Brussels, 25/08/2009 (Agence Europe) - Joint action involving EUNAVFOR Atalanta (the EU-led anti-piracy naval force off the Somali coast) and Japan led to the disarming of a suspect vessel which could have threatened merchant ships operating nearby, in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday 22 August. Seven people were on board. For the first time, the operation involved Norwegian frigate HMNOS Fridtjof Nansen, which joined the Atalanta force on 13 August, and the current EU operation flag ship, the...