Operation Ocean Shield

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counter-piracy operation military operation naval operation

Operation Ocean Shield was a NATO-led maritime security mission focused on counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Operation Ocean Shield canonical	2
NATO Operation Ocean Shield	1
Operation Active Endeavour	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	counter-piracy operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ naval operation ⓘ
aimedAt	deterring piracy ⓘ disrupting piracy ⓘ protecting African Union Mission in Somalia shipping ⓘ protecting World Food Programme vessels ⓘ protecting commercial shipping ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Gulf of Aden ⓘ surface form: Gulf of Aden international shipping lanes international waters off Somalia ⓘ
commandedBy	NATO Maritime Command ⓘ surface form: NATO Allied Maritime Command
cooperatedWith	Combined Task Force 151 ⓘ EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ surface form: European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta regional states around the Horn of Africa ⓘ shipping industry ⓘ
country	NATO member states ⓘ
endCause	improved security situation off Somalia ⓘ strategic decision by NATO to conclude the mission ⓘ
endTime	2016-12 ⓘ
facetOf	EUCAP Somalia ⓘ surface form: Somali piracy crisis maritime security in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
follows	Operation Allied Protector ⓘ Operation Allied Provider ⓘ
hasEffect	deterrence of pirate mother ships and skiffs ⓘ increased security for merchant vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden ⓘ
hasPart	capacity building for regional navies ⓘ escort missions ⓘ intelligence sharing ⓘ naval patrols ⓘ surveillance operations ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations Security Council resolutions on Somali piracy ⓘ
location	Gulf of Aden ⓘ Horn of Africa ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ off the coast of Somalia ⓘ
operator	NATO ⓘ
partOf	NATO maritime security operations ⓘ international efforts against piracy off Somalia ⓘ
replaces	earlier ad hoc NATO counter-piracy deployments ⓘ
significantOutcome	enhanced cooperation among naval forces ⓘ improved maritime situational awareness in the region ⓘ reduction in successful pirate attacks off Somalia ⓘ
startTime	2009-08 ⓘ
uses	helicopters ⓘ maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ warships ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Netherlands Navy → hasHistoricalConflict → Operation Ocean Shield ⓘ

EUNAVFOR Atalanta → cooperatesWith → Operation Ocean Shield ⓘ

this entity surface form: NATO Operation Ocean Shield

NATO missions → includesExample → Operation Ocean Shield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Active Endeavour