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  Yo Ho NFH90!

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 12:30 PM on Feb 20, 2013

  Yesterday, the Royal Netherlands Navy's LCF air defense and command frigate Hr. Ms. De Ruyter stopped suspected pirate activity off the coast of Somalia, with the support of its NF... Read More >>

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  Rotterdam vs. Dhow, 1:0

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 9:13 AM on Oct 25, 2012

  Yesterday's engagement between a suspect dhow and the Royal Netherlands Navy landing ship dock Hr.Ms. Rotterdam was an uneven fight, despite sustained fire by suspected pirates. NA... Read More >>

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  Yo Ho You've Got Mail

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 10:59 AM on Sep 27, 2012

  The Royal Netherlands landing platform dock Hr. Ms. Rotterdam yesterday received spare parts for one of its two Cougar helicopters by airdrop. The flagship of NATO Task Force 50... Read More >>

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  Cyprus Brings Maritime Security to the Fore

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 12:50 PM on Sep 07, 2012

  Cyprus, as you may know, is the third largest island in the Mediterranean (after Sicily and Sardinia which both belong to Italy). It has an extraordinarily complex history, which i... Read More >>

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  Yo Ho ScanEagle!

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 5:43 AM on Aug 09, 2012

  The Royal Netherlands Navy landing ship dock Hr. Ms. Rotterdam launched its first ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mission over the Gulf of Aden in the early hours of this m... Read More >>

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  Rotterdam Supports Djibouti Coast Guard Training

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 7:34 AM on Aug 07, 2012

  The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) landing ship dock Hr. Ms. Rotterdam has been busy since arriving in the Gulf of Aden. In addition to taking over from the RNN LCF air defense ... Read More >>

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  Yo Ho Rotterdam!

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 9:50 AM on Jul 12, 2012

  The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) landing platform dock Hr. Ms. Rotterdam left its home port of Den Helder yesterday to participate in NATO's Operation Ocean Shield counterpira... Read More >>

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  First Somali Shore Attack for EU Naval Force

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 10:09 AM on May 16, 2012

  Has the anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia heated up a notch? For the first time the European Union's Naval Force (EU Navfor) has used helicopters to disrupt a suspected... Read More >>

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  Yo Ho NATO!

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 12:33 PM on Oct 10, 2008

  The Standing NATO Maritime Group will begin anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast in two weeks. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told a press conference... Read More >>

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