ESPS Méndez Núnez Conducts Her First WFP Escort

During the night of 12 December, EU Naval Force flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez conducted  her first World Food Programme (WFP) escort as part of the EU’s counter piracy mission – Operation Atalanta.  

ESPS Méndez Núnez escorted MV Canarsie Princess along the Somali coastline to ensure the food aid she was carrying arrived safety in port to help feed displaced persons in Somalia.

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Naval Today Staff, December 21, 2012; Image: EU Navfor