Days after 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, were successfully rescued after hijacking SOS call near the coast of Somalia, several major indigenous Indian Navy warships including Destroyers, Frigates and Offshore Patrol Vessels have been deployed in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden, aiming to prevent piracy of merchant vessels, military officials said on Friday. “6-10 major indigenous Indian …
Indian Naval forces are on January 6 investigating suspected vessels in the North Arabian Sea to track down the pirates involved in an attempt to hijack a merchant vessel with 21 crew members including 15 Indians, officials said. The Indian Navy thwarted the attempted hijacking of Liberian-flagged vessel MV Lila Norfolk and rescued all its crew members on January 5. …
The first visuals of the rescued Indian crew, who were onboard the hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel MV Lili Norfolk, emerged online on Saturday. The MARCOs commandos rescued all 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, from the bulk carrier after boarding it from a warship, INS Chennai, in the swift operation that followed after around five to six armed pirates attempted to …
New Delhi: In a daring operation, the Indian Navy's elite special operation force, MARCOS, successfully boarded the hijacked Liberian-flagged commercial bulk carrier MV Lila Norfolk in the North Arabian Sea. Responding swiftly, the Indian Navy launched a Maritime Patrol Aircraft and diverted the destroyer INS Chennai to assist the hijacked vessel. The cargo vessel, owned by Lila Global, and its …
In a positive end to a hijacking attempt in the North Arabian Sea, Indian Navy MARCOS on Friday evening secured and safely evacuated all 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, from the merchant vessel Lila Norfolk after it came under a hijacking attempt. The attempt of hijacking by the pirates was probably abandoned with the forceful warning by the Indian …
