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This list documents those ships attacked in 2009: for other years, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates" title="List of ships attacked by Somali pirates">List of ships attacked by Somali pirates</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="January">January</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: January">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_S_Venus" title="MV S Venus">MV S Venus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2"> (Grain<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-01-01 </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&params=13_5_0_N_47_3_0_E_type:event&title=2009-01-01%2C+unknown">13°5′0″N 47°3′0″E / 13.08333°N 47.05000°E / 13.08333; 47.05000 (2009-01-01, unknown)</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">About 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, the cargo ship S Venus was moving through the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Aden" title="Gulf of Aden">Gulf of Aden</a> when a small boat with several pirates started to pursue it. The ship sent a distress call to a nearby French <a href="/wiki/D%27Estienne_d%27Orves-class_aviso" title="D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso">D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso</a> <a href="/wiki/French_aviso_Premier-Ma%C3%AEtre_L%27Her" title="French aviso Premier-Maître L'Her">Premier-Maître L'Her</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> that was part of an international task group sent to Somalia to help stop and deter piracy. The approaching frigate scared off the pirates, but several hours later they tried again to approach the ship. That time, the French frigate captured and boarded the boat. French forces then arrested eight men. They also found a rocket launcher, <a href="/wiki/Assault_rifle" title="Assault rifle">assault rifles</a> and several boarding ladders on the pirates' vessel. According to a French spokesperson, the eight men captured would be taken to Somalia for their trial.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Blue Star (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">28 (6,000 tons of Fertilizer) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-01-01 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&params=13_55_0_N_47_58_0_E_type:event&title=2009-01-01%2C+Blue+Star%2C+2009-01-01">13°55′0″N 47°58′0″E / 13.91667°N 47.96667°E / 13.91667; 47.96667 (2009-01-01, Blue Star, 2009-01-01)</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-03-05 </td> <td class="note"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>1,000,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Somali pirates hijacked the Egyptian cargo ship Blue Star and its 28 crewmembers right after the ship exited the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sea" title="Red Sea">Red Sea</a> and went into the Gulf of Aden. According to the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>, there were fifteen armed pirates on board and the cargo is 6,000 tons of fertilizer.<a href="#cite_note-BlueStarIOL-4">[4]</a> According to Egyptian Deputy Foreign minister, Ahmed Rizq, company contacts were trying to negotiate a ransom.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> The ship was released with all of its crew on 5 March.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Afterwards the ship was en route to Kenya for refueling and then return to the Egyptian port of <a href="/wiki/Alexandria" title="Alexandria">Alexandria</a>.<a href="#cite_note-BlueStarYahoo-6">[6]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Abul Kalam Azad (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">30 (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-01-02 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&params=13_42_0_N_50_39_0_E_type:event&title=2009-01-02%2C+MT+Abul+Kalam+Azad%2C+2009-01-01">13°42′0″N 50°39′0″E / 13.70000°N 50.65000°E / 13.70000; 50.65000 (2009-01-02, MT Abul Kalam Azad, 2009-01-01)</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">An Indian tanker, MT Abul Kalam Azad, managed to repel two pirate <a href="/wiki/Skiff" title="Skiff">skiffs</a> with the help of the two helicopters dispatched from the Malaysian warship <a href="/wiki/KD_Sri_Indera_Sakti" title="KD Sri Indera Sakti">KD Sri Indera Sakti</a> and an unnamed Saudi Arabian warship. It was then given a frigate escort.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Kriti_Episkopi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Kriti Episkopi (page does not exist)">MV Kriti Episkopi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">29 (Oil) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-01-02 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&params=13_11_0_N_47_32_32_E_type:event&title=2009-01-02%2C+unknown">13°11′0″N 47°32′32″E / 13.18333°N 47.54222°E / 13.18333; 47.54222 (2009-01-02, unknown)</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The captain of Kriti Episkopi saw the pirates and took evasive action. When this did not work, he hailed a nearby European Union (EU) ship. Pirates in three speedboats approached Kriti Episkopi twice with machine guns and <a href="/wiki/Rocket-propelled_grenade" title="Rocket-propelled grenade">rocket-propelled grenades</a> (RPGs) and tried to board. However, the pirates were driven away the crew, who aimed high pressure fire hoses and sprayed them. While the crew was fighting off the pirates, EU aircraft took off from the nearby Taskforce 150 and arrived to help. The air support remained by the cargo ship and scared off the pirates while a frigate came to escort the ship.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Sea Princess II (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">8 (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-01-03 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-04-26 </td> <td class="note">unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">An oil tanker, registered in Panama, was hijacked on 2 or 3 January. The ship had a crew of eight Indian sailors.<a href="#cite_note-VictoriaIV&SeaPrincessII-9">[9]</a> On 26 April 2009, Ecoterra International announced that the ship had been released.<a href="#cite_note-Google260409-10">[10]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles" title="Netherlands Antilles">Netherlands Antilles</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Samanyolu () </td> <td rowspan="2"> () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note"> </td> <td> 2009-01-02 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td> </td> <td class="note">' </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The Dutch Antilles-flagged ship Samanyolu was attacked by pirates but fired a flare at them, setting the pirate boat on fire. The Danish <a href="/wiki/HDMS_Absalon_(F341)" title="HDMS Absalon (F341)">HDMS Absalon</a> intervened and arrested five pirates. They were to be tried in <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">FV Victoria IV (<a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">fishing vessel</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">7 (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">3 Crew Members Kidnapped </td> <td> 2009-01-08 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3 Crew Members Kidnapped </td> <td class="note">unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">A small fishing vessel was attacked off the Somali coast, with a crew of four Kenyans and three Indian sailors.<a href="#cite_note-VictoriaIV&SeaPrincessII-9">[9]</a> The pirates attacked the vessel which was anchored at the Kenyan harbor of <a href="/wiki/Kiunga,_Kenya" title="Kiunga, Kenya">Kiunga</a>, 18 km (11 mi) from the Somali border. Three people of Somali origin came in a fast skiff during the night and boarded the ship, kidnapping the three Indian crew members and mysteriously leaving the Kenyan crew unharmed.<a href="#cite_note-VictoriaIVDetatils-14">[14]</a> The pirates also left the ship unharmed and did not remove it from its anchorage. The ship belongs to a Kenyan company known as the Southern Engineering Company, which is part of the Alpha Group, known to be fishing illegally in Somali waters. It is possible that the kidnapping was a revenge attack targeting the company and its fishermen, also possibly involving the Kenyan sailors who may have been working with the kidnappers. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">freighter</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2"> () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note"> </td> <td> 2009-1-14 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td> </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Rescued in the Gulf of Aden by a Russian warship. Two motor boats attacked the Dutch ship, but were chased off by the Russians after firing two rocket-propelled grenades at it and the Russians.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">Bahamas</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Longchamp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Longchamp (page does not exist)">MV Longchamp</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">13 (<a href="/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas" title="Liquefied petroleum gas">liquefied petroleum gas</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-01-29 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-03-28 </td> <td class="note">Not yet demanded </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The oil tanker MV Longchamp and its crew of 12 <a href="/wiki/Filipino_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino people">Filipinos</a> and one Indonesian was captured when the ship was at a distance from patrolling ships. The crew is believed to be safe, even though a gunshot was heard over the ship's radio.