On Saturday 15 March, EU Naval Force French Flagship, FS Siroco, and South Korean destroyer, ROKS Kang Gam Chan met at sea in the Gulf of Aden to conduct a series of maritime exercises. Both warships are currently conducting counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.
During the exercises, Captain Yu Byeong-Joo, who is the commanding officer of the South Korean warship, took the opportunity to 'cross-deck' to the Operation Atalanta flagship to visit the EU Force Commander, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean.
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