| Action of 19 May 2009 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
 Magnus Jönsson | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
HSwMS Malmö  M/V Antonis | 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]
- ^ Forces, Swedish Armed. "Pirate attack thwarted". Försvarsmakten. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Holmström, Mikael (2009-06-06). "Svenska fartyg tvingas behålla fångna pirater ombord". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2024-04-22.