Friendly approaches, how Operation Irini cooperates with merchant vessels
Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI assets patrol the Central Mediterranean Sea since May 4. In this period, 16 visits onboard merchant vessels, called “friendly approaches”, has been executed. The friendly approach is a consensual visit that can be undertaken without any specific approval by the flag state of the vessel and does not entail any enforcing […]
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NATO MSCoE
Published:
28/09/2020
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