>NATO ships from SNMG-1, arrived in the Gulf of Aden on 24th March 2009 as part of NATO’s counter piracy mission, Operation Allied Protector. The aim was to disrupt and deter the piracy in the Gulf of Aden at that time. A year later NATO ships (from SNMG-2) are still there.
NATO reflects last year’s important events in a press release where F-495 TCG Gediz is specially mentioned:
NATO’s success in disrupting piracy has continued throughout the year; one example of this involved the Turkish frigate, Gediz. In September 2009, TCG Gediz disrupted an attack on the MV Handy V. The attack was abandoned when the pirates saw the Gediz approaching. Sailors from TCG Gediz boarded the skiff and found equipment relating to piracy. Some of the crew smelled of gunpowder and had weapon discharge on their clothing.
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