| April 2009 raid off Somalia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Atalanta | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 France Germany | Somali pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Guillaume Goutay[1] | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
France: 3 frigates 70 marine commandos 1 C-130 Hercules Germany: 1 frigate |
1 yacht 5 pirates | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| none |
1 yacht captured 2 killed 3 captured | ||||||
| 1 civilian killed | |||||||
The April 2009 raid off Somalia was a military operation conducted by France and Germany to retake the French yacht Tanit on 9 April 2009, a yacht which had been captured by Somali pirates on 4 April 2009. It occurred during Operation Atalanta, a European Union mission in Somali waters.[2] The pirates had attempted to extract a ransom by holding the yacht's occupants hostage, but were ultimately defeated when the French Navy assaulted them.
- ^ "How to Deal". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ "European Union Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta | French frigate ACONIT leaves EU NAVFOR after one month of outstanding performance". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.