Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden

Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
	Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
	; South Korean commandos raid the chemical tanker, MV Samho Jewelry, during Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden.
Date	18–21 January 2011
Location	Arabian Sea, near the Gulf of Aden14°30′N 56°30′E / 14.5°N 56.5°E
Result	South Korean victory All 21 hostages safely rescued;
Belligerents
Republic of Korea Navy; Supported by:; Royal Navy of Oman; United States Navy	Somali pirates
Commanders and leaders
Republic of Korea Navy Captain Cho Young-joo	Abdi Risqe Shakh †; Suti Ali Harut †
Strength
1 destroyer; 1 helicopter; 30 ROKNSWF	1 chemical tanker; 17~20 pirates
Casualties and losses
January 18:; 3 wounded; January 21:; none	January 18:; 4+ killed or missing; January 21:; 8 killed; 5 captured
	1 civilian wounded
	class=notpageimage\| Approximate location of rescue operation

Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden^[3] (Korean: 아덴만 여명 작전) 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.^[4] After trailing the tanker for several days and fighting a preliminary engagement that neutralized four of the pirates, the South Korean forces retook the ship by force on January 21, 2011, in a successful boarding action that resulted in the deaths of eight and the capture of five out of thirteen pirates.

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