Operation Active Endeavour

Operation Active Endeavour
Part of the Global War on Terrorism
Date4 October 2001 – 9 November 2016
(15 years, 1 month and 5 days)
Location
Result Over 128,000 ships monitored (as of 2016); 172 ships boarded; 488 escorted ships (until May 2004); Indirect tightened control of black market trafficking lines in the Mediterranean; The rescue of civilians on various stricken oil rigs and sinking ships[2]
Belligerents

 NATO

Non-NATO:

Unspecified terrorist and smuggling groups

Operation Active Endeavour was a maritime operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It operated in the Mediterranean Sea and was designed to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction. It had collateral benefits in enhanced security of shipping in general. It was one of the first military actions taken by NATO in response to an invocation of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty which provides for collective defense and the first-ever operation conducted by the Alliance in direct application of the defense clause of the Treaty. In November 2016 it was replaced by the non-Article-5 Operation Sea Guardian.

  1. ^ "French-language news from Israel, the Middle East, & the Jewish World". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Operation Active Endeavour". NATO. Retrieved 21 August 2016.