Abu Dhabi, UAE – January 12th, 2024 – Press release by EMASoH on the unlawful boarding of
the merchant vessel St. Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman.
Italian Navy PPA Thaon di Revel concluded its participation in the EMASoH mission Agenor and joined Operation Orice in Qatar to secure the World Cup.
The First-of-Class (FoC) Paolo Thaon di Revel PPA combatant multirole patrol vessel “has joined Operation AGENOR”, said the EMASOH maritime initiative on its social medias.
From January 13 until July, Denmark will be in charge of the European naval operation AGENOR in the Strait of Hormuz. FOC since February 2020, AGENOR ensures the free movement of shipping in waters critical for the world trade.
From January 2021, Denmark will take over command of the military part of EMASOH, Operation Agenor…
After two weeks of sailing, the Royal Danish Navy frigate Iver Huitfeldt has now arrived in the Arabian Sea and formally entered the Operation Agenor on August 25.
The Danish Navy (Søværnet) will deploy a Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate to the Hormuz Strait to join the French-led operation Agenor.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM frigate FS “Languedoc” has begun its deployment under EMASOH (European-led Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz) command since May 19.
The initial assessment for Operation Agénor one month after reaching FOC is quite positive: 1,152 hours of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz have been monitored.
The French ministry of the armed forces announced that Operation Agénor, the military component of the European led Maritime Situation Awareness in the Straight of Hormuz (EMASOH) initiative, has reached full operational capacity (FOC).
