The frigate returned to Italy on Sunday 24 May Carlo Bergamini of the Italian Navy. The ship recently concluded its participation in the European anti-piracy operation EUNAVFOR - Atalanta, carrying out the tasks of presence and surveillance along the maritime traffic lines in the area between the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and part of the Indian Ocean. In Taranto, from where the ship left on February 8, the crew was greeted by the commander of the Second Naval Division, division admiral Paolo Pezzutti.
From February 15th Nave Bergamini traveled 14.702 miles developing 1739 hours of motion, 143 hours of flight (including 27 at night) of the two helicopters on board, 18 consensual visits (friendly approach / from the boat approach) to boats in Somali waters, 18 missions of market, Surveillance and Reconnaissance data collection, 31 patrol missions Surface Surveillance Control, 33 days of patrolling in Somali coastal waters and 23 interrogations to merchants and boats. The ship also escorted the freighter for two days Juist, of the World Food Program.
The operation Atalanta, decided by the European Council in November 2008, is in fact the first European-led naval operation. The operation was created to combat piracy in the area of the Horn of Africa (Gulf of Aden and Somali basin), where it continues to represent a threat to the freedom of navigation of merchant traffic, vital for energy supply and trade. trade of European countries. The mission involves naval units and aircraft located in the area for the surveillance and recognition of suspicious activities attributable to the phenomenon of piracy.
The tasks of the mission also include contacts with local communities, i Local Leader Engagement (LLE), during which the ship reveals its presence off the coast.
