Active Endeavor,

the NATO operation codenamed conducted in the Mediterranean after September 11, 2001 Its aim is to prote ct civilian ships in the area of the Strait of Gibraltar from ter rorist attacks. The decision to secure the route was one of the e ight points of the operational plan adopted after the attacks on September 11. Since the beginning of the mission of NATO troops seized a trip 79 000 ships, of which approximately 100 have undergone a thorough inspection. 480 ships used the escort of NATO forces (as for 2006).