Counter-piracy operations



Counter-piracy operations in the Horn - (090115)

US (from US naval source)

-CTF 151 operational on 1/14/09

-USS San Antonio is the flag ship, 3 other destroyers

-no other countries involved so far

EU ()

-Operation Atalanta operational 12/13/08

-6 ships, 3 aircraft, ~1200 personnel

-HMS Northumberland

-British, Greek commanders

-Germany

-Karlsruhe frigate embarks on anti-piracy mission from Djibouti 12/23/08

-France

-Jean de Vienne as of 1/5/09

-Italy

-Destroyer, as of 12/16/08

-Denmark

-Absalon as of 12/5/08

-Greece

-Britain

-HMS Northumberland

-Switzerland

-considering sending troops along with Atalanta operation as of 12/22/08

Operation Atalanta Force Command Structure–

First rotation: Commodore Antonios Papaioannou from the Greek Navy

Second rotation: Spanish Navy Captain

Third: Dutch Navy Commodore

Russia ()

-Warship Elena entered Port of Aden 12/27/08

-another unnamed ship entered port 12/28/08

-Admiral Vinogradov (replaced the Neustrashimyy) saves Dutch ship 1/14/09

Iran

-reported 12/20/08 to have sent a warship to coast of Somalia

India ()

-1/14/09: will replace the INS Mysore (which replaced INS Tabar) with a

“smaller missile-guided frigate”

Saudi Arabia

-naval ship conducting escorts

Turkey, , Saudi Arabia, , Malaysia and the United States

China: Two Destroyers & a supply ship, sailed Friday December 26, 2008 - arrival Jan. 5

-The Haikou, The Wuhan, The Weishanhu

Pakistan: 1 ship; Frigate, - arrival Oct. 2008?

Malaysia: Patrol Vessel, Frigate, Support Ship - arrival Sept. 7

-KD Pahang, KD Lekiu, KD Sri Inderapura

Asian countries considering sending ships:

Japan

Taiwan

Korea

Australia: Possibly 1 ship

NATO Operation Allied Provider: concluded 081215

Composition of the naval force

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Italian Navy destroyer Luigi Durand de la Penne

The SNMG2 is a multinational, integrated maritime force made up of vessels from different member countries. Currently, it comprises ships from Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Of the seven ships, three have been assigned to Operation Allied Provider:

• ITS Durand de la Penne (flagship, destroyer D560, Italy);

• HS Themistokles (frigate F465, Greece);

• HMS Cumberland (frigate F85, United Kingdom).

The other four ships (FGS Karlsruhe-Germany; FGS Rhön-Germany; TCG Gokova-Turkey; and USS The Sullivans-USA) are continuing deployment to ICI countries. This is the first time a NATO-flagged force deploys to the Gulf.

Composition of this naval force does vary but countries that routinely contribute to SNMG2 are Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Other countries have occasionally contributed.

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Counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden

Operation Allied Provider

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NATO is escorting World Food Program vessels off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden. These vessels carry supplies to conflict-ridden Somalia and need protection from an increasing number of piracy incidences off the Horn of Africa.

On the request of the United Nations, NATO has accepted to temporarily take on this responsibility and has assigned the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 to conduct the mission under the name of Operation Allied Provider.

Operation Allied Provider was launched in October 2008 and will be conducted until mid-December when the European Union’s mission is scheduled to start.

• The mission, its objectives and scope

• Composition of the naval force

• Command and structure

The mission, its objectives and scope

A temporary operation

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Allied Operation Allied Provider is responsible for naval escorts to World Food Program (WFP) vessels and, more generally, patrols the waters around Somalia. Alliance presence is also helping to deter acts of piracy that continue to threaten the region.

While providing close protection for WFP vessels and patrolling routes most susceptible to criminal acts against merchant vessels, NATO ships may use force pursuant to the authorized Rules of Engagement and in compliance with relevant international and national law.

Allied Provider is a temporary operation that was requested by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, on 25 September 2008. NATO is providing this counter-piracy capacity in support of UNSC Resolutions 1814, 1816 and 1838, and in coordination with other international actors, including the European Union.   

NATO defence ministers agreed to respond positively to the UN’s request on 9 October, during an informal meeting held in Budapest, Hungary. Following this decision, planning started to redirect assets of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) to conduct anti-piracy duties. 

SNMG2 was already scheduled to conduct a series of Gulf port visits in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates within the framework of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). As such, it started to transit the Suez Canal on 15 October to conduct both duties at the same time.

Long-term perspectives

NATO is considering a possible long-term role in counter-piracy, in full complementarity with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and with actions against piracy by other actors, including the European Union.

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