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Indian Navy foils pirate attack in Gulf of Aden

INS Sharda, deployed for anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden since April 6, got a distress call from the vessel on May 16 and responded quickly, foiling the piracy attempt

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The Indian Navy rescued a Liberian vessel MV Lord Mountbatten in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday after helicopter-borne marine commandos fired at the pirates who were attempting to hijack the ship.

INS Sharda, deployed for anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden since April 6, got a distress call from the vessel on May 16 and responded quickly, foiling the piracy attempt.

“The vessel had reported an incident of attempted piracy by two mother vessels along with 7-8 skiffs. Sharda, which was at that time 30 nautical miles east of the reported position, immediately responded to the distress call and proceeded at its best speed to investigate the incident,” the Navy said in a statement.

Sharda detected two dhows along with eight skiffs in the vicinity, three of which fled from the area on seeing the Indian warship.

One automatic Kalashnikov rifle and one magazine with 28 rounds were seized from one of the dhows.

The operation was 41st successful intervention by the Indian Navy in the last eight-and-a-half years in the region. In this period, the Navy has escorted 3,749 ships, apprehended 120 pirates and rescued 74 fishermen.

 Last month, the navies of India and China had rescued 19 Filipino crew members onboard a ship in the Gulf of Aden hijacked by Somali pirates after a 10-hour standoff.  

Pirates had stormed into a foreign merchant vessel on Saturday night.

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