In a Sunday night operation, U.S. Navy SEALs seized control of a Libyan National Oil Company's oil stored in a North Korean flagged tanker that was commandeered by three armed Libyan rebels.

The U.S. European Command told USA Today there were no reports of injuries or deaths as well as no gunshots fired during the conflict, which involved many elite naval commandoes.

Tripoli, the nation's capital, had asked for countries in the area to help retrieve Morning Glory, the name of the ship, and was returned to the country, according to a written statement from the interim prime minister.

The statements also thanked the U.S. and Cyprus for their efforts in getting the ship back.

"We consider this to be a victory because the world will be discussing our cause at the (U.N.) Security Council now," said Chairman Abd-Rabbo al Barassi of the Executive Bureau of the Cyrenaica province.

The tanker was in the Mediterranean Sea -- international waters -- near the coast of Cyprus.

According to CNN, Libyan forces failed to secure the tanker at the Al-Sidra on March 12 as it evaded a military blockade, escaping into international waters. Libyan military began firing on the vessel but U.S. Navy ordered them to call off their attack, fearing an environmental disaster.

According to Al Jazeera, the vessel was a North Korean flagged tanker that was exporting oil from Al-Sidra, a rebel-controlled port.

The operation comes at a time when the Libyan central government is weakened after its overthrow of the former Prime Minister Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, while the U.S. also struggles with its broad international aid policy, according to USA Today.

The government has had issues with its security as militias continue to assert dominance and control in many parts of the country.

The U.S. has vowed to train 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan military officers at the nation's Bulgaria base while other countries have also said they would train Libyan forces outside of the country.

The Pentagon told Today that the team was operating off of the USS Roosevelt, a guided missile destroyer, and deployed as part of George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group.