Pirates News
The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement.
The operation, spearheaded by the Indian warship INS Kolkata, unfolded over 40 intense hours, showcasing the Navy's unwavering commitment to maritime security and humanitarian rescue missions.
The Iranian-flagged fishing vessel, Al Naeemi, sailing off the East Coast of Somalia, had fallen victim to pirates, endangering the lives of 19 Pakistani nationals who were on board.
An Indian cargo ship was attacked by pirates
Two crew members received bullet injuries
An Engineer has been kidnapped
The Marine Express tanker, managed by Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern, was last seen in Benin`s waters at 3:30 am GMT on Friday.
The Indian and Chinese navies rescued a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden after the vessel was hijacked by pirates.
Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding a ransom for the release of the vessel, the EU Naval Force said.
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, Somali officials and piracy experts said today, in the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel on the crucial global trade route since 2012.
Twenty-six men held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years have been released, international mediators said on Saturday.
A group of pirates attacked a Turkish oil tanker sailing near the Nigerian coast and abducted six members of the crew, including the captain.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that ten Indian crew of a ship named 'Maximus', which was hijacked by pirates off the Ivory Coast, have been rescued with the help of the Nigerian navy.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said all five Indian sailors have been abducted by pirates in Nigeria but are safe.
In a boost to India's maritime security interests, the country's west coast has been excluded from piracy High Risk Area (HRA) by a top body of the European Union, which will lead to an increased saving of Rs 23,000 crore for the country's shipping industry.
Microsoft has reportedly announced that it will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 to everyone, both hones customers and pirates, when the operating system is released this summer.
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