What the records say
- When
- 2009
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 6.00° N, 47.00° E
- Description
- 2009 military operation conducted by France and Germany
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
April 2009 raid off Somalia
Military operation conducted by France and Germany
The April 2009 raid off Somalia was a military operation conducted by France and Germany to retake the French yacht Tanit on 9 April 2009, a yacht which had been captured by Somali pirates on 4 April 2009. It occurred during Operation Atalanta, a European Union mission in Somali waters.
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