Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden
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Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden (Malay: Operasi Fajar 8)[2] was a naval operation carried out by the Royal Malaysian Navy against pirates in the Indian Ocean on 20 January 2011. In response to the hijacking of MV Bunga Laurel, the Malaysian Shipborne Protection Team deployed an attack helicopter and 14 members of the naval counter-terrorism group PASKAL in two rigid-hulled inflatable boats to retake the vessel and rescue the crew. After one night of trailing the tanker, the Malaysian forces successfully retook the ship by force on 20 January 2011, resulting in the wounding of three and the capture of four out of 18 pirates, and all 23 vessel crewmembers rescued.
Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden | |||||||
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Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Somali pirates | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ahmed Othman Jamal ![]() Abdil Eid Hasan ![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
MT Bunga Mas Lima 1 Super Lynx 300 21 MISC-RMN Reserves 14 PASKAL operators with elements from GGK and PASKAU |
1 skiff boat 7~18 pirates | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
3 wounded in action/captured 4 captured | ||||||
Civilian casualties' No widely agreed-on figure. | |||||||
Approximate location of rescue operation[1] |