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="February">February</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: February">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Saldanha (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">22 (19 Filipinos) (Coal) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> </td> <td> 2009-02-22 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-04-25 </td> <td class="note">unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">A Russian-owned (<a href="/wiki/Chartering_(shipping)" title="Chartering (shipping)">chartered</a> from a Greek firm) cargo ship, with a crew of 22, was hijacked while sailing to Slovenia loaded with a cargo of coal.<a href="#cite_note-SaldanhaCaptured-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> The previous day the ship issued a distress call to <a href="/wiki/HMS_Northumberland_(F238)" title="HMS Northumberland (F238)">HMS Northumberland</a>. Helicopters from HMS Northumberland and <a href="/wiki/USS_Vella_Gulf_(CG-72)" title="USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)">USS Vella Gulf</a> were despatched with the <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a> declaring no threat. After the ship was captured, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> seized a skiff believed to have been used in the attack. RPG munitions were offloaded into the sea along with cans of petrol and the skiff destroyed.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Its hijacking was partially documented in the Sky TV programme <a href="/wiki/Ross_Kemp_in_Search_of_Pirates" title="Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates">Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="March">March</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: March">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Courier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Courier (page does not exist)">MV Courier</a> (<a href="/wiki/Container_ship" title="Container ship">container ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-03-03 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The <a href="/wiki/Action_of_3_March_2009" title="Action of 3 March 2009">Action of 3 March 2009</a>. At 7:12 local time the 14,969-ton Antigua and Barbuda-registered container ship Courier, owned by a <a href="/wiki/Bremen" title="Bremen">Bremen</a>-based shipping company and manned by a Filipino crew, sent a distress message reporting the attack of pirates on board a small vessel. The assailants fired rocket propelled grenades and automatic rifles at the freighter. The emergency call was received by the German frigate <a href="/wiki/German_frigate_Rheinland-Pfalz_(F209)" title="German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F209)">Rheinland-Pfalz</a>, 50 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nautical miles</a> (93 km; 58 mi) away. The German warship dispatched her <a href="/wiki/Westland_Lynx" title="Westland Lynx">Westland Lynx</a> helicopter to the scene, which fired warning shots at the hostile launch. The Sea Lynx was joined by a <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk</a> from the US guided-missile cruiser <a href="/wiki/USS_Monterey_(CG-61)" title="USS Monterey (CG-61)">USS Monterey</a>.<a href="#cite_note-mirror-22">[22]</a> Some hours later, the pirate skiff was intercepted by the German frigate and seized by German marines, who captured nine suspects.<a href="#cite_note-mirror-22">[22]</a> The German boarding party found a cache of one rocket launcher, three <a href="/wiki/AK-47" title="AK-47">AK-47</a> rifles, a <a href="/wiki/TT_pistol" title="TT pistol">Tokarev</a> pistol, a carbine and an automatic rifle. This was the first time that the <a href="/wiki/German_Navy" title="German Navy">German Navy</a> seized a hostile vessel and her crew at sea since the Second World War.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Diamond Falcon (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-03-14 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The 22,500-ton Vietnamese cargo ship MV Diamond Falcon was attacked by pirates who used two small boats, in the area about 57 miles (92 km) from the Yemeni port of <a href="/wiki/Mukalla" title="Mukalla">Mukalla</a>. This was the first time the Turkish frigate <a href="/wiki/USS_Antrim_(FFG-20)" title="USS Antrim (FFG-20)">TCG Giresun</a> joined the anti-piracy forces. The destroyer joined international naval forces at the Gulf of Aden two weeks previous. Giresun and the Danish warship HDMS Absalon immediately responded after receiving the emergency from the Vietnamese cargo ship. Helicopters from the Turkish and Danish warships prevented the pirates from taking over the Vietnamese ship.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-DiamondMorningstar-25">[25]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /> <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">FV Safari (<a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">fishing vessel</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">14 (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Captured </td> <td> 2009-03-16 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Captured </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">An Iranian factory fishing ship was captured by pirates off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Puntland" title="Puntland">Puntland</a> in an apparent vigilante action. These pirates seem to be local villagers from the area that captured the ship without the authority of the Puntland government. The reasons for the capture seem to be based on <a href="/wiki/Illegal,_unreported_and_unregulated_fishing" title="Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing">illegal fishing</a> activities and the destruction of local fishermen's nets and equipment. Later, the Iranian authorities condemned the Somali pirates.<a href="#cite_note-FVSafari-26">[26]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Titan (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">24 (Steel) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-03-19 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-04-16<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> </td> <td class="note">unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">A cargo ship belonging to the Greek Albamare City shipping company was seized in the Gulf of Aden as it was transporting steel from the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a> to South Korea, along with its crew of 24.<a href="#cite_note-TitanSteelGuru-28">[28]</a> Three of the crew members are Greek, including the captain. The remaining crew consist of 1 <a href="/wiki/Ukrainians" title="Ukrainians">Ukrainian</a>, 3 <a href="/wiki/Romanians" title="Romanians">Romanians</a>, and 17 Filipinos.<a href="#cite_note-TitanRIA-29">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Ulusoy 8 (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-03-19 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 19 March an attack occurred on a Turkish cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden.<a href="#cite_note-Ulusoy8WorldBulletin-30">[30]</a> Ulusoy 8 reported that it was under attack by two fast moving skiffs. The Turkish General Staff stated that the frigate TCG Giresun rebuffed the pirates and prevented the attack by sending a helicopter to intercept them.<a href="#cite_note-Ulusoy8KUNA-31">[31]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Al Rafiquei (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">16 (Rice, Refined oil, Wheat, and General cargo) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-03-21 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-03-21 </td> <td class="note">none </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Around 05:00 (UTC) on 21 March pirates captured a cargo vessel with a 16-man Indian crew. The pirates beat the crew, stole their mobile phones, and removed 5 barrels (0.79 m3) of <a href="/wiki/Petrol" class="mw-redirect" title="Petrol">petrol</a> and 20 barrels (3.2 m3) of <a href="/wiki/Diesel_fuel" title="Diesel fuel">diesel</a>. The ship was on its way from <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>, United Arab Emirates, to <a href="/wiki/Mogadishu" title="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</a>, Somalia, when it was intercepted by the pirates. Eventually they released the ship at 13:00 (UTC) on the same day.<a href="#cite_note-AlRafiquei-32">[32]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Jasmine Ace (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">18 (Automobiles) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-03-22 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates attacked a Japanese cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden that was able to escape by <a href="/wiki/Zigzag" title="Zigzag">zigzagging</a> away from the pirates. The pirates were in two small vessels and fired off automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades before escaping. The 18-man Filipino crew were unharmed in the attack. The ship was heading to the Kenyan port of <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a> when the attack occurred.<a href="#cite_note-JasmineAce-33">[33]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Nipayia (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">Tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">19 (Chemicals) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-03-25 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-05-09 </td> <td class="note">Not yet demanded. