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Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan has applauded the recent seizures of 27.6 kg of illicit drugs by the French vessel Le Floréal, State House said Thursday. According to a press statement from the EU Naval Forces (EU-NAVFOR) Somalia, the French surveillance frigate, under Operation Atalanta’s command, carried out four consecutive drugs seizures in the international waters during a counter-piracy patrol between…
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During the One Ocean Summit on February 11, 2022, the President of the Republic announced the extension of the national reserve of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), created in 2006. The reserve, whose surface had already been extended in 2016, now covers an area of 1.6 million km 2 , i.e. all of the exclusive economic zones of…
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On a mission in the Indian Ocean as part of the CTF150 mission, the Floréal Surveillance Frigate (FS) took advantage of the presence of the American tanker César Chavez to refuel. Le Floréal had not carried out such a maneuver since 2018. On November 15, 2021, sailing in the same area of operation, the Floréal and César Chavez carried out…
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Respectively integrated and placed in support of the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), the Floréal Surveillance Frigate (FS) and the Chevalier Paul Air Defense Frigate (FDA) have recently carried out major drug seizures. These operations demonstrate the importance of the French contribution within the framework of the CTF 150 which fights against illicit trafficking which contributes to the financing…
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From August 30 to September 5, four ships of the Armed Forces in the Southern Indian Ocean Zone (FAZSOI) took advantage of a joint period of deployment to conduct specific operational readiness activities. This mutual training was organized in two phases. Between August 30 and September 1, the surveillance frigates (FS) Floréal and Nivôse as well as the patrol vessel…
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March 29, 2021 (Google Translation) – Part of Réunion since February 25, 2021, the Floréal Surveillance Frigate (FS) is carrying out a sovereignty mission within the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF). Following a stopover in Durban and with a crew tested negative for COVID-19, the Floréal headed south-east towards the 40th roaring and 50th screaming. This refers to the…
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March 15, 2021 (Google Translation) – On February 25, 2021, the surveillance frigate (FS) Floréal again left its base port of Pointe des Galets in Reunion Island to begin a 45-day mission. This mission will take him to the Scattered Islands and then to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), demonstrating France’s ability to deploy resources in its most…
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November 18, 2020 (Google Translation) – As part of the Enduring Freedom mission within the Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 , the surveillance frigate (FS) Floréal is increasing the number of visit operations in a particular health context due to COVID-19. The sailors therefore put in place a specially developed protocol to allow operations to continue in complete safety. Equipped…
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November 19, 2020 (Google Translation) – Only a few days after making a first seizure of 1.6 tonnes of hashish on a dhow on the high seas, the Floréal Surveillance Frigate (FS) once again shines in the fight against drug trafficking within the Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, with a seizure of more than 800 kilograms of narcotics. On November…
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September 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – On September 6, 2020, the surveillance frigate Floréal left its base port at Pointe des Galets in Reunion Island for a dual mission of surveillance and the fight against illicit trafficking in the southern Indian Ocean. His patrol took him off Tromelin, Glorieuses, the Geyser and Zelée banks, and their respective exclusive economic zones (EEZs…
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