Indian Navy Captures and Hands Over 35 Somalian Pirates to Mumbai Police
The Indian Navy’s deployment of warship INS Kolkata, long-endurance Sea Guardian drones, P-8I surveillance aircraft, and airdropped elite MARCOS commandos from a C-17 plane to rescue the Bulgarian-owned ship was commended by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin during his conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. In a nearly 40-hour operation last week, the […]
Indian Navy Prevents Pirates of Somalia from Hijacking in ex-MV Ruen
The Indian Navy effectively stopped Somali pirates from using the ex-merchant ship Ruen to hijack ships cruising the area in a daring operation to protect maritime security, an Indian Navy spokesperson said. It was claimed that the ex-MV Ruen, which Somali pirates had taken over on December 14, 2023, had resurfaced as a pirate ship […]