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On the afternoon of 25 March, pirates attacked the Greek tanker Nipayia approximately 450 miles (720 km) off the coast of Somalia. The crew consisted of 18 Filipinos, a <a href="/wiki/Russians" title="Russians">Russian</a> <a href="/wiki/Captain_(nautical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (nautical)">captain</a> and is managed by <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>-based Lotus Shipping.<a href="#cite_note-Nipayia-34">[34]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/23px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/35px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/46px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Serenity (<a href="/wiki/Yacht" title="Yacht">yacht</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">2 (private vessel) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Missing, presumed captured </td> <td> 2009-03-25 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-06-21 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On this date, the Seychelles state broadcaster reported the yacht had vanished after departing for Madagascar on 28 February, and is presumed to have been captured on an unknown date.<a href="#cite_note-marinelog.com-35">[35]</a> The crew were released on 21 June 2009 and the boat was torched and sunk of the Somali coast due to the full ransom of US$1 million not being paid, the ransom paid was US$450,000.<a href="#cite_note-Getaway-36">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> [[|]] </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Explorer III MV Ocean Explorer (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-03-25 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td> </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The two ships were traveling together when two small boats began chasing. The ships sped up and outran them.<a href="#cite_note-marinelog.com-35">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> [[|]] </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV FD Gennaro Aurilia (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-03-25 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td> </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The ship noticed a suspicious fishing boat and radioed nearby naval vessels while increasing speed. The other boat switched off its light and left the area.<a href="#cite_note-marinelog.com-35">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">Bahamas</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /> <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Bow Asir (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">Tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">23 (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-03-26 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-04-10 </td> <td class="note">Unspecified </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On the morning of 26 March 2009, a group of 16–18 pirates attacked the Norwegian tanker Bow Asir approximately 250 miles (400 km) off the coast of Somalia. The crew reportedly numbered 27 with a Russian captain, however the U.S. Navy's <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">5th fleet</a> reported that the total crew was 23. Her owners, Salhus Shipping AS received a security alert message from Bow Asir at 0729(UTC) saying the ship was being chased by two small boats with suspected pirates on board. At 7.45am her captain reported that pirates had boarded the vessel. Approximately three hours later Salhus Shipping reported receiving an email from the vessel confirming that 16 to 18 pirates armed with machine guns had gained control of the ship.<a href="#cite_note-Nipayia-34">[34]</a> According to Norwegian press, Bow Asir was released in exchange for an unspecified ransom on 10 April 2009.<a href="#cite_note-The_Norway_Post-37">[37]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:Spessart_(A_1442)_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="FGS Spessart (A1442)"><img alt="FGS Spessart (A1442)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Spessart_%28A_1442%29_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg/100px-Spessart_%28A_1442%29_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Spessart_%28A_1442%29_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg/150px-Spessart_%28A_1442%29_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Spessart_%28A_1442%29_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg/200px-Spessart_%28A_1442%29_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/German_tanker_Spessart" title="German tanker Spessart">German tanker Spessart</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rh%C3%B6n-class_tanker" title="Rhön-class tanker">Replenishment tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">52 (Fuel) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed, pirates detained </td> <td> 2009-03-30 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Early in the morning of 30 March 2009, a group of Somali pirates approached the German naval replenishment tanker <a href="/wiki/German_tanker_Spessart" title="German tanker Spessart">Spessart</a>, opened fire upon it and attempted to board the vessel. The attack was averted by the on-board security detachment, who opened fire on the pirates. A chase then ensued, ending with the pirates being stopped and detained by the German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz.<a href="#cite_note-Faz-38">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="April">April</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: April">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Hansa_Stavanger" title="MV Hansa Stavanger">MV Hansa Stavanger</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">25 (Containers) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom paid </td> <td> 2009-04-04 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Released after ransom paid </td> <td class="note">two million dollars </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The German-owned Hansa Stavanger was captured by pirates on 4 April 2009.<a href="#cite_note-BBC7985374-39">[39]</a> Around 1 May 2009, <a href="/wiki/USS_Boxer_(LHD-4)" title="USS Boxer (LHD-4)">USS Boxer</a> assisted around 200 members of the German special operations unit <a href="/wiki/GSG-9" class="mw-redirect" title="GSG-9">GSG-9</a> get close to the hijacked German container ship Hansa Stavanger. During the last phase of the operation, the U.S. president's security advisor James Jones withheld final approval for the operation out of concern for the safety of the 25 sailors aboard the vessel. This led the German department of defense to abort the planned attack on the <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">freighter</a> for now and the GSG-9 unit returned to their base of operations at the airport of <a href="/wiki/Mombassa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mombassa">Mombassa</a>, Kenya.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Among the captured sailors held hostage were eleven Tuvaluans and one Fijian. A ransom of US$15 million was demanded. The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tuvalu" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Tuvalu">government of Tuvalu</a> indicated that it was incapable of paying, and expressed concern for its citizens.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> In August 2009, the ship was released after a ransom of two million dollars, according to the pirates on the ship, was paid. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /> <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Africa Star (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">25 (Containers) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-04 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The Israeli-owned MV Africa Star was attacked by nine pirates on 4 April 2009. They were unable to board the ship because the crew of the ship had hung coils of <a href="/wiki/Barbed_wire" title="Barbed wire">barbed wire</a> around the hull. They abandoned the attempt to hijack the ship after a British patrol aircraft was sent to the area.<a href="#cite_note-BBC7985393-43">[43]</a> A second attempt took place later that week, when two pirate boats approached the ship and opened fire, but were driven off when Israeli security guards on board returned fire.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:PacificOpal9.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/PacificOpal9.JPG/100px-PacificOpal9.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/PacificOpal9.JPG/150px-PacificOpal9.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/PacificOpal9.JPG/200px-PacificOpal9.JPG 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="400" /></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Pacific_Opal" title="MV Pacific Opal">MV Pacific Opal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chemical_tanker" title="Chemical tanker">chemical tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2011-04-05 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The Canadian frigate <a href="/wiki/HMCS_Winnipeg_(FFH_338)" title="HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)">HMCS Winnipeg</a> was escorting another vessel when it received a distress from Pacific Opal, an Indian-crewed vessel. Two skiffs were approaching it. HMCS Winnipeg sent a <a href="/wiki/CH-124_Sea_King" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-124 Sea King">Sea King</a> helicopter to investigate, and the three skiffs retreated.