EUNAVFOR

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EUNAVFOR MISSION BRIEF AND OPERATIONAL
UPDATE CAPT RICHARD FARRINGTON OBE RN 19 MAY 09
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• Worlds volume of trade gt90 by sea
• 20 Member States Trade (by Volume) Through Gulf
  of Aden
• Sea borne trade volume quadrupled last 40 yrs
• Indian Ocean
• 3rd largest ocean - 20 earths water surface
• 2/3 worlds oil shipments, 1/2 containerized
  cargo, 1/3 bulk cargo
• 40 worlds offshore oil production (AG included)
• Middle East
• 62 of Worlds Oil reserve
• 40 of the Worlds Gas reserves

Worlds Sea-borne Volume (billion-tonne miles)
40000
30000
20000
10000
2015
1995
2000
2005
2010
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MISSION
EU NAVFOR is to protect WFP shipping, other
vulnerable shipping, deter and, subject to
suitable arrangements for prosecution being in
place, arrest pirates/ armed robbers in the AOO,
for the duration of one year, after the
declaration of IOC (13 Dec 08)
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A Comprehensive approach to Piracy?

• Widespread recognition that this cannot be done
  by maritime forces alone
• Malacca Straits
• Somalia
• Governance, Rule of Law, Security Sector reform,
  economic alternatives
• Who to deal with?
• Incremental Comprehensive Approach
• Humanitarian WFP ( AMISOM)
• Security AMISOM
• Development EU Commission, Member States
• Inkspot Approach

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EFFECTS SCHEMATIC
DECONFLICTION AND INTERACTION
EGYPT
CMF
MARLO
UKMTO
CTF 150
Jeddah
KSA
Yemen
CTF 151 Turkey S Korea Singapore USA
NATO GROUP
Fr Forces Djibouti
India
Aden
Japan
Puntland?
Somaliland?
Russia
Djibouti
China
Malaysia
Indonesia ?
IMB
ALINDIEN
Kenya
AMISOM
AOO
Tanzania
Seychelles
WFP
Mombassa
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FEXWEB

• Current Users
• OHQ
• FHQ
• FHQSA
• UKMTO Dubai
• SP MPRA
• CMF Bahrain
• UKMCC
• CTF150
• CTF151
• EU LNO Bahrain
• TF 465 Units
• China (CTF 167)
• NATO (CTF 410)
• French (TG 625.01)
• Japan
• South Korea
• Malaysia
• Seychelles

• Access Granted
• IMB
• ReCAAP
• Russia
• India
• MARLO Bahrain
• FLEET N2
• NATO Shipping Centre
• ALINDIEN
• FR MoD
• IT MoD
• NATO MCC
• NL CHOD
• SP CHOD
• Yemen

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MERCURY Future Coordination Deconfliction Tool
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mschoa.org
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• Coordination with industry
• Mechant Navy Liaison officers embedded
• Secure site
• 24 hour support to mariners

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INTELLIGENCE UPDATE - J2
MV YENEGOA OCEAN
MV MASINDRA 7
Xabo
FV SASHEEN
Ras Hafun
MV BUCCANEER FV SAMARAH AHMED FV MOMTAZ 1
Gian
Las Qorays
MV MARATHON
Bandar Bayla
Eyl
Garacad
MY SERENITY FV WIN FAR 161 MV IRENE EM MV VICTORIA
Hobyo
Harardere
MV ARIANA
MY INDIAN OCEAN EXPLORER MV HANSA STAVANGER MV
POMPEI
16 vessels under pirate control 225 hostages
OP COMMANDER
ICOD 131500Z MAY 09
Restricted
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GULF OF ADENGROUP TRANSIT THEORY
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The problem

• IRTC 490nm long
• 2 days transit at 10 knots
• Fewer attacks at night
• High risk area
• Limited assets
• Warship protection capability
• Convoys or area protection?

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Group Transit Theory
C
B
E
F
A
D
All illustrations distances are approximate
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Westbound GT Case Study
B
F
C
A
D
E
All Westbound Transit vessels are grouped
together when passing through what EU NAVFOR
believe to be the most vulnerable phase of the
transit which allows naval forces to offer
protection for all transit vessels during this
time.
All illustrations distances are approximate
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Area Coordination

• Use of FEXWEB
• Group Transits
• Merchant ship contact UKMTO DUBAI
• International coordination of response
• Allocation of assets along IRTC
• Flexibility
• Availability
• Incidents
• Maintenance

Since Dec 08, ratio of successful
attacks/unsuccessful attacks in IRTC has improved
from 13 to 18
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The Somali Basin

• www.mschoa.eu

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WFP Management
Berberah
Boosaasoo
Mogadishu
Mombassa
Dar Es Salaam
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Escort Vessels
M/V ABDUL RAHMAN
M/V AS SALAAM
M/V GOLINA
M/V ZANG ZA SAN
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21 Apr 2009 1 MT 1,800 mouths fed during one
day
Statistics
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Task A - Protection of WFP Shipping Task B -
Protect Vulnerable Shipping Task C -
Surveillance, in piracy high risk areas
Challenge of the Somali Basin
Patrol Time 0 hrs C

• Massive waterspace
• Limited military assets
• Diverse merchant shipping requirements
• Intelligence led operations
• Analysis of attacks
• GPS, pirate routines
• MPA employment
• Coordination of surface units
• Interception of motherships
• Detention

Patrol Time 0 hrs B
Patrol Time 2-3 hrs A
Patrol Time 2 hrs B
4 days
Patrol Time 6 hrs A
Patrol Time 3 hrs B
Mombassa
2.5 days
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SURFACE ANALYSIS120001Z MAY 2009
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MSC MELODY an example of international
coordination

• Italian authorities
• UKMTO Dubai
• MSCHOA
• MARQUIS DENSENADA escort
• NUMANCIA
• French Falcon 50 MPA
• Seychellois Coastguard Patrol aircraft
• Indian Navy vessel NIRDESHAK
• Seychellois Coastguard vessel

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• MSC MELODY

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Identification removed?
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DISCUSSION POINTS

• Regional engagement
• What next for Somalia?
• Support for TFG
• Capacity building
• Yemen
• Cooperation
• Detention arrangements
• Seychelles
• Kenya
• Support for legal institutions
• Capacity building cooperation
• International Cooperation
• Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
  (CGPCS)
• Working Groups
• SHADE
• Industry Coordination

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DISCUSSION POINTS - Malaysia

• Somalia engagement
• EU keen to learn from the Malacca Straits
  experience
• Linkages with Somalis
• International coordination at sea and in the
  political arena how can we optimise Malaysian
  regional influence?
• Malaysian participation in the SHADE mechanisms
• Closer ATALANTA linkage through Malaysian Defence
  Advisor, London?

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Questions / Discussion