MV Moscow University hijacking

MV Moscow University hijacking
	Part of Piracy in Somalia;
Date	5 – 6 May 2010; (1 day)
Location	Gulf of Aden
Result	Russian victory Tanker recovered; All 23 hostages safely rescued;
Belligerents
Russian Navy; Russian Naval Infantry; Australia Royal Australian Air Force;	Somali Pirates
Commanders and leaders
lldar Akhmerov; Lt.Col Oleg Kistanov; (Commander of Russian marines)	Unknown
Strength
1 AP-3C Orion; 1 destroyer; 20-25 Russian Marines	1 captured tanker; 11 pirates
Casualties and losses
None	1 killed; 10 captured and set adrift (died later; per Russia); Total: 11 dead

On 5 May 2010, Somali pirates hijacked MV Moscow University, a Liberian-flagged Russian tanker, in the Gulf of Aden. Her crew was freed by the Russian Navy destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov the following day.

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