WATCH: Indian Navy foils piracy attempt on Liberian vessel in Gulf of Aden
The Indian Navy has thwarted a piracy attempt on a Liberian vessel in the Gulf of Aden, in a swift operation involving marine commandos and an armed chopper.
The Navy’s warship INS Sharda, deployed in Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy mission, swung into action after it received a distress call from MV Lord Mountbatten around 4:45 PM yesterday.
After reaching out to the vessel, the Navy’s ‘Marcos’ commandos with support from the helicopter onboard the ship, carried out a ‘board and search’ operation on two dhows and five skiffs which had shown “malicious intent”.
#AntiPiracyOpsinGoA INS Sharda foils a piracy attempt on MV Lord Mountbatten, Liberian registered ship in Gulf of Aden @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/QRIJXjNPgT
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) May 17, 2017
Three skiffs fled the area at high speeds on sighting the Indian warship.
“The ship received a distress call from MV Lord Mountbatten, in position 230 nm South-West in the Gulf of Aden.
“The vessel had reported an incident of attempted piracy by two suspicious mother vessels along with 7-8 skiffs.
Sharda, which was at that time 30 Nm East of the reported position, immediately responded to the distress call and proceeded at best speed to investigate …read more
