Action of 11 November 2008
The action of 11 November 2008 was a naval engagement fought off Somalia between pirates and British forces. Russia has stated that its forces fought off the pirates also, though Russia's involvement has been disputed by the Royal Navy. The incident took place 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of the Yemeni coast, in the Gulf of Aden, and the engagement is a part of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa. When the Royal Navy ship HMS Cumberland attempted to board a Somali pirate dhow with twelve pirates on board, the pirates initially resisted with assault rifle fire. After a brief shoot-out with the Royal Marines, two pirates were killed and the dhow was captured by Cumberland. The Times has described the incident as "the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged in a fatal shoot-out
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Action of 11 November 2008
The action of 11 November 2008 was a naval engagement fought off Somalia between pirates and British forces. Russia has stated that its forces fought off the pirates also, though Russia's involvement has been disputed by the Royal Navy. The incident took place 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of the Yemeni coast, in the Gulf of Aden, and the engagement is a part of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa. When the Royal Navy ship HMS Cumberland attempted to board a Somali pirate dhow with twelve pirates on board, the pirates initially resisted with assault rifle fire. After a brief shoot-out with the Royal Marines, two pirates were killed and the dhow was captured by Cumberland. The Times has described the incident as "the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged in a fatal shoot-out
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The action of 11 November 2008 ...... lled anyone on the high seas."
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Инцидент с сухогрузом «Пауэрфу ...... оссии с сомалийскими пиратами.
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ソマリア沖2008年11月11日の事件(ソマリアおき2008 ...... イギリス海軍、ロシア海軍合同部隊との間で発生した海戦である。
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Somali pirates
date
2008-11-11
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Relates an entity to the populated place in which it is located.
result
British victory
strength
1 armed dhow
1 freighter
2 frigates
2 rigid inflatable boats
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Pirates surrendering after engaging Royal Marines
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combatant
Somali pirates
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Peter Sparkes
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Unknown
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conflict
date
2008-11-11
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partof
the Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
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place
off Yemen, Gulf of Aden
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result
British victory
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The action of 11 November 2008 ...... n engaged in a fatal shoot-out
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Инцидент с сухогрузом «Пауэрфу ...... тупил в перестрелку в открытом
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ソマリア沖2008年11月11日の事件(ソマリアおき2008 ...... イギリス海軍、ロシア海軍合同部隊との間で発生した海戦である。
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Action of 11 November 2008
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Инцидент с сухогрузом «Пауэрфул»
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ソマリア沖2008年11月11日の事件
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11 November 2008, incident off Somalia
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