<a href="#cite_note-CTV040509-45">[45]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/April_2009_raid_off_Somalia" title="April 2009 raid off Somalia">Tanit</a> (<a href="/wiki/Yacht" title="Yacht">Yacht</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">5 () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Rescued </td> <td> 2009-04-04 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-04-10 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The French yacht was captured by pirates on 4 April 2009,<a href="#cite_note-BBC7985374-39">[39]</a> taking hostage a couple, their 3-year-old child, and two friends of the family who joined them in <a href="/wiki/Aden" title="Aden">Aden</a>. They were supposed to join <a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a>, and left <a href="/wiki/Vannes" title="Vannes">Vannes</a> on 26 July. The <a href="/wiki/Action_of_9_April_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="Action of 9 April 2009">French forces stormed the yacht</a> on 10 April while the pirates refused French offers to free the hostages. One hostage, Florent Lemaçon, 28, was killed, and the four other freed, including the child. Two pirates were killed and three others captured.<a href="#cite_note-Twenty-46">[46]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"> (<a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">Tug</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2"> () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Captured </td> <td> 2009-04-05 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Captured </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">A Yemeni tug was captured by pirates on 5 April 2009.<a href="#cite_note-BBC7985374-39">[39]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Malaspina_Castle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Malaspina Castle (page does not exist)">MV Malaspina Castle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">24 (Iron ore) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-04-06 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-05-09 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The British-owned, Panamanian-flagged Malaspina Castle was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden and captured on 6 April 2009.<a href="#cite_note-BBC7985374-39">[39]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Win Far 161 (<a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">Fishing vessel</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">30 (<a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">Tuna</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-04-06 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-02-11 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Taiwanese fishing vessel <a href="/wiki/FV_Win_Far_161" title="FV Win Far 161">FV Win Far 161</a><a href="#cite_note-Win-47">[47]</a> was captured by pirates on 6 April 2009.<a href="#cite_note-BBC7985374-39">[39]</a> The ship was released on 11 February 2010 after a ransom was paid. Three of the 30 crew had died during their time held hostage.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8510938-48">[48]</a> It was used as the mothership for the <a href="/wiki/Maersk_Alabama_hijacking" title="Maersk Alabama hijacking">Maersk Alabama hijacking</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /> <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Tygra" title="MV Tygra">MV Maersk Alabama</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">21 (UN food aid) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Crew regained control </td> <td> 2009-04-08 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-04-08 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Maersk_Alabama_hijacking" title="Maersk Alabama hijacking">Maersk Alabama hijacking</a></div> The Danish-owned Maersk Alabama was captured by pirates on 8 April 2009 some 400 miles (640 km) east of Mogadishu. The 21 American crew were taken hostage,<a href="#cite_note-BBC7989474-49">[49]</a> but were later able to retake the ship.<a href="#cite_note-BBC7990566-50">[50]</a> On 12 April 2009, a team of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">United States Navy SEALs</a> snipers killed the three pirates holding Captain Richard Phillips hostage aboard a lifeboat from Maersk Alabama, rescuing the captain; one pirate was captured alive that was already on board <a href="/wiki/USS_Bainbridge_(DDG-96)" title="USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)">USS Bainbridge</a> according to US Navy Vice Admiral William E. Gortney.<a href="#cite_note-ChinaView-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-FoxNews-52">[52]</a> <a href="/wiki/USS_Boxer_(LHD-4)" title="USS Boxer (LHD-4)">USS Boxer</a> was also participating in the operation. This was later made into a movie. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> [[|]] </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2"> ('unknown') </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-10 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg intervened to rescue a civilian ship under fire by a pirate skiff. A boarding team was sent to conduct a weapons inspection, but the would-be pirates "threw items overboard". A Spanish ship also participated in the rescue.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Buccaneer (<a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tugboat</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">16 (empty barges) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-04-11 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-08-09 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The Italian-owned MV Buccaneer commercial tugboat with 16 crew members, 10 of which are Italians, was captured by pirates on 11 April.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBC7994980-55">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2"> (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-11 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">A Panamanian cargo ship was attacked by Somali pirates. The attack was repulsed by water hoses. A rocket-propelled grenade failed to explode when it landed in the captain's cabin.<a href="#cite_note-BBC7994980-55">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Panamax Anna (cargo vessel) </td> <td rowspan="2"> (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-13 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The 64,000-tonne Maltese-flagged Panamax Anna was attacked by six pirates in a boat, 177 kilometres (110 mi) north of Bosasso, <a href="/wiki/Puntland" title="Puntland">Puntland</a>, but managed to escape. The ship has the same owner as MV Irene, captured the following day.<a href="#cite_note-Calgary1496499-56">[56]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Irene (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">22 (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom paid </td> <td> 2009-04-14 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-09-14 </td> <td class="note">$2 million </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates captured the Greek freighter Irene.<a href="#cite_note-ABCNews-57">[57]</a> HMCS Winnipeg tried to intervene but was too far to reach the freighter in time.<a href="#cite_note-Star618595-58">[58]</a> Exactly five months later, the ship was released following payment of a $2 million ransom.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Mumtaz 1 and Samara Ahmed (<a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">Fishing vessels</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">33 (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-04-14 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-08-13 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/August_2009_Egyptian_hostage_escape" title="August 2009 Egyptian hostage escape">August 2009 Egyptian hostage escape</a></div> Pirates captured two Egyptian fishing boats in April.<a href="#cite_note-ABCNews-57">[57]</a> In August, the captive fishermen overpowered their captors, killing and wounding several and capturing others. The unharmed crew then sailed the ship to Yemen. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_Togo_%283-2%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Togo_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_Togo_%283-2%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Togo_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_Togo_%283-2%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Togo_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Sea Horse (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-04-14 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-04-20 </td> <td class="note">$100 000 'ransom' </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates captured the Lebanese freighter MV Sea Horse.<a href="#cite_note-ABCNews-57">[57]</a> According to a Somali elder, once the pirates learned that the ship was going to India to pick up food aid to bring back to Somalia, they freed the vessel.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-60">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Liberty_Sun" title="MV Liberty Sun">MV Liberty Sun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">20 (US food aid) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-14 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The pirates attacked the ship, but failed to get aboard.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> The ship sustained damage to the bulkhead and was escorted to Mombasa, Kenya, by USS Bainbridge.