Navy commandos aboard INS Trishul foil piracy attempt on Indian vessel

Mangalore Today News Network

Yemen , Oct 06, 2017 : Marine commandos aboard Navy vessel INS Trishul today thwarted a piracy attempt on an Indian ship, the 82,000-ton cargo carrier MV Jaga Mar, in the Gulf of Aden.

 

The vessel radioed for assistance at around 12.30 pm IST. The Navy’s stealth frigate - which is on anti-piracy duty - responded immediately, Navy Spokesperson Captain DK Sharma told India Today.

MARCOS (Marine Commando Force) commandos recovered a skiff used by pirates, an AK -47 assault rifle, ammunition, ladders, and grapplers used to climb on ships.

Captain Sharma says the operation is still under way.

 

PIRACY IN THE GULF OF ADEN

The Gulf of Aden, a 1,000 km stretch of water located between the coasts of Yemen and Somalia, is jointly policed by India, China and the combined Maritime Forces - a 32-nation multi-national naval force - to counter pirates.

The Indian Navy deploys a warship permanently in the Gulf Of Aden for anti-piracy operations.


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