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Indian Coast Guard rescues 11 in a sea-air operation after merchant ship e
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Indian Coast Guard on Sunday night, in a coordinated sea-air Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, rescued 11 people from a sinking merchant vessel en route from Kolkata to Port Blair, officials said.
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Battling extreme weather, Indian Coast Guard continues efforts to douse fi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The ICG ships are actively tackling sporadic fires in smouldering containers onboard the vessel in the Arabian Sea off Karnataka coast.
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Merchant ship damaged by drone in Red Sea: UK maritime office
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The ship is making its way to its next port of call and "all crew members are reported safe", it added.
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Indian Navy foils Somali pirates' hijacking attempt, intercepts ex-merchan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The ex-MV Ruen, previously commandeered by Somali pirates on December 14, 2023, was reported to have reappeared as a pirate vessel, threatening merchant shipping in the high seas.
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Our policy of 'nation first' helped manage oil prices despite global confl
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Stating that India's policy was 'Nation First' and the consumer was 'paramount', Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Centre was able to keep oil prices from shooting up despite global turbulence amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and drone attacks on merchant ships in the Red Se
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Two sailors killed in Houthi missile attack on merchant ship in Gulf of Ad
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Two sailors lost their lives in a Houthi missile strike on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday (local time), Al Jazeera reported, citing UK and US officials.
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"Superpower rising": Experts hail Indian Navy's swift response to distress
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Experts and distinguished voices from across the world heaped praise on India after the Indian Navy merchant vessel INS Visakhapatnam responded to a distress call by merchant vessel Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden, which caught fire after a suspected drone strike by Houthi rebels in Yem
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Yemeni rebels repeatedly attack merchant ships, Suez Canal traffic drops b
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to United Nations data, the Yemen rebels' Commercial traffic through the Suez Canal has dropped by more than 40 per cent in the past two months since the Houthi attack, sparking United Nations concerns about global trade.
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Attacks on merchant vessels in Red Sea have tripled transportation cost, s
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Weighing in on attacks on merchant ships by Yemen-backed armed Houth rebels in the Red Sea, Raajesh Bhojwani, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RBB Ship Chartering, on Friday said the shipping costs have gone up manifold in the wake of these incidents.
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EAM Jaishankar speaks to US State Secy Blinken, two leaders share concern
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller informed on Thursday, adding that the two leaders discussed the recent attacks on merchant ships by the Yemen-backed Houthi groups in the Red S
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"Other nations are joining us": US vows to protect ships from Houthi attac
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, on Thursday said the attacks on merchant ships by Houthi rebels needed to stop.
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Navy proactively deploying fleet to keep pirates at bay: Navy chief
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the recent spate of attacks on Indian merchant ships in the Arabian Sea, the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, on Wednesday said the Indian Navy was proactively deploying its fleet to keep pirates at bay.
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