A group of Somali pirates have been stopped dead in their tracks by a counter piracy task force following recent attacks of two vessels in the Indian Ocean. The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Counter Piracy task force, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, embarked on Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Victoria coordinated the operation. They were supported by HMAS Melbourne and ROKS … [Read more...] about Teamwork helps stop Somali pirates
Pirates
HMS Montrose home from hard-hitting anti-piracy patrol
The commanding officer of Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose praised his ship’s company today (Wednesday) on an emotional return from a hard-hitting anti-piracy patrol. The crew were welcomed to their base-port of HM Naval Base Devonport by a cheering crowd of families and friends after nearly five months on an action-packed deployment. The party atmosphere was completed … [Read more...] about HMS Montrose home from hard-hitting anti-piracy patrol
HMS Montrose has disrupted a group of suspected pirates
Within a week of her latest NATO counter-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden, Devonport-based Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose has disrupted a group of suspected pirates. The suspects are believed to have been ready to attack a North Korean merchant vessel Mi Rae on Friday (October 1) which was transiting the safe maritime corridors in the Gulf of Aden. HMS Montrose, a Type … [Read more...] about HMS Montrose has disrupted a group of suspected pirates
