MUST SEE: Navy pins down Somali pirates in heroic face-off
Source: rediff
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Indian Naval Ship Sukanya, deployed on
anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden under the operational control of
the Western Naval Command, thwarted a multiple-boat attack by pirates
on Thursday and rescued 26 Somali crewmembers.
The ship was escorting a group of five
merchant vessels through the internationally recognised transit corridor
at 9:25 hours on Thursday when officers onboard detected a group of
five boats approaching the merchant vessels.
The warship immediately changed its route and challenged the pirates ferrying the suspicious vessels
The warship immediately changed its route and challenged the pirates ferrying the suspicious vessels
The pirates tried to reverse the course of
the boats and tried to flee. Two managed to give the Indian Navy a slip,
but the other three boats were intercepted.During the operation, six AK 47 rifles, 12
magazines and about 300 rounds of ammunition were found and confiscated.
In addition, a host of other equipment such as grapnels were also
confiscated. This is the fifth successful anti-piracy operation
conducted by Sukanya, in the course of her ongoing patrol mission in
the Gulf of Aden, which commenced in September. So far, the Indian Navy
has confiscated 14 AK 47 Rifles, 31 magazines and 923 rounds of
ammunition from pirates.
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