MV Sinar Kudus hijacking | |||||||
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Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield | |||||||
![]() MV Sinar Kudus escorted by frigates KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma and KRI Yos Sudarso | |||||||
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Somali Pirates | |||||||
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The MV Sinar Kudus hijacking was a maritime event that began on 16 March 2011 with four pirates in the Indian Ocean seizing the cargo ship MV Sinar Kudus 456 nautical miles (845 km; 525 mi) east of Somali coast. The siege ended after a rescue effort by the Indonesian Navy on 1 May 2011.[2] It was the first pirate seizure of an Indonesian merchant ship off the Somali coast.