That incident was the Daehongdan ship incident.
As the Daehongdan sailed in the Indian Ocean, 60 nautical miles from Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
During the time when the Daehongdan was seized by pirates
The destroyer USS James E. Williams responded to a distress signal sent by the ship's crew.
In addition to the USS James E. Williams, there were also Seahawk helicopters and a VBSS search and seizure unit.
In contact between the US destroyer and Somali pirates on the Daehongdan, the pirates set a ransom price.
It is an amount of 15,000 US dollars or approximately 550,000 baht.
Around the same time, the crew of the Daehongdan seized the opportunity to revolt against the Somali pirates and retake the ship.
Although the North Korean crew was able to retake the ship, it came at the cost of six North Korean crew members being injured.
Among them, three crew members were seriously injured. After the North Korean crew recaptured the ship,
The North Korean crew also contacted the destroyer USS James E. Williams to request medical support.
The crew of the destroyer USS James E. Williams also provided medical assistance to the North Korean sailors.
Including Somali pirates who were captured by US forces, who spent more than 12 hours on the North Korean carrier.
The US also brought seriously injured North Korean sailors for treatment on a US destroyer.
Following the incident, the KCNA news agency, which is controlled by the North Korean state, reported on the incident.
The direction is positive, meaning that the North Korean government is grateful for the US assistance, which is something that is rare for state media.
Korea will present news about the United States in a positive way.
