Operation Allied Protector

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The Operation Allied Protector was a multinational naval mission of NATO to protect merchant vessels against pirate attacks on the Horn of Africa . It was carried out from March to August 2009.

Course of operation

NATO already ran from October to December 2008 with forces of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 , the Operation Allied Provider by that after the start of the EU operation Atalanta has ended.

The Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) was supposed to call at various ports in the northern Indian Ocean and in Southeast Asia , including Singapore and Perth in Australia, from March to July 2009 as part of Operation Pearl . Initially, it was planned to provide temporary support in the fight against piracy in March / April and June. At the NATO summit in Strasbourg on April 3 and 4, 2009, the NATO Council decided to step up action against pirates and to use the SNMG 1 for this purpose. Therefore, contrary to the original plan, after visiting the port in Karachi , Pakistan, the association was immediately sent to the Horn of Africa instead of the Southeast Asian waters.

The ships of the SNMG 1 took part in the protection of shipping off the coast of Africa from March 24, 2009 after crossing the Suez Canal . The first mission took place on March 28, when the helicopter of the USS Halyburton came to the aid of a Maldivian-flagged yacht that had come under fire. Since then, SNMG 1 has actively suppressed several attacks, carried out boarding operations, supported the Yemeni coast guard and escorted several ships.

On June 29, 2009 the SNMG 2 took over the tasks of the SNMG 1, on August 17, 2009 the successor Operation Ocean Shield began .

assignment

Operation Allied Protector was intended to contribute to the safety of shipping in the Horn of Africa. The legal basis was the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council in 1816 , 1838 , 1846 and 1851 .

organization

Frigate De Zeven Provincien

guide

Responsible NATO command post was the Allied Maritime Component Command Headquarters Northwood ( United Kingdom ). The local forces were led by the Portuguese Rear Admiral Jose Pereira da Cunha until the end of June 2009 . With the takeover by SNMG 2, this task was taken over by the British Commodore Steve Chick.

Forces involved

With the HMCS Winnipeg from Canada , the De Zeven Provinciën from the Netherlands , the Blas de Lezo from Spain, the Halyburton from the USA and the Corte Real from Portugal, NATO used five ships of the SNMG 1 as flagship .

The forces of the SNMG 2 consisted of the British Cornwall as flagship, the Libeccio from Italy, the Greek Navarinon , the Gediz from Turkey and the American destroyer Laboon .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Operation Pearl on the homepage of MCC Northwood; viewed on June 24, 2009 ( memento from April 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ NATO press release: NATO returns to counter piracy mission ( Memento of February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) of April 27, 2009 (PDF, 816 kB)
  3. ↑ Press release of the SNMG 1 Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 disrupt piracy attack off the Horn of Africa ( Memento of December 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) of March 29, 2009 (PDF, 72 kB)
  4. ↑ a b c Operation Allied Protector on the homepage of MCC Northwood; viewed on July 11, 2009 ( Memento from April 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )