All 21 crew, together with Indians, aboard the cargo ship, ’MV Lila Norfolk’, that was hijacked late final night close to the coast of Somalia have been rescued and are protected, mentioned officers.
The elite commandos, MARCOS, sanitised the cargo ship and rescued the 15 Indians aboard the ship within the Arabian Sea. The commandos have confirmed the absence of hjijackers on the ship, mentioned the Navy in an announcement.
The hijacking was reported by the UK Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO), a British navy organisation that tracks actions of varied vessels in strategic waterways.
Naval warship INS Chennai, a navy destroyer, that was diverted from its anti-piracy patrol, launched its helicopter and issued warning to pirates to desert the hijacked vessel.
Final month the Navy deployed a number of warships into the ocean to ”preserve a deterrent presence” after a string of current delivery assaults, together with a drone assault close to India’s coast blamed on Iran by the US.
The most recent assault comes at a time when many vessels have been rerouted from the Crimson Sea, the place Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have carried out drone and missile assaults in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the place Israel is battling Hamas.
Final month a drone assault hit the MV Chem Pluto tanker 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) off the coast of India.