Action of 3 March 2009

Action of 3 March 2009
Part of Piracy in Somalia
Operation Atalanta

Rheinland-Pfalz
Date3 March 2009
Location
Result German-American victory
Belligerents
 Germany
 United States
Somali pirates
Commanders and leaders
Markus Rehbein Mohamud Hashi
Strength
1 frigate
2 helicopters
1 skiff
Casualties and losses
None 9 captured
1 skiff captured

The action of 3 March 2009 took place when the German Bremen-class frigate Rheinland-Pfalz chased and captured a pirate skiff in the Gulf of Aden, after the persons on board the small vessel fired at and attempted to stop the German-owned tanker MV Courier. The operation marked the first time that the German Navy captured a hostile vessel at sea since World War II.