EU Naval Force trains with Djiboutian Coast Guard
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On 04 March, during a port visit to Djibouti by the European Union Naval
Force flagship, ESPS Méndez Núnez, her crew welcomed on board a group
of ten members of the Djiboutian Coast Guard in order to conduct
training exercises.
The purpose of the visit was to conduct training for the Djiboutian
Coast Guard on fire-fighting and damage control on board, and elements
of ship navigation, the European Union Naval Force (EU Navfor) said.
After being briefed by members of the ship’s company, the ten members of
the Djiboutian Coast Guard were able to put what they had learnt in to
practice.
These Local Maritime Capacity Building training exercises are conducted
in close co-operation and co-ordination with the EU mission EUCAP Nestor
which, along with EU Navfor, forms a part of the EU’s Comprehensive
Approach to piracy off Somalia. EUCAP Nestor is a civilian mission aimed
at strengthening the Rule of Law in Somalia, with an initial focus on
the regions of Puntland and Somaliland, and developing the maritime
capacities of Djibouti, Kenya, and the Seychelles.
