Action of 30 March 2010

The action of 30 March 2010 was a naval battle involving a patrol boat of the Seychelles Coast Guard and two groups of Somali pirate vessels. The encounter resulted in the freeing of twenty-seven hostages held by the pirates.

Action of 30 March 2010
Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa
Date30 March 2010
Location
25 nautical miles (46 km) off Somalia, Indian Ocean
Result Seychellois victory
Belligerents
 Seychelles Somali pirates
Commanders and leaders
Simon Laurecine Unknown
Strength
1 Trinkat-class patrol vessel 1 armed dhow
1 trawler
2 skiffs
Casualties and losses
none 1 armed dhow sunk
1 trawler sunk
1 skiff sunk
9 captured
1 civilian wounded
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