EUNAVFOR Atalanta

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European Union military operation counter-piracy operation naval operation

EUNAVFOR Atalanta is a European Union naval operation launched to combat piracy and protect maritime traffic off the coast of Somalia and in the wider Western Indian Ocean.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Operation Atalanta	2
EU NAVFOR Somalia	1
EU NAVFOR operations	1
EU naval missions	1
European Union naval forces	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union military operation ⓘ counter-piracy operation ⓘ naval operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ surface form: EU NAVFOR Somalia EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ surface form: Operation Atalanta
areaOfOperation	Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ surface form: Bab el-Mandeb Strait Gulf of Aden ⓘ Gulf of Oman ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ Somali Sea region ⓘ surface form: Somali Basin Southern Red Sea Region ⓘ surface form: Southern Red Sea Indian Ocean ⓘ surface form: Western Indian Ocean
commandStructure	Force Headquarters (FHQ) embarked on a flagship ⓘ Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ⓘ surface form: Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Europe
cooperatesWith	African Union ⓘ Combined Maritime Forces ⓘ Operation Ocean Shield ⓘ surface form: NATO Operation Ocean Shield United Nations agencies ⓘ World Food Programme ⓘ regional navies in the Western Indian Ocean ⓘ
focusesOn	protection of international maritime trade routes ⓘ security of shipping lanes off the Horn of Africa ⓘ
hasObjective	contribution to maritime situational awareness in the Western Indian Ocean ⓘ deterrence of piracy off the coast of Somalia ⓘ monitoring of fishing activities off the coast of Somalia ⓘ prevention of piracy off the coast of Somalia ⓘ protection of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) shipping ⓘ protection of vessels of the World Food Programme ⓘ protection of vulnerable shipping in the area of operation ⓘ repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea ⓘ support to other EU instruments and international actors in the region ⓘ
hasResult	significant reduction of successful pirate attacks off Somalia compared to 2008 levels ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Northwood, United Kingdom ⓘ Rota, Spain ⓘ
isPartOf	EU’s integrated approach to the Horn of Africa ⓘ
legalBasis	Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP ⓘ subsequent Council Decisions renewing the mandate ⓘ
mandatedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ United Nations Security Council resolutions on Somali piracy ⓘ
operatedBy	European Union ⓘ
participatingEntity	EU member states naval forces ⓘ non-EU contributing states ⓘ
partOf	Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ
relatedTo	EUCAP Somalia ⓘ EUTM Somalia ⓘ
startDate	2008-12-08 ⓘ
usesAssetType	destroyers ⓘ frigates ⓘ helicopters ⓘ maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

French Surface Fleet → alliesWith → EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union naval forces

EUNAVFOR Atalanta → alsoKnownAs → EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU NAVFOR Somalia

EUNAVFOR Atalanta → alsoKnownAs → EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Atalanta

Royal Netherlands Navy → hasHistoricalConflict → EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Atalanta

European Union crisis management operations → includesExample → EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ

Italian Navy → participatesIn → EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU NAVFOR operations

Royal Netherlands Navy → participatesIn → EUNAVFOR Atalanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU naval missions