Action of 5 April 2010

Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Atalanta

Lynx above MS Taipan

Date	5 April 2010
Location	Off the coast of Somalia
Result	Dutch victory

Belligerents

Netherlands

Somali Pirates

Commanders and leaders

Hans Lodder

unknown

Strength

HNLMS Tromp
Unit Interventie Mariniers

10 pirates
2 skiffs

Casualties and losses

1 injured

10 captured

Operation Atalanta

Carré d'As IV incident Action of 9 April 2009 Action of 7 September 2009 Action of 5 April 2010 Action of 12 January 2012

Piracy off the coast of Somalia

The Action of 5 April 2010 was an action by the Royal Netherlands Navy to free the MV Taipan, a container ship that had been taken by Somali Pirates. It occurred during the European Union's Operation Atalanta.

Action

A group of 10 pirates successfully boarded and hijacked the German-flagged and owned MV Taipan 500 nautical miles (930 km) off the coast of Somalia on 5 April 2010 from two attack skiffs. The crew of 13 were able to lock themselves in a secure location after shutting down the engines and immobilizing the ship. They then contacted international naval forces in the area. The Dutch warship HNLMS Tromp was sent immediately to the scene. Aerial reconnaissance showed that pirates were indeed on board the merchant ship, and showed their two skiffs in tow behind it. As the Tromp approached, its sailors spotted a pirate mothership heading towards the Taipan, probably to bring in reinforcements. After a radio warning received no response, the Tromp fired several warning shots at the mothership, which then turned around and fled the scene. All attempts at negotiation failed, and when it became clear that the pirates intended on resisting, it was decided to free the ship by force. A rescue operation was permitted after the warship contacted authorities in the Netherlands and requested permission. Dutch Marines from the Unit Interventie Mariniers rappelled down from the Tromp's helicopter onto containers on the ship's deck under the cover of machine gun fire from the helicopter. The Marines initially fired on the pirates, then stormed the pirate-held areas. All 10 Somali pirates quickly surrendered, and were taken into custody, and all of the hostages were freed safely. None of the Marines were wounded by enemy action, though one of the Marines was confirmed to have sustained light injuries from "other causes".

One of the Marines participating in the raid had attached a helmet camera onto his helmet, and captured the entire rescue operation on film, including actual footage of areas being searched and pirates surrendering. The video was released by the Ministry of Defense, and was shown on Dutch television. It became a popular video on the internet, especially YouTube.

References

Pirated German ship rescued – EU NAVFOR HNLMS Tromp retakes pirated MV Taipan

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