August 20, 2021 – The frigate Federico Martinengo, at the end of an intense period of maintenance and preparation, under the command of the frigate captain Roberto Carpinelli , he gave up his moorings and headed towards the Horn of Africa to join the European-led Operation Atalanta, born to combat piracy in the waters of the Red Sea, the Gulf…
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CORYMBE 154: European coordination in the heart of the Gulf of Guinea
November 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – During a patrol in the Gulf of Biafra, a bilateral meeting was organized between the TG 450.1 and the Italian multi-mission frigate Federico Martinengo , on November 10. Many tactical exercises punctuated this day and allowed the Amphibious Helicopter Carrier (PHA) Dixmude , the Surveillance Frigate (FS) Ventôse and the FREMM Federico Martinengo to…
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November 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, November 14, frigate Federico Martinengo, on patrol in the Gulf of Guinea, intervened to rescue the merchant Zhen Hua 7 (with crewmembers of Chinese nationality and flying the Liberian flag) which suffered an attack during the night of pirates. Close distances and established communications, ship Martinengo learned the confirmation of the escape of…
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