On 10 October 2017, while at the port of Durban, South Africa, Floréal was struck by a container ship that had broken its hawsers during a storm and drifted into the frigate. The frigate was seriously damaged. The ship was repaired at Mauritius. In 2018, the frigate was assigned to Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), intercepting drug smuggling in the Indian Ocean. Floréal seized of cannabis after searching two dhows off Oman. In 2019, the vessel joined CTF 150 again and intercepted of cannabis. On 28 May 2019, the frigate moved to inspect an un-flagged dhow in the Indian Ocean. During the inspection, of heroin was found and seized. Citations References Floréal-class frigates Frigates of France 1990 ships Ships built in France