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Indian Naval Ship INS Sharda, deployed for anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden, received a distress call from MV Lord Mountbatten, a Liberian registered ship, in position 230 nautical miles South West of Salalah at about 1645 hours on 16 May 2017. The vessel had reported an incident of attempted piracy by two suspicious mother vessels along with seven to eight skiffs. INS Sharda immediately responded to the distress call and proceeded at best speed to investigate the incident. On arriving in the area, INS Sharda detected two dhows along with eight skiffs in vicinity, three of which fled the area at high speed on sighting the warship. #IndianNavy Marine Commandos boarding team, with the ship’s armed helicopter in close support, investigated the dhows and their skiffs by conducting board and search operations. The absence of any fishing gear on board the two dhows and remaining five skiffs indicated malicious intent and possible piracy-linked intentions. One high calibre AKM rifle along with one filled magazine was found hidden on board one of the dhows. The weapon and ammunition was confiscated to prevent future illegal misuse.