What the records say
- When
- 2007
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 2.03° N, 45.33° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Dai Hong Dan incident.
Dai Hong Dan incident
2007 ship hijacking in the Indian Ocean
On the evening of 29 October 2007, seven Somali pirates hijacked the North Korean cargo ship MV Dai Hong Dan (Korean: 대홍단호) in the Indian Ocean, approximately 110 kilometres northeast of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The Dai Hong Dan, with a crew of 22 sailors, had departed Mogadishu earlier that day after unloading a shipment of sugar with the help of locals, including the pirates.
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