SY Quest incident

SY Quest incident
	Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Ocean Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
Date	4–22 February 2011
Location	Oman, Indian Ocean
Result	American victory Yacht recaptured; Capture and arrest of pirates; Hostages killed by pirates;
Belligerents
United States	Somali pirates
Commanders and leaders
Dee Mewbourne	Mohamud Salad Ali
Strength
1 supercarrier; 1 cruiser; 2 destroyers	1 yacht
Casualties and losses
None	4 killed; 15 captured; 1 yacht captured
	Civilian casualties: 4 killed

The SY Quest incident^[2] occurred in February 2011 when Somali pirates seized the American yacht SY Quest (s/v Quest) and four United States citizens. The United States Navy ordered the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and three other ships to free the hostages. All four hostages were shot by their captors.

The SY Quest was the first U.S. vessel captured by Somali pirates since the Maersk Alabama in 2009.^[3]

^ "Somali Pirate Leader Gets Life in Prison for Yacht Hijacking". Fox News. 4 October 2011.
^ "Quest incident – the final moments". Sail-World.com. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^ "4 American hostages killed by Somali pirates". World news-Africa-Somalia. NBC News. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.