Fighting Piracy F931 Louise-Marie Operation ATALANTA 2009 LTZ Decoster David Hoofd Operationele Dienst BNS Louise-Marie (F931)

Outline 1. The Operational Mindframe 2. Executing the Mission 3. Looking towards the future

Operational Mindframe Mission EUNAVFOR is to protect WFP shipping, other vulnerable shipping, deter and arrest pirates in the Area Of Operations.

Operational Mindframe Command Lines CEUMC EU Military Committee PSC Pol. & Security Committee Operational Commander OHQ MoD Operational Command BE-COPS Liaison Coordination Command Force Commander FHQ / FHQ-SA Influence F931 Louise-Marie

The Area of Operations

The Complexity of Participants EGYPT CMF MARLO UKMTO KSA Jeddah CTF 150 Fr Forces Djibouti Djibouti Aden Somaliland? Yemen CTF 151 NATO GROUP Puntland? Iran China Turkey S Korea Singapore USA Japan Russia Malaysia Indonesia India Kenya AMISOM IMB ALINDIEN Tanzania Mombassa WFP AOO Seychelles

The Complexity of Coordination New Zealand Australia UAE Bahrain Turkey KSA Kuwait Pakistan COMBINED MARITIME FORCES Canada South Korea Portugal France Belgium Spain Sweden Germany Netherlands Denmark Norway Greece Italy United States United Kingdom Japan Singapore Malaysia China Russia India Yemen Djibouti Kenya Egypt OTHER STATES EMAIL

Operational Mindframe Organizing the Logistical Support FHQ SA (Djibouti) H U B Salalah Port Victoria Mombasa EUNAVFOR units

Operational Mindframe Operational Requirements At least 3 warships with embarked helicopter and Vessel Protection Detachment A ship fitted as a Staff ship for an embarked Staff. A support ship 3 Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft FHQ support area (Djibouti) Persistent ISTAR

Operational Mindframe Supporting Requirements Strong and clear Command & Control Structure to liaise with the capitals, headquarters, ships, civilian organizations, A legal framework and diplomatic agreements are settled. Well thought shore facilities to provide ship s supplies. Sufficient naval and air assets to do the job in Operation Atalanta.

Outline 1. The Operational Mindframe 2. Executing the Mission 3. Looking towards the future

Executing the Mission: Assets Assets to Patrol Warships and Tankers

Executing the Mission : Assets Assets to Patrol Aircraft and Helicopters

Executing the Mission : Assets Assets to Escort Warships

Executing the Mission : Assets Assets to get Insight Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Executing the Mission: Specific Tasks Key Leader Engagements KLE players Commander TF 465 Commanding Officers Coast Guard Ministry of Defense Ministry of Fishery Ministry of Internal Affairs Ministry of Economy KLE guidance: Lines to Take Country Messages After Engagement Report

Executing the Mission: Specific Tasks United Nations Support Office for AMISOM

Executing the Mission: Specific Tasks World Food Programme

Number of Incidents Executing the Mission: The Results Dec 07 Nov 09 Success Ratio 25 1 20 Hijacks and Attacks Hijacks Only Attacks Only Rising Trend Stable Trend Pirate Success Ratio 0.9 0.8 0.7 15 0.6 0.5 10 0.4 0.3 5 0.2 0.1 0 Dec-07 Jan-08 Feb-08 Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 0

Executing the Mission CONCLUSIONS Use of naval assets, scarcity versus a vast Area of Operations leading Force Commanders to coordinate and to respond to incidents in a flexible way A large variety of maritime tasks requiring swift, flexible and sustainable ships. Civil Military liaison and diplomatic interventions for the sake of ATALANTA A sound Legal Framework allowing appropriate naval actions whilst respecting fundamental rights of suspected pirates Belgian Defense contributes in a credible way to the EU force using F931 Louise-Marie

Outline 1. The Operational Mindframe 2. Executing the Mission 3. Looking towards the future

Resolve Intel Gap Knowledge of Infra & paraphernalia exists Require intel to dismantle the piracy network

Resolve Intel Gap

Naval Capacities & shortfalls Integrated Mast with EO/IR capability RHIB 2000 Renewal of Cold Water Plants Consolidation Programme M-FF

Modus Operandi Somali Pirates: Operations shift Knowledge of EU legal framework National authorities: Embark national VPD on board F/V Change National legal framework CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE

Ongoing effort ALAKRANA / 2 Oct 09 / Crew: 30 KOTA WAJAR / 15 Oct 09 / Crew: 21 CHARELLE / 12 Jun 09 / Crew: 10 WINFAR 161 / 10 Jun 09 / Crew: 30 Hijackings ARIANA / 2 May 09 / Crew: 30

QUESTIONS? LTZ Decoster David decoster.david@mil.be 0032(0)473/188.359 Escort of M/V Mighty Servant I