Operation Atalanta

Operation Atalanta
Part of Piracy in Somalia
Piracy area of interest in the Indian Ocean (2005–2010)
Date 8 December 2008 – ongoing (8 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) Location Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Belligerents
European Union  Netherlands  Spain  Germany  France  Greece  Italy  Sweden  Belgium  Malta  Luxembourg  Portugal  United Kingdom  Finland  Croatia  Romania  Ukraine  Montenegro  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Poland  Latvia  Lithuania  Bulgaria  Norway  Estonia  Serbia  Chile  Colombia	Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Major General Robert Magowan CBE Operation Commander EU Naval Force Rear Admiral Giovanbattista Raimondi Deputy Operation Commander EU Naval Force Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas Force Commander EU Naval Force
Strength
Typically 3-4 surface vessels, 2 maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft.

 Chile

Major General Robert Magowan CBE
Operation Commander EU Naval Force

Rear Admiral Giovanbattista Raimondi
Deputy Operation Commander EU Naval Force

EU NAVFOR Somalia, also known as Operation Atalanta, is a current counter-piracy military operation at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean, that is the first undertaken by the European Union Naval Force. The operational headquarters is located at Northwood Headquarters in the UK.

The mission launched in December 2008 with a focus on protecting Somalia-bound vessels and shipments belonging to the WFP and AMISOM, as well as select other vulnerable shipments. In addition, Operation Atalanta monitors fishing activity on the regional seaboard. In 2012, the scope of the mission expanded to include Somali coastal territories and internal waters so as to co-ordinate counter-piracy operations with Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and regional administrations. On 16 July 2012, the EU also mandated the EUCAP Nestor mission to build up the maritime capacity of regional navies.

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