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ALLIED PROTECTOR

Contrast to piracy off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden

Anti-pirateria

Responding to a request from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, NATO naval forces provided escorts to UN World Food Programme (WFP) vessels transiting through the dangerous waters in the Gulf of Aden, where growing piracy threatened to undermine international humanitarian efforts in Africa. The NATO-led Operation Allied Provider was conducted from October to December 2008 and involved counter-piracy activities off the coast of Somalia.

Concurrently, in response to an urgent request from the African Union (AU), these same NATO naval forces escorted a vessel chartered by the AU carrying equipment for the Burundi contingent deployed to the AU Mission in Somalia.

From March to August 2009, NATO ran Operation Allied Protector, a counter-piracy operation, to improve the safety of commercial maritime routes and international navigation off the Horn of Africa. The force conducted surveillance tasks and provided protection to deter and suppress piracy and armed robbery, which are threatening sea lines of communication and economic interests.

To deal with the growing threat off the Horn of Africa and in the Gulf of Aden, NATO added a counter-piracy mission to the planned deployment of the Standing Naval Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) to Asia. These counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa began on 24 March 2009 and continued until 20 April 2009, when SNMG1 departed for its long-planned visit to Karachi, Pakistan. But on 24 April NATO decided to cancel the other two port visits planned to Singapore and Australia, enabling the second phase of the operation to be brought forward to 1 May 2009 instead of the originally planned 30 June 2009. On 29 June SNMG2 took over responsibility for the operation from SNMG1.

Building on previous counter-piracy missions conducted by NATO, Operation Ocean Shield focused on at-sea counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. Approved on 17 August 2009 by the North Atlantic Council, this operation contributed to international efforts to combat piracy in the area.

Durata Missione:

24/03/09 – 17/08/09

Luogo:

Aden Gulf, Horn of Africa

Tipologia:

Counter Piracy

Base Legale:

North Atlantic Council Approval

Paesi partecipanti:

Portugal, Canada, Netherlands, Spain, USA, Italy, Greece, Turkey, UK

Forze impiegate:

Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1= 1 Portuguese frigate , 1 Canadian frigate, 1 Dutch frigate, 1 Spanish frigate, 1 American frigate); Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2 = 1 Italian frigate, 1 Greek frigate, 1 Turkish frigate, 1 British frigate, 1 American destroyer). 2 helicopters.