Google Translation Maritime Interdiction Operations Different categories can be used depending on the level of suspicion and the ship’s willingness to cooperate. In addition to hailing and the friendly approach , there are basically three types of boarding: unopposed, non-cooperative and opposed boarding. These differ with regard to the level of non-lethal and lethal violence in accordance with the applicable rules on the use of military force. These so-called Rules ofCommitment,…
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FGS Hamburg Deploys for EU’s Operation IRINI
July 30, 2020 (Google Translation) – The frigate “Hamburg” will sail towards the Mediterranean for almost five months on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 at 10 a.m. There you will take over the second contingent of missions “Irini” from the European Union. So far, the German Navy had participated with a sea reconnaissance aircraft P-3C “Orion”, which started from the naval…
Read MoreFS Languedoc Begins Operation AGENOR Patrols
June 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – After the Courbet and the Forbin , the multi-mission frigate Languedoc commanded by Captain Helluya joins Operation AGENOR , the military component of the maritime surveillance mission in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, EMASoH . Placed under the international seal with the deployment of the Dutch frigate De Ruyter , recently disengaged…
Read MoreFS Languedoc Patrols the Indian Ocean
May 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – After its transit in the Suez Canal during the night of May 10 to 11, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Languedoc has just joined the Indian Ocean in order to relieve the air defense frigate Forbin in the AGENOR operation to protect the European interests in the Strait of Hormuz. This mission comes a few…
Read MoreFrance Deploys an Atlantique 2 for Operation AGENOR
May 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – Deployed for two months as part of Operation AGENOR [ Short Link ], military component of the European-led Maritime Awarness in the Straight of Hormuz (EMASoH) mission, the Atlantic2 maritime patrol aircraft has effectively contributed to strengthening the regional situation assessment. This first detachment in the sky of the Strait of Hormuz supplements that…
Read MoreFrigate Courbet Returns From Deployment
March 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – On March 12, 2020, the La Fayette (FLF) Courbet frigate returned to its port base in Toulon after a deployment of more than four months in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. Departing from Toulon on November 7, the 180 crew members sailed on mission for 127 days. Patrolling in particular in the…
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