Operation Atalanta: Nave Alpino returns to Italy

(To Marina Militare)
07/12/20

Recently the frigate Alpine has handed over to the Spanish ship Reina Sofia the important role of Flagship of EUNAVFOR Somalia operation “Atalanta”, the European Union mission that operates in an area between the southern Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and part of the Indian Ocean.

Activated in 2008, the “Atalanta” operation reached in twelve years the significant number of 26 Italian ships engaged and 8 times the command was entrusted to an admiral of the Navy, most recently Rear Admiral Riccardo Marchiò. This means the important role played by the Navy in a basin that has great importance for national interests and for its repercussions on the national maritime cluster.

Ship Alpine thus ends his period of employment in the Indian Ocean which began on 5 October 2020.