The Indian Navy on Friday rescued 23 Pakistani nationals from Somali pirates during a 12-hour-long operation in the Arabian Sea. The incident took place when the Indian Navy warship INS Sumedha intercepted the hijacked vessel ‘FV A1-Kambar’ in the early hours of 29.
INS Trishul soon joined INS Sumedha to support operations. They began negotiating with the pirates and insisted that they surrender without a fight. With this surrender, the Indian Navy achieved an important victory in the fight against piracy and maintained the security of maritime operations in the region.
After the pirates were successfully apprehended, Indian Navy specialists boarded the FV Al-Kambar to carry out extensive disinfection and seaworthiness inspections to ensure the vessel’s safety before towing it to a safe location for its crew to resume their regular fishing operations.
The Indian Navy on Friday evening diverted two naval ships to intercept a hijacked vessel while responding to a possible pirate attack on an Iranian fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea.
After receiving the information, two Indian Navy ships were deployed for maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea to seize the hijacked fishing boat, as reported by ANI.
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According to reports, during this incident, 9 armed pirates boarded an Iranian ship located about 90 nautical miles southwest of Socotra Island. The hijacked fishing boat was captured on March 29.
It is pertinent to note that the Indian Navy has conducted several high-octane operations against piracy attacks, including the latest one during the early days of March. The navy intercepted the sub-attack pirate ship Ruen, sailing nearly 2,600 km off the shores of the Indian coast, and forced the pirate ship to stop using calibrated actions.