<a href="#cite_note-RFI3481-62">[62]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Safmarine_Asia" title="MV Safmarine Asia">MV Safmarine Asia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-15 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates tried to capture the Liberian-registered Safmarine Asia. The <a href="/wiki/French_frigate_Niv%C3%B4se" title="French frigate Nivôse">French frigate Nivôse</a> intervened and thwarted the attack with its helicopter. Nivôse tracked the pirates overnight and at dawn apprehended 11 pirates and intercepted a "pirate mother ship", which turned out to be a 10-metre (33 ft)-long boat with fuel supply.<a href="#cite_note-Marinelog150409-63">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bloomberg20601103-64">[64]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /> <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Puma (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">12 (generator) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-16 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The South Korean destroyer <a href="/wiki/ROKS_Munmu_the_Great_(DDH-976)" title="ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976)">ROKS Munmu the Great</a> responded to a distress call from MV Puma, which was being chased by a boat with five pirates, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) off the coast of Yemen. The Danish ship zig-zaged to avoid the pirates and launched a flare at them to delay them. The Korean ship sent its Lynx helicopter and the pirates turned back when it threatened to fire. Puma was traveling from Singapore to Germany.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /> <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MT Handytankers Magic (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2"> (petroleum) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-18 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The Dutch frigate <a href="/wiki/HNLMS_De_Zeven_Provinci%C3%ABn_(F802)" title="HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)">HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën</a> repulsed an attack by seven pirates on the petroleum tanker Handytankers Magic. The frigate tracked the pirates back to a "mother ship", which turned out to be a kidnapped Yemeni <a href="/wiki/Dhow" title="Dhow">dhow</a> and freed 20 captive fishermen. The seven pirates were captured without a fight, but released as the Dutch did not have the legal authority to detain them.<a href="#cite_note-CNN180409-66">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-Reuters180409-67">[67]</a> This release came under serious criticism, and the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch Navy">Dutch Navy</a> admitted it has made a mistake, and that procedures could be changed.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Pompei (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_dumper&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rock dumper (page does not exist)">rock dumper</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">10 () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-04-18 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-06-27 </td> <td class="note">EUR 2.8 million </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The Belgian rock dumper Pompei was captured by pirates (allegedly under the orders of piracy kingpin <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Abdi_Hassan" title="Mohamed Abdi Hassan">Mohamed Abdi Hassan</a>) 600 km (370 mi) off the Somali coast en route to the Seychelles. A pirate source claimed she was being taken to the port of <a href="/wiki/Harardhere" title="Harardhere">Harardhere</a> The ship and her crew were released after 71 days on 28 June 2009.<a href="#cite_note-Reuters180409a-69">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-Reuters180409b-70">[70]</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /> <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Front Ardenne (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">Tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-18 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">An attack on the 80,000-ton Norwegian tanker MV Front Ardenne failed after the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">Royal Fleet Auxiliary</a> ship <a href="/wiki/RFA_Wave_Knight_(A389)" title="RFA Wave Knight (A389)">RFA Wave Knight</a> intervened. The Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg and the American frigate <a href="/wiki/USS_Halyburton" title="USS Halyburton">USS Halyburton</a> gave pursuit, as the pirate skiff fled toward the Somalia port of <a href="/wiki/Bosaso" title="Bosaso">Bosaso</a>. Winnipeg shut its lights and was able to outmaneuver the pirates. Several warning shots were fired, the pirates stopped, were boarded and disarmed. Even though a rocket-propelled grenade was found on board, the pirates were let go as the Canadians did not have legal authority to detain them.<a href="#cite_note-CTV190409-72">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBC8006827-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-Defpro-74">[74]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Atlantica (<a href="/wiki/Cargo" title="Cargo">cargo</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-20 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Two pirate boats pursued Atlantica 50 km (31 mi) off the coast of Yemen. The vessel engaged in evasive manoeuvres and escaped unharmed.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-60">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV New Legend Honor (<a href="/wiki/Cargo" title="Cargo">cargo</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-20 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates fired upon New Legend of Honor. The Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg and the British frigate <a href="/wiki/HMS_Portland_(F79)" title="HMS Portland (F79)">HMS Portland</a> stopped the attack with the help of their helicopters. The pirates escaped.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-60">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:Melody.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MSC Melody"><img alt="MSC Melody" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Melody.jpg/100px-Melody.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Melody.jpg/150px-Melody.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Melody.jpg/200px-Melody.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MS_Melody" title="MS Melody">MSC Melody</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cruise_ship" title="Cruise ship">cruise ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">490 (1000 passengers) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-25 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates fired at the cruise ship MSC Melody with an automatic rifle and attempted to board at around 11:35 pm local time. After all passengers were escorted to their cabins, the ship's crew, which included a small Israeli security detail, attempted to fend off the pirates using a fire hose and, after that failed, by pistols. The pistol fire was successful in forcing off the pirates, although they continued to fire at the ship for ten minutes before leaving the area. The ship was approximately 325 km north of the Seychelles when attacked. The Spanish auxiliary military vessel <a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Spanish_Navy_ships" title="List of active Spanish Navy ships">Marques de la Ensenada</a> escorted MSC Melody through the Gulf of Aden.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Ariva 3 () </td> <td rowspan="2">6 () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed </td> <td> 2009-04-26 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates fired upon the cruise vessel Ariva 3 near the Yemeni island of <a href="/wiki/Jabal_Zuqar" class="mw-redirect" title="Jabal Zuqar">Jabal Zuqar</a>, but broke off the attack after 15 minutes for unknown reasons. The ship had no passengers and was on its way to Aden to fix an engine.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Qana" title="MV Qana">MV Qana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">Tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">unknown (empty) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Rescued </td> <td> 2009-04-26 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Rescued </td> <td class="note">Pirates fined and sentenced to death </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The empty oil tanker Qana was heading to Aden when it was captured by pirates. Special forces from Yemen stormed the ship using helicopters and recaptured it. Seven pirates were captured and three were killed. Four more were captured the following day. During the firefight, five Indian crew members were injured. The ship was 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) from the Yemeni coast when it was captured.<a href="#cite_note-Google260409-10">[10]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="May">May</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: May">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Almezaan" title="MV Almezaan">MV Almezaan</a> (Cargo ship) </td> <td rowspan="2">18 (wheat and used vehicles) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released as a Somali trader </td> <td> 2009-05-01 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-05-09 </td> <td class="note">none </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Said to be carrying wheat and vehicles to Mogadishu, the vessel was released without a ransom being paid.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Ariana (Cargo ship) </td> <td rowspan="2">24 (Soya) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-05-03 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-12-10 </td> <td class="note">$3 million </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Somali pirates captured Ariana on 2 May with its 24 Ukrainian crew in the Indian Ocean en route from Brazil to the Middle East.