Somalia: EU Navfor Italian Warship Its Libeccio Joins Operation Atalanta as the Italian Contribution to the Fight Against Piracy in the Region

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On 29 July, ITS Libeccio and her crew joined Operation Atalanta and the Italian Frigate, under the Command of Cdr Antonio Galiuto, has begun patrolling in the Gulf of Aden Somali basin in support of escorts to the World Food Programme, AMISOM and the fight against piracy.

Initially, the Libeccio was tasked to patrol along the Somali coastline, gathering much needed knowledge on potential pirate activities along that coastline, with an eventual port call planned into Mombasa. ITS Libeccio was subsequently tasked to escort two vessels from the World Food Programme and AMISIOM, out of Mombasa to Mogadishu and Berbera (Somalia) respectively.

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