MV Beluga Nomination incident

MV Beluga Nomination incident
Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa
HDMS Esbern Snare
Date 22–26 January 2011 Location off Somalia, Indian Ocean Result Pirate victory, rescue attempt failed. 2 civilians rescued
Belligerents
Denmark  Seychelles	Somali pirates
Strength
1 support ship (frigate) 1 patrol boat	2 freighters
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1–2 killed 1 freighter damaged
4 civilians killed

The MV Beluga Nomination incident^[1] was the capture and attempted liberation of a German freighter from Somali pirates by the Seychelles Coast Guard and Royal Danish Navy in January 2011. A few days after the taking of MV Beluga Nomination, a Seychelles patrol boat and a Danish flexible support ship, HDMS Esbern Snare, encountered the pirates and engaged in a failed rescue operation.^[2]