SY Quest incident
| SY Quest incident | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Somali pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dee Mewbourne | Mohamud Salad Ali | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 supercarrier 1 cruiser 2 destroyers | 1 yacht | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
4 killed 15 captured 1 yacht captured | ||||||
| Civilian casualties: 4 killed | |||||||
The SY Quest incident occurred in February 2011 when Somali pirates seized the American yacht SY Quest (s/v Quest) and four United States citizens. The United States Navy ordered the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and three other ships to free the hostages. All four hostages were shot by their captors.
The SY Quest was the first U.S. vessel captured by Somali pirates since the Maersk Alabama in 2009.