Action of 30 March 2010

Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa

Date	30 March 2010
Location	25 nautical miles (46 km) off Somalia, Indian Ocean
Result	Seychelles 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

No damage to the patrol vessel
No injuries to the crew

1 armed dhow sunk
1 trawler sunk
1 skiff sunk
9 captured

Civilian Casualties: 1 wounded

Operation Ocean Shield

Action of 23 March 2010 Action of 30 March 2010 Action of 1 April 2010 Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden MV Beluga Nomination incident SY Quest incident Operation Umeed-e-Nuh

Piracy off the coast of Somalia

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

Background

The Topaz, a Trinkat class patrol vessel of the Seychelles Coast Guard,^[1] was sent out on an anti-piracy patrol during late March as part of a new initiative by the Government of Seychelles to combat the steady increase in Somali piracy.

The Battle

On 30 April, Seychelles Coast Guard patrol vessel Topaz approached a captured vessel where nine Somali pirates were holding six Seychellois and 21 Iranian sailors hostage, and were attempting to reach the Somali coast. A Somali translator aboard the Topaz sent audio calls urging the immediate release of the hostages, but the pirates ignored these demands, and continued towards the coast of Somalia even when warning shots were fired by the Topaz. Seychellois President James Michel gave the order to prevent the pirates from reaching the Somali coastline at all cost.

The pirates opened fire on the Topaz with rocket-propelled grenades, which the Topaz evaded. The Topaz then opened fire on the dhow's engine with 12.7mm machine guns, firing a total of 10,000 rounds. The engine caught fire, forcing all of the pirates and hostages to jump overboard. The Topaz then rescued all of the hostages and arrested the Somali pirates.^[2] While en route back to the Seychelles, the Topaz was approached by Somali pirates in a naval trawler and two skiffs. The pirates opened fire on the Topaz, after which the Topaz returned fire. The pirate trawler caught fire and exploded after being hit, and a skiff was also sunk by the return fire, while the last skiff managed to escape. The Topaz then proceeded to Mahé.^[3]^[4]

Aftermath

The operation was successfully completed with no casualties to either combatant, though one Iranian seaman, a hostage of the pirates, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.

The Topaz arrived in Port Victoria on 1 April 2010, and was met by the families of hostages. The nine pirates being held aboard the Topaz were disembarked and taken into custody by the Seychelles Police.^[5]

Notes

↑ Formerly the Indian Navy INS Tarmugli, it was transferred to the Seychelles Coast Guard on 23 February 2005, as SCG PS Topaz
↑ "Seychelles coastguard vessel rescues fishermen from Somali pirates". France 24. France Télévisions. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ Thome, Wolfgang H. (30 March 2010). "Robust Response Seychelles Coast Guard intercepts pirates and rescues crew". eTurboNews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
↑ "Seychelles coastguard destroys two pirate boats". France 24. France Télévisions. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
↑ http://www.univeralpadurii.ro/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17911&titlu=Seychelles_Coast_Guard_patrol_ship_Topaz_receives_hero's_welcome_on_arrival_at_Port_Victoria

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