forces destroyed near Somali coast (V2)

(B2) Sailors of the EU's anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean seized a whaler from an action group on Sunday

News Blog Missions Operations maritime piracy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 18th October26th October Attack foiled, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Indian Ocean, Somali pirates, Somalia

Pirate attack off Mogadishu (V2)

(B2) A bulk carrier flying the flag of Hong Kong was attacked on Tuesday 16 October in the Indian Ocean by a group

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