MV Sinar Kudus hijacking

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 nmi east of Somalian Coast. The siege ended after a rescue effort by the Indonesian Navy on 1 May 2011. It was the first pirate seizure of an Indonesian merchant ship off the Somali coast.

Background
On March 16, 2011, an Indonesian merchant ship, MV Sinar Kudus, was carrying nickel ores from South Sulawesi to Rotterdam when it was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Red Sea. After negotiations, the ship owner agreed to a ransom demand and restored the ship and crew to Indoensian authorities. It was then hijacked a second time by another group of pirates; after signalling "mayday" the ship's crew were supported by a group of KOPASKA and Kopassus from KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma which secured the ship. A further group of KOPASKA and Kopassus were deployed using a Bo 105 helicopter to strafe the pirates, all of whom were killed.