For the time being, the crew has been given SIM cards and temporary mobile phones without data included. "They just can't reach out to the folks they need to, or even look at pictures of their children before they go to sleep. It's really a sad situation," said a US Coast Guard Admiral.
A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier with around 15 Indian crew members, was hijacked by around five-six armed hijackers in the Arabian Sea. The Indian Navy Marine Commandos launched a security operation on Friday and rescued all crew members.
An Indian sailor, who was taken hostage by pirates nearly a month-and-a-half ago, has been "rescued", External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday.
Mumbai: Indian merchant ship captain Sunil James, who was freed from Togo jail after being arrested on charge of allegedly aiding pirates, performed the last rites of his infant son Vivaan at Our Lady of
Meerut (UP), Mar 19: Saurabh Kumar, who was among the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked last year, returned home here yesterday.A resident of Jaidevi area of the district,
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