Somalia: Counter Piracy Warships Siroco and Kang Gam Chan Conduct Exercises At Sea in Gulf of Aden

press release

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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