Indian Navy foils another piracy attempt near Somalia coast | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid heightened alert over attacks and piracy attempts on ships in the Arabian Sea region, the Indian Navy on Friday foiled another piracy attempt along the east coast of Somalia.
Fishing vessel VO Mari was located successfully by a remotely piloted aircraft of the Navy, which was undertaking surveillance in the area. INS Sharda, which was on an anti-piracy mission in the area, was diverted to intercept, the Navy said.

Navy personnel then boarded the fishing vessel to sanitise and check on the well-being of the crew who had been held captive by the Somali pirates, the Navy spokesperson said in a post on X.

The rescue comes days after INS Sharda launched a similar operation to foil the hijacking attempt of a Sri Lankan fishing vessel Lorenzo Putha. The vessel was hijacked by three pirates.

A remote controlled aircraft was used to pinpoint the location of the ship after which the vessel was intercepted.
The Navy carried out the mission in collaboration with the Seychelles Defence Forces and Sri Lanka Navy.
The three pirates surrendered to the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) and all the six crew members were safely rescued.

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