Indian Navy foils attack in Gulf of Aden , nabs 26 pirates
in Gulf of Aden
indian navy foil attack gulf aden nab 26 pirate
Indian Navy foils attack <m> in Gulf of Aden </m> , nabs 26 pirates
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Indian Navy foils attack <m> in Gulf of Aden </m> , nabs 26 pirates
Mumbai , Nov 11 -
Indian Navy patrolling the Gulf of Aden yesterday thwarted a multi - boat attack by sea brigands on merchant vessels , apprehending 26 Somali pirates and confiscating arms and ammunition , in the fifth successful anti - piracy operation since September .
At about 9 : 25 Thursday morning , navy personnel aboard warship INS Sukanya spotted a group of five suspicious boats speedily approaching the merchant vessels of her group .
"The warship immediately altered ( its direction ) towards the suspicious vessels and challenged them .
On seeing the resolve evident in the warship's action and probably mindful of the reputation for resolute action that the Indian Navy justly enjoys in such deployments , the pirate skiffs reversed course and tried to flee the area , " Captain Manohar Nambiar , Chief Public Relations Officer , Defence , said .
While two of them managed to escape , INS Sukanya successfully intercepted the remaining three boats and , in a well - practiced and professionally executed boarding - and - search action , nabbed 26 Somali pirates with six AK 47 rifles , 12 magazines and about 300 rounds of ammunition .
This is the fifth successful anti - piracy operation conducted by INS Sukanya in the course of her ongoing patrol mission in the Gulf of Aden that commenced in September , the navy said .
Warship Sukanya , currently deployed on anti - piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden under the operational control of the Western Naval Command , was escorting a group of five merchant vessels through the Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor when the incident happened .
The timely operation by INS Sukanya resulted , once again , in foiling the pirates' attempt to attack merchant vessels transiting the busy sea lane through which over nearly 100 billion USD worth India's external trade passes each year , Nambiar said .
In their five operations so far , the personnel on board the warship have confiscated 14 AK - 47 Rifles , 31 magazines and 923 rounds of ammunition , he said .
Indian Navy is part of the international effort to ensure the safety and freedom of seaborne trade in this high - risk stronghold of modern - day piracy .