The MV Abdullah, a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier - a type of merchant ship used to transport large amounts of cargo - was hijacked in March as it was heading from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.
The Indian Navy saved 23 Pakistani nationals from Somali pirates during a 12-hour-long operation in the Arabian Sea. watch to know more!
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Indian Navy rescued a hijacked merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea, with seven Bulgarian crew members. The Navy thwarted the piracy attempt on MV Ruen and coerced 35 pirates to surrender.
On Saturday, the C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force executed a precision air-born drop of two boats along with Indian Navy MARCOS in the Arabian Sea in support of ongoing anti-piracy 'Operation Sankalp' and rescued 17 including Bulgarian nationals.
The Bangladeshi-flagged MV Abdullah was carrying 58,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked on Tuesday. The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by Somali pirates in recent months.
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.
Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors. It came after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the east coast of Somalia. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours said the Indian Army. Watch the video to know more!
INS Sumitra rescued Iranian-flagged fishing vessel FV Al Naeemi, with 19 Pakistanis aboard, within 36 hours after it rescued another vessel FV Iman. The patrol vessel had been deployed for anti-piracy and maritime security operations east of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden.
The Indian Defence official said that the Iranian fishing vessel MV Iman with around 17 crew members was hijacked by Somali pirates.
Somalia's security forces have freed eight Indian crew members who had been held hostage by pirates.
Somali security forces have freed an Indian cargo ship from the pirates who hijacked it last month, but could rescue only two of the ten crew, authorities said.
A cargo ship with 11 Indian crew members on board has been hijacked by pirates off the Somalian coast.
Bhubaneswar: Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are “shifting their location” towards India, but the country is watchful to deal with such threats, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said.“Today's threats are
New Delhi: Sailors on a ship hijacked by Somali pirates nearly four years ago were finally released on Saturday, bringing to an end one of the longest-running Somali piracy cases. The 11 crew members of
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
New Delhi, Mar 17:Most of the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked last year are returning to India tomorrow.17 Indian seafarers on board the MT Royal Grace have been
Shimla, Aug 30: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday pleaded with the central government to secure freedom for sailor Aman Kumar, who is held captive by Somali pirates for the past 20 months.Replying
Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan 27: Pirates moved an American hostage at least three times in 24 hours and threatened to kill him after U.S. Navy SEALs rescued an American and a Dane in a bold, dark-of-night
Mumbai, Aug 22: Authorities on Sunday indicated they were not aware about the location of the oil tanker, with 21 Indian crew members on board, that has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of
Sydney, Jul 15: Driven away by Somali pirates, international scientists are asking the Australian and U.S. navies for a favor: deploy 19 robotic instruments in the Indian Ocean to record critical data on climate and
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