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> In November, with the release of Spanish ship Alakrana, that was in contact during captivity with Ariana to give fuel, was known that within this vessel were two women and a 12-year-old girl that had been kidnapped. One of the abducted women, Larisa Salinska, a 39-year-old ship's cook, was raped by pirates. She had a miscarriage (it is unknown if she became pregnant as a result of the rape or not) with a large hemorrhage, heavy infection, and serious health problems. Alakrana's captain tried to convey Ariana's medicine to help Salinska, but Adan Jama, one of the pirates who had hijacked the Spanish ship, threw them overboard<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> Also, according to the testimony from an Alakrana crew member, on board were two women, one of whom had given birth during the hijacking of the ship, having the baby about four months; they also said the 12-year-old girl was raped by a pirate.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> The ship was released on 10 December 2009 after a ransom of almost <a href="/wiki/United_States_Dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Dollar">$</a>3,000,000 was paid.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8406303-82">[82]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:Nivose_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Frigate Nivôse"><img alt="Frigate Nivôse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Nivose_1.jpg/100px-Nivose_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Nivose_1.jpg/150px-Nivose_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Nivose_1.jpg/200px-Nivose_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="394" /></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/French_frigate_Niv%C3%B4se" title="French frigate Nivôse">Nivôse</a> (<a href="/wiki/Flor%C3%A9al-class_frigate" title="Floréal-class frigate">Floréal-class frigate</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">86 (none) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Attack repelled </td> <td> 2009-05-03 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Attack repelled </td> <td class="note">None </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 3 May 2009, 900 km (560 mi) off Somalia, the crew managed to lure pirates to attack the ship: mistaken for a merchant ship, Nivôse sailed into the sun to avoid being identified; as the pirates closed in, she turned about, launching her on-boarded helicopter and fast outboard vessels. 11 pirates were captured.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_%281986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles" title="Netherlands Antilles">Netherlands Antilles</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Marathon (cargo ship) </td> <td rowspan="2"> (coke) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Hijacked and released </td> <td> 2009-05-07 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-06-23 </td> <td class="note">unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">captured with 2,000 tons of coke between Yemen and Puntland, with 8 Ukrainian crew.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Dubai Princess (<a href="/wiki/Merchant_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Merchant vessel">merchant vessel</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">Unknown. (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Capture failed. Rescue successful. </td> <td> 2009-05-17 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Capture failed. Rescue successful. </td> <td class="note">None </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 17 May, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_major_warship_classes_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy#Frigates" class="mw-redirect" title="List of major warship classes of the Royal Australian Navy">frigates</a> <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(FFG_03)" title="HMAS Sydney (FFG 03)">HMAS Sydney</a> and <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Ballarat_(FFH_155)" title="HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155)">HMAS Ballarat</a> responded to a distress call from Dubai Princess, which reported that they were under attack from RPG-armed pirates attempting to board their vessel. Another vessel, MV MSC Stella, was also being harassed. The pirates fled the area after the two frigates and a <a href="/wiki/SH-60_Seahawk" class="mw-redirect" title="SH-60 Seahawk">Sea Hawk</a> helicopter from Sydney appeared. The action occurred in international waters about 170 kilometres (92 nmi) south of Yemen. Sydney and Ballarat were on a six-month international deployment and were passing through the Gulf of Aden at the time of the incident.<a href="#cite_note-Ozblog-86">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-SMH180509-87">[87]</a><a href="#cite_note-Biogpond333350-88">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-Navy-89">[89]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="June–September">June–September</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: June–September">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Charelle (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">9 () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-06-12 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-12-03 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 12 June, the German-registered Charelle was hijacked 60 nautical miles off <a href="/wiki/Sur,_Oman" title="Sur, Oman">Sur</a>, Oman.<a href="#cite_note-Gulf129064-90">[90]</a> At the time this was the farthest Somali pirates had ventured from the coast of Somalia.<a href="#cite_note-Gulf_129059-91">[91]</a> Charelle was released on 3 December 2009, after a ransom was paid.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Horizon-1" title="MV Horizon-1">MV Horizon-1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">23 (Dry <a href="/wiki/Sulfur" title="Sulfur">sulfur</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-07-08 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&params=13_14_00_N_50_40_00_E_type:event&title=2009-07-08%2C">13°14′00″N 50°40′00″E / 13.23333°N 50.66667°E / 13.23333; 50.66667 (2009-07-08,)</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-10-05 </td> <td class="note"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>2,750,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 8 July, the Turkish-owned cargo ship MV Horizon-1 carrying dry sulfur from Saudi Arabia to Jordan was hijacked at 08:29 <a href="/wiki/EEST" class="mw-redirect" title="EEST">EEST</a> (05:29 <a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>) by five armed Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was brought first to the Somali port Hordio along with her 23-member crew including a female <a href="/wiki/Third_mate" title="Third mate">third officer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-Hurriyet11572-94">[94]</a> On 10 July, Horizon-1 left Hordio and sailed to the so-called <a href="/wiki/Pirate_haven" title="Pirate haven">pirate haven</a> of <a href="/wiki/Eyl" title="Eyl">Eyl</a> in 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) distance southwards, cruising at low speed for unknown reason.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> The vessel was harassed on 19 March as she was on its way from Ukraine to China witnessing the hijacking of the Greek vessel MV Titan. The attack had failed due to appearance of naval forces at the site.<a href="#cite_note-Hurriyet12027773-96">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> On 5 October 2009, the vessel was released with its crew against a ransom of <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>2,750,000 paid by a British mediator.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Barwaqo (<a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2"> (Merchandise) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Rescued </td> <td> 2009-09-24 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-09-24 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Pirates attacked the vessel near Mogadishu harbor. During the hijacking attempt, the Syrian captain was killed and several crewmen wounded. Somali police and <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> peacekeepers rescued the ship.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="October">October</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: October">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">FV Alakrana (Fishing seiner) </td> <td rowspan="2">36 (none) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-10-02 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&params=1_32_00_S_054_52_00_E_type:event&title=2009-10-02%2C+Ship%3A+FV+Alakrana">1°32′00″S 054°52′00″E / 1.53333°S 54.86667°E / -1.53333; 54.86667 (2009-10-02, Ship: FV Alakrana)</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-11-17 </td> <td class="note"><a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a>2,300,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">At the moment of the attack, the vessel was out of the area protected by <a href="/wiki/Operation_Atalanta" title="Operation Atalanta">Operation Atalanta</a>. Two pirates were seized and brought to Spain. Pirates demanded both a four million Euro ransom and for the two pirates to be released. On 7 November thousands gathered in <a href="/wiki/Bermeo" title="Bermeo">Bermeo</a> (from where most of the crew came) asking for the release of the pirates. The crew was freed without the pirates being released. The two pirates where judged in Spain in a very controversial process as it was difficult to ascertain whether one of the pirates was a minor or not. The incident made the Spanish Government change its law to allow security guards to carry guns up to 12.7 mm (0.50 in) in vessels with Spanish flag. Spanish journals published pirates' families were given $50,000.