What the records say
- When
- 21 Jan 2011
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 16.00° N, 64.00° E
- Description
- 2011 military operation by the South Korean Navy against Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
Military operation
Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden was a naval operation by the Republic of Korea Navy against Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea. The operation was spurred by the pirates' seizure of the South Korean chemical tanker Samho Jewelry. In response, the South Korean government sent a destroyer and 30 naval commandos to retake the ship and rescue its crew.
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