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The Indian Navy has got some unexpected praise from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), the international body dedicated to tracking and mitigating piracy, with the agency calling on other countries to emulate the Indian example of arresting Somali pirates from the high seas and disabling pirate mother vessels.
The praise came after the latest action by the Indian Navy to neutralise the MV Vega 5 mother vessel in the Arabian Sea by capturing 61 Somali pirates. It also comes as the government cleared a new set of rules, giving more teeth to the Navy to tackle piracy by taking proactive action against suspected vessels.
The IMB has said that other states should commit additional resources to fight piracy and give their naval commanders authority to tackle the situation. "We urge other states to commit additional resources to help fight this problem and to give naval commanders the rules of engagement which will provide an effective deterrent against pirates," IMB director Pottengal Mukundan said.
Commending the Indian Navy, the director praised the firm stance taken against piracy and said similar action against known pirate groups is needed. "This action has prevented many potential attacks against merchant vessels. Similar actions against known pirate groups is vital in an area which is simply too vast for close monitoring by naval assets. For too long pirate gangs have been operating with relative impunity," Mukundan said. The IMB commended the Operation Island Watch by the Indian Navy around the Lakshadweep Islands that resulted in the sinking of two pirate mother ships.
IMB hails Navy action against Somali pirates
The praise came after the latest action by the Indian Navy to neutralise the MV Vega 5 mother vessel in the Arabian Sea by capturing 61 Somali pirates. It also comes as the government cleared a new set of rules, giving more teeth to the Navy to tackle piracy by taking proactive action against suspected vessels.
The IMB has said that other states should commit additional resources to fight piracy and give their naval commanders authority to tackle the situation. "We urge other states to commit additional resources to help fight this problem and to give naval commanders the rules of engagement which will provide an effective deterrent against pirates," IMB director Pottengal Mukundan said.
Commending the Indian Navy, the director praised the firm stance taken against piracy and said similar action against known pirate groups is needed. "This action has prevented many potential attacks against merchant vessels. Similar actions against known pirate groups is vital in an area which is simply too vast for close monitoring by naval assets. For too long pirate gangs have been operating with relative impunity," Mukundan said. The IMB commended the Operation Island Watch by the Indian Navy around the Lakshadweep Islands that resulted in the sinking of two pirate mother ships.
IMB hails Navy action against Somali pirates
