The ship was hijacked for 3 months, Navy saved the lives of the crew by making 35 pirates surrender.

New Delhi: Indian Navy has once more taught a lesson to the pirates. The Navy has 'compelled' 35 pirates who had taken hostage a service provider ship 1,400 nautical miles off the Indian coast to give up. Not solely this, the Navy additionally ensured the secure launch of 17 crew members of the hostage ship by conducting a rescue operation. The Navy deployed its P-8I maritime patrol plane, frontline ships INS Kolkata and INS Subhadra and unmanned aerial automobiles for its anti-piracy operation.

Unique Marcos commandos had been launched from C-17 plane for the operation. Earlier, the Navy had foiled an try by Somalian pirates to hijack ships off the east coast of Somalia. Officers stated Saturday that the pirates had been aboard a cargo ship named Ruen that was hijacked about three months in the past. Navy spokesperson Vivek Madhwal stated, “INS Kolkata efficiently engaged all 35 pirates within the final 40 hours and compelled them to give up and secured the secure launch of 17 crew members from the captured ship.

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The ship was hijacked on December 14

The Navy stated that MV Rouen was hijacked by Somalian pirates on December 14. In an earlier assertion, the Navy had stated that the ship fired on the Indian warship in self-defence on the a part of the Indian ship and in response to worldwide legislation and order to fight piracy with the minimal drive vital to guard delivery and seafarers from the specter of piracy. Motion was taken as per legislation. “The pirates aboard the ship were asked to surrender and release the ship and civilians held hostage by them,” the Navy stated.

Armed robbers give up earlier than the Indian Navy

On Friday, an Indian warship and long-range maritime patrol plane helped a Bangladeshi cargo ship after it was hijacked, the Navy stated. The security of the crew members held hostage by the armed pirates was ensured and the Indian Naval warship maintained shut presence of the ship until it reached Somalian waters, it stated. Over the previous few weeks, the Indian Navy has assisted a number of service provider ships within the western Indian Ocean following assaults on them.

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