Somali Basin protection not a priority for Atalanta

EU force’s chief stresses humanitarian role and Gulf of Aden security

Justin Stares - Friday 5 February 2010

PROTECTING shipping from pirate attacks in the Somali Basin is not a top priority for the European Union’s anti-piracy effort, Operation Atalanta, according to the force commander.

The EU fleet deployed in the region — seven ships on average and three full-time maritime patrol aircraft — is not large enough to protect merchant ve...

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