The Swedish Maritime Patrol Aircraft located two suspect ships this Sunday some 270 n. m. east of Mogadishu, composed of one mother ship and an attack skiff. EUNAVFOR French warship FS NIVÔSE was vectored onto these craft and intercepted the suspected pirate vessels, EU NAVFOR news release said.
NIVÔSE launched its helicopter and additionally sent a boarding party which subsequently apprehended 7 suspect pirates and found small arms, an RPG and ladders. This is the fourth such successful interception by NIVÔSE since joining the EU NAVFOR operation, EU NAVFOR said.