NEW DELHI (AP) — India's naval forces have rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates and freed its 19-member Pakistani crew off the east coast of Somalia, a navy assertion mentioned. mentioned Tuesday.
The rescue operation was the third this week involving Somali pirates and got here a day after Indian forces freed one other Iranian fishing vessel named Iman and its 17 crew members from Somali pirates in the identical waters. On Saturday, the Seychelles protection forces and coast guard rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen whose vessel had been hijacked by Somali pirates.
The most recent operation by the Indian Navy rescued the Iranian ship Al Naeemi from pirates late on Monday. The ship intercepted the vessel and compelled the pirates to launch the crew and the boat, which 11 Somali pirates had boarded, the assertion mentioned.
The navy didn’t instantly say what occurred to the pirates answerable for the hijacking. However he launched pictures displaying 10 pirates with their arms tied behind them and armed Indian naval troops guarding them. One other picture confirmed some armed pirates on the ship.
The piracy occurred in worldwide waters about 850 nautical miles (1,570 kilometers) west of the Indian coastal metropolis of Kochi.
Amid disruptions in world delivery attributable to assaults by Yemen-based Houthi rebels within the Crimson Sea since November, the Indian navy has stepped up its deployment by sending three guided-missile destroyers and reconnaissance plane to the huge Indian Ocean.
They’ve carried out a number of anti-piracy missions along with helping no less than 4 service provider ships which have been attacked on the excessive waters amid Israel's conflict with Hamas.
