Highlighting India's Navy presence in the Indian Ocean, Admiral Tripathi said, "Since Nov 2023, our ships have been deployed in the Gulf of Aden, the larger South Western Indian Ocean and the Northern Arabian Sea for anti-piracy operations as also for Op Sankalp and to provide security to me
Thirty-five Somali pirates, who were captured by the Indian Navy's INS Kolkata, were handed over to Mumbai Police and a case was registered against them on Saturday. Due formalities of customs and immigration were also completed.
The Indian Navy thwarted the piracy attempt on MV Ruen, which was under the control of Somalian pirates since last December, by safely evacuating 17 crew members and coercing 35 pirates to surrender.
The Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra safely rescued the Iranian-flagged fishing vessel Iman from Somali pirates, which had 17 crew members onboard in its anti-piracy operations along the east coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden on Monday, an official statement said.