FS Nivose Visits Zanzibar
After participating in the Paille-en-Queue training, the surveillance frigate (FS) Nivôse left Reunion Island on 4 September for an operational deployment to the Indian Ocean. The frigate made the first…
Exercise Paille-en-Queue: Presence & Sovereignty Missions
From 29 to 31 August, the Paille-en-Queue naval exercise took place off the coast of Reunion Island in order to carry out missions of presence and sovereignty. This is the…
FS L’Astrolabe Returns to Reunion Island From Antarctic
Before leaving soon for a mission to the subantarctic islands, the polar patrol boat L’Astrolabe returned to its home port at the naval base of Port-des-Galets on the island of…
Indian Ocean People Smuggling Ring Thwarted
Authorities of the Réunion Island of France repatriated 38 Sri Lankan nationals to Sri Lanka by air on the evening of 25th January 2023. Reportedly, the group of Sri Lankans…