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Indian Navy vessel foils pirate attack; ammunition seized.
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Mumbai:, October 20, 201
An offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Navy INS Sukanya thwarted another attempted piracy in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday night. Navy officials seized three rifles, eight magazines and about 320 rounds of ammunition from the pirate boat with 14 pirates. Ladders and grapnels used by
pirates to board merchant vessels were recovered. The boat was carrying a large quantity of fuel and LPG cylinders, in addition to communication and navigation equipment.
The operation began after an Indian merchant vessel MV Desh Rakshak spotted a boat with a skiff in tow approaching it from about 5 to 6 nautical miles. The merchant vessel sent out a distress signal following which INS Sukanya, deployed in the region to carry out anti-piracy escort operations, altered its course.
The patrol vessel of the navy launched the Chetak helicopter, which warned the boat to stop, and asked all the crew members to muster on the upper deck of the boat. A team of marine commandos then boarded the ship and conducted a search. The arms and ammunition were seized and other equipment thrown overboard, and the boat was released, said a Navy release. This is the fourth time INS Sukanya has thwarted a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden.
On September 20 and September 24, pirates tried to approach vessels that were being escorted by INS Sukanya but the attack was warded off and the pirates disarmed by a team of marine commandos.
Indian naval ships have prevented 40 piracy attempts in the Gulf of Aden and over 1,700 ships of different flags have been safely escorted.
Indian Navy vessel foils pirate attack; ammunition seized - Hindustan Times
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Mumbai:, October 20, 201
An offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Navy INS Sukanya thwarted another attempted piracy in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday night. Navy officials seized three rifles, eight magazines and about 320 rounds of ammunition from the pirate boat with 14 pirates. Ladders and grapnels used by
pirates to board merchant vessels were recovered. The boat was carrying a large quantity of fuel and LPG cylinders, in addition to communication and navigation equipment.
The operation began after an Indian merchant vessel MV Desh Rakshak spotted a boat with a skiff in tow approaching it from about 5 to 6 nautical miles. The merchant vessel sent out a distress signal following which INS Sukanya, deployed in the region to carry out anti-piracy escort operations, altered its course.
The patrol vessel of the navy launched the Chetak helicopter, which warned the boat to stop, and asked all the crew members to muster on the upper deck of the boat. A team of marine commandos then boarded the ship and conducted a search. The arms and ammunition were seized and other equipment thrown overboard, and the boat was released, said a Navy release. This is the fourth time INS Sukanya has thwarted a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden.
On September 20 and September 24, pirates tried to approach vessels that were being escorted by INS Sukanya but the attack was warded off and the pirates disarmed by a team of marine commandos.
Indian naval ships have prevented 40 piracy attempts in the Gulf of Aden and over 1,700 ships of different flags have been safely escorted.
Indian Navy vessel foils pirate attack; ammunition seized - Hindustan Times
