Indian warship INS Sumitra rescues fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates
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Indian Navy ship, INS Sumitra, swiftly resolves hijack situation in Gulf of Aden, ensuring safe release of crew.
A swift response by an Indian Navy ship, INS Sumitra, deployed in the Gulf of Aden ensured that a hijack situation quickly was resolved ensuring safe release of the hijacked fishing vessel and its crew, on January 29.
INS Sumitra, on anti-piracy operations along the East coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, responded to a distress message regarding hijacking of an Iranian flagged Fishing Vessel (FV) Iman.
The FV had been boarded by pirates and the crew were taken as hostages. The Navy said, “INS Sumitra intercepted the vessel, acted in accordance with the established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to coerce the pirates for safe release of crew along with the boat and ensured successful release of all 17 crew members along with the boat.”
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