Action of 19 May 2009 | |||||||
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Part of Operation Atalanta | |||||||
![]() Image of the HSwMS Malmö (P12) of the Swedish Navy, taken 28 days after the incident. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Somali Pirates | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 ship At least 7 soldiers |
2 boats At least 7 pirates | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
7 Pirates captured 2 guns captured |
The Action of 19 May 2009 was a confrontation between the HSwMS Malmö of the Swedish Navy and Somali Pirates in the Gulf of Aden after the pirates attempted to seize a Greek cargo vessel. The commander of the HSwMS Malmö was Magnus Jönsson.[1][2]