MV FALCON THIRD UPDATE (October 19th, 2025)

19.10.2025 Press and information team - EUNAVFOR Operation ASPIDES

Gulf of Aden, October 19, 2025. Fire onboard LPG Tanker MV FALCON – SAR Operations Underway. THIRD UPDATE

LPG Tanker MV FALCON remains on fire and adrift.

All passing vessels in the vicinity are required to proceed with caution.

EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, under the coordination of Rear Admiral Andrea Quondamatteo, Force Commander of ASPIDES, has successfully coordinated a SAR (SEARCH AND RESCUE) operation.

MV MEDA successfully rescued 24 crewmembers of MV FALCON (1 Ukrainian and 23 Indians). The Hellenic Frigate HS SPETSAI escorted the vessel to the Port of Djibouti, where the rescued seafarers were safely handed over to the Djiboutian Coast Guard.

A private company has assumed the salvage operation of MV FALCON.

EUNAVFOR ASPIDES is a purely defensive operation that protects civilian ships and crews navigating the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, ensuring the safe and secure flow of trade vital to millions of people in the region and beyond.

The operation focuses on maritime safety and the protection of lives at sea.

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