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Locate, Disrupt, Detain Collaborative efforts thwart a pirate attack. by LCDR TYSON WEINERT Senior Aviator U.S. Coast Guard In April 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell deployed to high-risk waters in the Gulf of Aden to conduct anti-piracy patrols. As a result, the cutter successfully disrupted a pirate attack just weeks after the pirate takeover of the container ship M/V Maersk Alabama. The following, drawn from USCG Senior Aviator Tyson Weinert's journal, SURYLGHV D ÀUVW KDQG DFFRXQW Tuesday, 28 APR 09 7KH ÁLJKW EULHI ZDV XQHYHQWIXO DQG ZH GHSDUWHG LQ our HH-65C Dolphin helicopter and proceeded east to our patrol area. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bout- well departed her position south of Yemen to the inter- nationally recommended transit corridor in the Gulf of Aden. :LWKLQ WKH ÀUVW PLQXWHV RI WKH SDWURO ZH UHFHLYHG D UHSRUW RI D SLUDWH DWWDFN RQ D *LEUDOWDU ÁDJJHG FDUJR ship, located approximately 35 nautical miles away. The crew immediately diverted to render assistance. I was able to contact the captain during our transit, and he informed us that the pirates were closing in UDSLGO\ LQ DQ RSHQ VNLII DQG ZHUH ÀULQJ VHPL DXWR- matic weapons at his vessel. www.uscg.mil/proceedings Spring 2012 Proceedings 45 Response