MV Beluga Nomination incident

MV Beluga Nomination incident
Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa

HDMS Esbern Snare
Date22–26 January 2011
Location
Result

Pirate victory, rescue attempt failed.

  • 2 civilians rescued
Belligerents
 Denmark
 Seychelles
Somali pirates
Strength
1 support ship (frigate)
1 patrol boat
2 freighters
Casualties and losses
Unknown 1–2 killed
1 freighter damaged
4 civilians killed

The MV Beluga Nomination incident[1] was the capture and attempted liberation of a German freighter from Somali pirates by the Seychelles Coast Guard and Royal Danish Navy in January 2011. A few days after the taking of MV Beluga Nomination, a Seychelles patrol boat and a Danish flexible support ship, HDMS Esbern Snare, encountered the pirates and engaged in a failed rescue operation.[2]

  1. ^ "Piracy Report: The Industry's choice – Something to live for or something to die for?". 30 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Entführtes deutsches Schiff: Tödliches Feuergefecht um gekaperte "Beluga Nomination"". Der Spiegel. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.