The French government refused to negotiate and instead sent in a military team of 30 combat divers to assault and retake the Carré d'As IV. After arriving on the Courbet, the commandos were flown by helicopter and dropped off by parachute into the sea close to the yacht. The commandos then swam to the captured vessel and boarded her with grappling hooks. The pirates were taken completely by surprise and only one pirate attempted to resist and was quickly shot and killed. Six other pirates on the yacht were captured, and the two hostages were released ten minutes after the assault began.
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