Regulatory Hurdles Hampering Drone Uptake

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Development of regulatory, safety framework is slowing down the uptake of UAS technology.

Stranded Focomar Crew Safe and Sound

The twenty-four crew members of the Panamanian-flagged bulker Focomar have been rescued after taking refuge on a ...

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Spanish Court Jails Six Somali Pirates

A Spanish court has convicted six Somali pirates sentencing them on sixteen years of imprisonment each. Namely, the ...

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Somali Piracy Still a Burning Issue

Somali Piracy Still a Burning Issue

Meeting to discuss the current situation off the Horn of Africa, the Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force, ...

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Eunavfor Stays in Somalia for Two More Years

Eunavfor Stays in Somalia for Two More Years

The European Council has extended the EU’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta by two more years, until December 12, ...

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EUNAVFOR Medevacs Seafarer from Container Ship

On 30 April, container ship MV Jumme Trader launched an SOS message after a crew member became very ill. The SOS ...

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EUNAVFOR Completes Nine Day Escort of WFP Chartered Vessel

On 10 May, French EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) ship FS Nivôse completed a nine day escort of a World Food Programme ...

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EUNAVFOR Commander Talks Cooperation on Counter-Piracy ...

EUNAVFOR Commander Talks Cooperation on Counter-Piracy with Omani Officials

On 17 March, during a visit by the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez ...

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EU NAVFOR Team Saves Iranian Dhow from Suspected Pirates

EUNAVFOR Team Saves Iranian Dhow from Suspected Pirates

On Saturday, 20 October 2012, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) German frigate FGS Sachsen located a suspicious dhow ...

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EUNAVFOR Assists Rescue of Capsized Ferry off Zanzibar

EUNAVFOR Assists Rescue of Capsized Ferry off Zanzibar

On 18 July the ferry MV Skagit was reported to be sinking off Chumbe island. The EU Naval Force Somalia Operation ...

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EUNAVFOR Force Commander Meets Omani Maritime Authorities

EUNAVFOR Force Commander Meets Omani Maritime Authorities

During a port visit by EU Naval Force Flag Ship FS MARNE in Salalah (Oman), the EUNAVFOR Force Commander Rear ...

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Horn of Africa: EUNAVFOR Intercepts Pirate Group

Horn of Africa - EUNAVFOR Intercepts Pirate Group

On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of ...

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EUNAVFOR Receives Spanish and Dutch Frigates

EUNAVFOR Receives Spanish, Dutch Frigates

EUNAVFOR – the counter piracy task force sent by the European Union to patrol the waters off the Horn of Africa, ...

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EUNAVFOR Stops Group of Suspected Pirates Off Somalia

EUNAVFOR Stops Group of Suspected Pirates Off Somalia

EU Counter Piracy Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) have tracked down and stopped a group of suspected pirates who were ...

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Portugal’s Largest Warships Joins EUNAVFOR

Portugal’s Largest Warships Joins EUNAVFOR

On Monday 26th March one of Portugal’s largest warships, the Vasco de Gama Class frigate NRP CORTE REAL added its ...

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Two French Warships Join EUNAVFOR’s ...

Two French Warships Join EUNAVFOR's Counter-Piracy Mission in Gulf of Aden

As of 23 March 2012 the Counter-Piracy force of the European Union (EUNAVFOR) which normally includes between 4 and ...

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EUNAVFOR Warships Provide Assistance to Stricken Vessel ...

EUNAVFOR Warships Provide Assistance to Stricken Vessel in Gulf of Aden

Over the past few days EUNAVFOR warships, operating as part of the EU’s counter-piracy mission codenamed Operation ...

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Spanish Warship ESPS INFANTA ELENA Joins EUNAVFOR

Spanish Warship ESPS INFANTA ELENA Joins EUNAVFOR

ESPS INFANTA ELENA, a Descubierta class corvette, joins the EUNAVFOR operation ATALANTA today, 27 February. ESPS ...

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French Warship Joins EUNAVFOR Counter Piracy Task Force

French Warship Joins EUNAVFOR Counter Piracy Task Force

The La Fayette Class Frigate, FS ACONIT, will join the EUNAVFOR counter piracy Task Force on 11 February. FS ...

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Warships from EUNAVFOR, NATO and Russian Navies ...

Warships from EUNAVFOR, NATO and Russian Navies Exercise Together

On 31 January 2012, the EUNAVFOR flagship ESPS PATIÑO conducted a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with the NATO Flagship ...

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EUNAVFOR Warship FGS KÖLN Saves Five Somali Fishermen

  EUNAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN came to the rescue of five Somali fishermen drifting in the Indian Ocean in a ...

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