<a href="#cite_note-Ecoterra269-100">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-Reader1137-101">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBC8364530-102">[102]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:Somme_mg_5850.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="French oiler Somme"><img alt="French oiler Somme" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Somme_mg_5850.jpg/100px-Somme_mg_5850.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Somme_mg_5850.jpg/150px-Somme_mg_5850.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Somme_mg_5850.jpg/200px-Somme_mg_5850.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4368" data-file-height="2912" /></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/French_tanker_Somme" title="French tanker Somme">Somme</a> (<a href="/wiki/Durance-class_tanker" title="Durance-class tanker">Durance-class tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">169 (Fuel) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Attack repelled </td> <td> 2009-10-07 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Attack repelled </td> <td class="note">None </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 7 October 2009, <a href="/wiki/French_tanker_Somme" title="French tanker Somme">Somme</a>, an 18,000-tonne <a href="/wiki/Durance-class_tanker" title="Durance-class tanker">Durance-class</a> command vessel, fuel tanker, and flagship of the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, was mistaken for a cargo vessel and attacked at night in the Indian Ocean by lightly armed Somali pirates from two armed skiffs. The pirates opened fire on the ship with small arms and launchers. The ship returned fire and headed towards the pirates. The pirates attempted to flee after realizing that the ship was a military vessel. Somme intercepted one of the boats and gave chase. After an hour-long chase, the pirates surrendered and were detained aboard the ship. Other warships arrived and began searching for the escaped skiff. Somme had been operating 310 miles (500 km) off the coast of Somalia, on its way to refuel frigates patrolling shipping lanes.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Kota_Wajar" title="MV Kota Wajar">MV Kota Wajar</a> (Container ship) </td> <td rowspan="2">21 (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-10-15 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-12-28 </td> <td class="note">$4 million </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Captured 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) north of the <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>. Heading to Mombasa, Kenya.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8309204-104">[104]</a> The ship was released on 28 December, with China claiming to have rescued the crew. A Canadian warship provided logistical and medical assistance to the ship.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8433168-105">[105]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">De Xin Hai (Bulk carrier) </td> <td rowspan="2">25 (Coal) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-10-19 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-12-28 </td> <td class="note">$4 million </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 19 October 2009, the Chinese bulk carrier, owned by COSCO Qingdaq, was captured 700 miles (1,100 km) east of the Somali coastline in the Indian Ocean. Two skiffs were utilized in the capture. This was the farthest afield that the Somali pirates had ever struck, and the attack occurred with three Chinese naval vessels in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Al-Khaliq (Bulk Carrier) </td> <td rowspan="2">26 (Wheat [35,000 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">tonne</a>]) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom paid </td> <td> 2009-10-22 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-02-09 </td> <td class="note">$3.1 million </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 22 October 2009, this ship was hijacked as it traveled from <a href="/wiki/Novorossiysk" title="Novorossiysk">Novorossiysk, Russia</a> to Mombasa, Kenya. It was captured about 330 km (210 mi) off the Seychelles. At least six pirates and two skiffs were involved in the apprehension.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Lynn Rival (Yacht) </td> <td rowspan="2">2 (None) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-10-23 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-11-13 </td> <td class="note">US$750,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The yacht Lynn Rival was on a voyage from the Seychelles to Tanzania when she was attacked by Somali pirates. A distress call was sent.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8327416-112">[112]</a> The yacht was found on 29 October following a multi-agency search but the two crew, <a href="/wiki/Paul_and_Rachel_Chandler" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul and Rachel Chandler">Paul and Rachel Chandler</a>, were not on board. It was later revealed that they were being held on board the container ship MV Kota Wajah moored off <a href="/wiki/Ceel_Huur" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceel Huur">Ceel Huur</a>, Somalia.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8332163-113">[113]</a> It was later reported that Royal Navy personnel on board RFA Wave Knight witnessed the transfer of the two crew from Lynn Rival,<a href="#cite_note-BBC8361889-114">[114]</a> but did not intervene for fear of causing casualties among the kidnapped couple. A ransom of US$7,000,000 (<a href="/wiki/Pound_Sterling" class="mw-redirect" title="Pound Sterling">£</a>4,300,000) had been demanded. The couple were reported to have been transferred from Koto Wajah to another vessel and then to shore.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8359575-115">[115]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign Office">Foreign Office</a> had stated that no ransom would be paid and the Somali community in the United Kingdom appealed for the crew to be released on humanitarian grounds, citing the fact that the yacht was not involved in the dumping of toxic waste or illegal fishing and was in international waters.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8361889-114">[114]</a> Lynn Rival was returned to the United Kingdom on RFA Wave Knight, arriving at <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Dorset" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland, Dorset">Portland, Dorset</a>, on 26 November 2009.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8383498-116">[116]</a> The Chandlers were released over a year later on 14 November 2010 after a ransom of US$750,000 was paid.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Thai Union 3 (Trawler) </td> <td rowspan="2">27 (23 Russians; 2 Filipinos; 2 Ghanians) (Fish) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom paid. </td> <td> 2009-10-29 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-07-03 </td> <td class="note">$3 million </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 29 October 2009, this vessel was hijacked 200 miles (320 km) north of the Seychelles by a pair of skiffs.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> The ship and crew were later released after a $3 million ransom was paid.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Unknown (Fishing vessel) </td> <td rowspan="2">Unknown (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Captured </td> <td> 2009-10-31 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Captured </td> <td class="note">Unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 31 October 2009, this vessel was hijacked near Eyl, with one of the pirates being killed by the armed crew during the effort.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">Avel Vad (Trawler) </td> <td rowspan="2">Unknown (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Attack repelled </td> <td> 2009-10-31 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Attack repelled </td> <td class="note">None </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 31 October 2009, this vessel was attacked early in the morning between the Somali coast and the Seychelles. The crew repelled the attempted hijacking by firing flares.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="November">November</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: November">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Almezaan" title="MV Almezaan">Almezaan</a> (Cargo ship) </td> <td rowspan="2">18 (armoured vehicles) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-11-07 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-11-20 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Almezaan was captured a second time on 7 November. It was claimed that it was carrying weapons but this was denied by her owners. A$3,000,000-dollar ransom was demanded, but a lower amount was paid and the ship was released.<a href="#cite_note-Almezaan-122">[122]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Delvina (Bulk carrier) </td> <td rowspan="2">21 (Wheat) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom paid </td> <td> 2009-11-05 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-12-17 </td> <td class="note">Unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 5 November 2009, this vessel was attacked and captured 280 nautical miles (520 km; 320 mi) east of Tanzania, on its way to Mombasa, Kenya.