List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2010
August

List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2010

Section Title: August
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Image	Flag (owner)	Name (class)	Crew (cargo)	Status	Date of attack	Coordinates

Date of release	Ransom demanded

Panama ( Egypt)	MV Suez (Merchant vessel)	11 Egyptians, 6 Indians, 4 Pakistanis, 2 Sri Lankans (Cement bags)	Released	August 2, 2010	unknown

June 13, 2011	2.1 million dollars

Operation Umeed-e-Nuh On August 2, 2010, the MV Suez, a merchant vessel was attacked and hijacked by small arms fire from Somali pirates.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ( Syria)	MV Syrian Star (Freighter)	24 (Sugar)	Released	August 6, 2010	unknown

August 7, 2010	6.45 crore rupees

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged freighter MV Syrian Star was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and its Syrian and Egyptian crew of 24 (22 Syrian, 2 Egyptian) was taken hostage.

Sentence(s)

Operation Umeed-e-Nuh was a rescue operation to secure the merchant vessel MV Suez.

final_sentence: Operation Umeed-e-Nuh was a rescue operation to secure the merchant vessel MV Suez.