Action of 19 May 2009

Action of 19 May 2009
	Part of Operation Atalanta
	; Image of the HSwMS Malmö (P12) of the Swedish Navy, taken 28 days after the incident.
Date	May 19, 2009
Location	Gulf of Aden
Result	Greco-Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden Swedish Navy Greece; ;	Somali Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Magnus Jönsson	Unknown
Units involved
HSwMS Malmö ; M/V Antonis	Unknown
Strength
1 ship ; At least 7 soldiers	2 boats ; At least 7 pirates
Casualties and losses
None	7 Pirates captured ; 2 guns captured

The Action of 19 May 2009 was a confrontation between the HSwMS Malmö of the Swedish Navy and Somali Pirates in the Gulf of Aden after the pirates attempted to seize a Greek cargo vessel. The commander of the HSwMS Malmö was Magnus Jönsson.^[1]^[2]

^ Forces, Swedish Armed. "Pirate attack thwarted". Försvarsmakten. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
^ Holmström, Mikael (2009-06-06). "Svenska fartyg tvingas behålla fångna pirater ombord". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

[:1-1] Forces, Swedish Armed. "Pirate attack thwarted". Försvarsmakten. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

[:5-2] Holmström, Mikael (2009-06-06). "Svenska fartyg tvingas behålla fångna pirater ombord". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

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