MV Sinar Kudus escorted by frigates KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma and KRI Yos Sudarso
Date
16 March – 1 May 2011 (2011-03-16 – 2011-05-01)
Location
456 nmi (845 km) off the coast of Somalia
Result
Indonesian victory
Pirate group defeated
Hostages rescued
Belligerents
Indonesia
Armed Forces
Indonesian Army
Indonesian Navy
Somali Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Col Achmad Taufiqoerrochman (id)
Unknown
Strength
900 personnel[1] (including Denjaka and Kopassus)
2 frigates : KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma and KRI Yos Sudarso
1 landing platform dock : KRI Banjarmasin
1 lifeboat
at least 4 pirates
Casualties and losses
None
4 killed
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Somalia: Piracy and Counter-Terrorism, 2006-2017
2006
18 March
2007
Ras Kamboni
3 June
Bargal
28 October
Dai Hong Dan
2008
Dobley
Thalathine
Dhusamareb
11 November
Maersk Alabama
Ocean Shield
2009
Baraawe
2011
MV Sinar Kudus
2012
Buchanan and Thisted
Bulo Marer
2013
Barawe
2017
Barii
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2006
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2007
Action of 3 June
MV Al Marjan
Action of 28 October
Dai Hong Dan
2008
Operation Atalanta
MY Le Ponant
MV Iran Deyanat
Carré d'As IV
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FV Ekawat Nava 5
2009
Action of 3 March
April raid
MV Maersk Alabama
Action of 13 August
Operation Ocean Shield
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2010
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Action of 30 March
Action of 1 April
Action of 5 April
MV Moscow University
2011
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Operation Dawn 8
MV Beluga Nomination
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MV Sinar Kudus
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2012
Patiño
The MV Sinar Kudus hijacking was a maritime event that began on 16 March 2011 with four pirates in the Indian Ocean seizing the cargo ship MV Sinar Kudus 456 nautical miles (845 km; 525 mi) east of Somali coast. The siege ended after a rescue effort by the Indonesian Navy on 1 May 2011.[2] It was the first pirate seizure of an Indonesian merchant ship off the Somali coast.
^Maradona, Stevy (22 May 2011). "Dan Satgas Pembebasan MV Sinar Kudus Naik Pangkat" (in Indonesian). Republika. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^"Kronologi Pembebasan Sinar Kudus, Uang Tebusan Dihitung Hingga Malam". Detik News. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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