Dai Hong Dan incident

Dai Hong Dan incident

Dai Hong Dan underway in 2007
Date29 October 2007
Location
Indian Ocean, off the coast of Mogadishu
Result US-North Korean Victory
  • Sailors regain control of the ship
Belligerents
North Korea North Korea
United States United States		 Somali pirates
Commanders and leaders
North Korea Park Yong Hwan[1]
United States Timothy R. Trampenau[2]		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
6 North Korean sailors wounded (3 seriously) 2 killed
5 captured (3 wounded)

The Dai Hong Dan incident took place on 29 October 2007, when the North Korean cargo vessel in the Indian Ocean MV Dai Hong Dan (대홍단호) was attacked and temporarily seized by Somali pirates off Somalia.[3] The following day, the crew of the vessel overpowered the pirates with the support of a US naval vessel.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "DDG 95 - USS James E. Williams".
  3. ^ "Pirates 'overpowered' off Somalia". BBC News. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ "N. Korea Thanks U.S. for Piracy Aid". military.com. Associated Press (AP). 9 November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ Porth, Jacquelyn S. (1 November 2007). "U.S. Navy Still Battles Pirates on the High Seas". Bureau of International Information Programs. US Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Crew wins deadly pirate battle off Somalia". CNN. 30 October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.