Dai Hong Dan incident

Dai Hong Dan incident

Dai Hong Dan underway in 2007
Date29 October 2007
Location
Indian Ocean, off the coast of Mogadishu
Result North Korean-American victory
Belligerents
 Somali pirates
Commanders and leaders
Park Yong Hwan
Timothy R. Trampenau		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
6 North Korean sailors wounded (3 seriously) 2 killed
5 captured (3 wounded)

The Dai Hong Dan incident took place on 29 October 2007, when the North Korean cargo vessel MV Dai Hong Dan (Korean: 대홍단호) was attacked and temporarily seized by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean off Somalia. The following day, the crew of the vessel overpowered the pirates with the support of a US naval vessel.

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