<a href="#cite_note-RTT1120296-123">[123]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands" title="British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Theresa VIII (Chemical tanker) </td> <td rowspan="2">28 (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-11-05 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-03-16 </td> <td class="note">None </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On 17 November 2009, this vessel was attacked and captured 180 nautical miles (330 km; 210 mi) northwest of the Seychelles, on its way to Mombasa, Kenya. The crew of the vessel was composed entirely of North Koreans.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> It was later released.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV BW Lion (<a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">Tanker</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">Unknown (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Attack repelled </td> <td> 2009-11-07 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Attack repelled </td> <td class="note">None </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Somali pirates attacked BW Lion when she was 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) northeast of the <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a> and 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) off the coast of Somalia. The ship's crew managed to evade the attack.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8350850-126">[126]</a><a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Filitsa (<a href="/wiki/Bulk_carrier" title="Bulk carrier">Bulk carrier</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2">22 (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-11-17 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-2-1 </td> <td class="note">unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Somali pirates captured Filitsa some 36 nautical miles (67 km) off <a href="/wiki/Balhaf" title="Balhaf">Balhaf</a>, Yemen.<a href="#cite_note-Reuters221109-128">[128]</a> The vessel was released on 1 February 2010, after the ship's owner, Order Shipping, paid an undisclosed amount of ransom money.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:Container_ship_MV_Maersk_Alabama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Container_ship_MV_Maersk_Alabama.jpg/100px-Container_ship_MV_Maersk_Alabama.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Container_ship_MV_Maersk_Alabama.jpg/150px-Container_ship_MV_Maersk_Alabama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Container_ship_MV_Maersk_Alabama.jpg/200px-Container_ship_MV_Maersk_Alabama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3054" data-file-height="1500" /></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /> <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/MV_Tygra" title="MV Tygra">MV Maersk Alabama</a> (cargo ship) </td> <td rowspan="2">21 (food) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Attack repelled </td> <td> 2009-11-18 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Attack repelled </td> <td class="note">None </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">Somali pirates attacked Maersk Alabama some 350 nautical miles (650 km; 400 mi) east of Somalia. The attack was repelled when the crew returned fire at the pirates.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8366097-130">[130]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Maran Centaurus (tanker) </td> <td rowspan="2">28 (oil) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released </td> <td> 2009-11-30 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-01-19 </td> <td class="note">US$5,500,000 to $7,000,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Wikinews-logo.svg/40px-Wikinews-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Wikinews-logo.svg/60px-Wikinews-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Wikinews-logo.svg/80px-Wikinews-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="759" data-file-height="415" /></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikinews has related news: <div><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Somali_pirates_release_tanker_after_receiving_millions_of_dollars_in_ransom" class="extiw" title="wikinews:Somali pirates release tanker after receiving millions of dollars in ransom"> Somali pirates release tanker after receiving millions of dollars in ransom</a></li></ul></div></div></div> </div>Somali pirates captured Maran Centaurus some 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) east of Somalia.<a href="#cite_note-AP20091130-131">[131]</a> The ship was carrying US$140 million in crude oil at the time of its capture.<a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a> The ship was released on 19 January after a ransom of between US$5,500,000 and $7,000,000 was paid.<a href="#cite_note-Maranrelease-133">[133]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Theoforos_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Theoforos 1 (page does not exist)">MV Theoforos 1</a> (Tanker) </td> <td rowspan="2">25 (Grain) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Ship Boarded, Attack repelled </td> <td> 2009-11-02 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2009-11-02 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">On November 2nd 0901UTC The Turkish Naval Ship 'Gediz' intervened upon a distress call to prevent the hijacking of the Greek-owned MV Theoforos (Athens News Agency-Macedonian News Agency, November 6; Montena Informativna Agencija, November 5; Today's Zaman, November 6). The Gediz fired warning shots at the pirates before deploying a helicopter in support. The action resulted in the capture of five pirates (Hurriyet, November 5). Nov 5 (Reuters) - Turkish navy commandos detained five pirates trying to hijack a Greek ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Turkish military said on Thursday. The Greek boat was travelling 70 miles from the coast in a security corridor when pirates in a motor boat fired on the vessel with small arms and rockets. "The (Turkish naval ship) TCG Gediz prevented the ship hijacking with warning shots and helicopter backup ... The TCG Gediz reacted to the call for help issued by the M/V Theoforos and detained the five bandits on board the motor boat," the military said in a statement. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="December">December</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: December">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Flag (owner) </th> <th rowspan="2">Name (class) </th> <th rowspan="2">Crew (cargo) </th> <th rowspan="2">Status </th> <th width="110px">Date of attack </th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th>Date of release </th> <th>Ransom demanded </th></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/wiki/FV_Shahzaib" title="FV Shahzaib">MV Shahzaib</a> (Fishing vessel) </td> <td rowspan="2">29 () </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> </td> <td> 2009-12-6 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-1-2 </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The ship was captured 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) east of <a href="/wiki/Socotra_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Socotra Island">Socotra Island</a> near the Gulf of Aden, and later used to hijack <a href="/wiki/MV_Asian_Glory" title="MV Asian Glory">MV Asian Glory</a>, a UK-owned car carrier.<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary">MV Al Mahmoud 2 (cargo ship) </td> <td rowspan="2">15 (unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Captured </td> <td> 2009-12-28 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Captured </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The ship was reported to have been captured on 28 December.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8433168-105">[105]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_St_James_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV St James Park (page does not exist)">MV St James Park</a> (chemical tanker) </td> <td rowspan="2">26 (Chemicals) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom </td> <td> 2009-12-28 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Released after ransom </td> <td class="note"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The ship was reported to have been captured on 28 December while on a voyage from Thailand to Spain.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8433438-136">[136]</a> The ship was later released after a ransom was paid. </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="center" class="vevent"> <td width="100px" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> (<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Navios_Apollon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Navios Apollon (page does not exist)">MV Navios Apollon</a> (cargo ship) </td> <td rowspan="2">19 (Unknown) </td> <td rowspan="2" class="note">Released after ransom paid </td> <td> 2009-12-28 </td> <td>unknown </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2010-02-28 </td> <td class="note">Unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">The ship was reported to have been captured north of the Seychelles on 28 December while on a voyage from <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> to India.<a href="#cite_note-BBC8433438-136">[136]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="3px" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_attacked_by_Somali_pirates_in_2009&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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