The British security firm Ambrey said on Sunday an Antigua- and Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship was struck by a missile 83 nautical miles southeast of Aden and caught fire. The fire was later contained.
In a social media post, the Indian Navy said that INS Kolkata rescued the crew using "integral helicopter and boats". It added that the navy personnel involved in the operation also provided them with critical medical aid.
Amid mounting concerns over Houthi militant attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the Indian Navy swiftly responded to a drone strike on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden.
At least two missiles struck the Belize-flagged ship named Rubymar in the Gulf of Aden on February 18, according to the US Military. The crew managed to evacuate and was picked up by another ship towards Djibouti, said LSS-SAPU, the security firm responsible for Rubymar.
Indian Navy's INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani crew from Al Naeemi vessel within 36 hours after rescuing 17 Iranian crew from another ship FV Iman. Both these vessels were hijacked by Somali pirates along the Gulf of Aden as India stepped up its anti-piracy missions in the Indian Ocean.
The Indian warship deployed a team along with firefighting equipment to help the crew to augment firefighting efforts onboard the distressed vessel. The British oil tanker was struck by a Houthi missile while transiting through the Red Sea.
The missile attack on the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda sparked a fire aboard, according to trading firm Trafigura. The incident, and a Houthi missile targeting a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, represent the biggest escalation of the conflict of the ongoing conflict, officials say.
The Marshall Islands-flagged US-owned ship MV Genco Picardy had 22 crew members, including nine Indians. It came under attack by Houthis, who have been involved in a series of attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Aden as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to expand regionally.
New Delhi: Somalia-based piracy, which reached its peak in 2010-11, has been contained as a result of international naval efforts and other measures even as the threat continues in Gulf of Aden, Defence Minister Manohar
Chennai, June 8: Fourteen Indian sailors are safe after the Somali pirates who took control of a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden 5.6.2013 abandoned their attack when threatened by two warships that were
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