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The hijacked fishing vessel was intercepted by the Indian Navy on March 29 New Delhi: The Indian Navy responded to a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea and rescued an Iranian fishing vessel and its crew of 23 Pakistani nationals in an over 12-hour-long anti-piracy operation. “Based on inputs on a potential piracy incident onboard…
After being attacked on Friday, Navy switched its stance to self-defence. New Delhi: In a daring 40-hour operation, the Indian Navy on Saturday coerced 35 Somali pirates to surrender and rescued 17 crew members held hostage on a hijacked ship, the Navy said in a statement. Indian warship INS Kolkata sailed over 2,600 km and…
The operation lasted for 40 hours. New Delhi: 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. In the rescue operation, which lasted for the…
This comes a day after the Indian Navy responded to an SOS call by a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier. New Delhi: A video shared by the Indian Navy shows a Somali pirate firing at a Navy chopper as it approached a hijacked ship on Friday. The Malta-flagged bulk cargo vessel, ex-MV Ruen, was hijacked by pirates…
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The building has achieved a green rating IV under the Integrated Habitability Assessment. New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the ‘Nausena Bhawan’, the new state-of-the-art headquarters of the Indian Navy at the Delhi Cantonment which is equipped with modern facilities and cutting-edge technologies. It marks a significant milestone for the Navy as…
Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier MV Abdullah that was seized by pirates off the Somalia coast The Indian Navy has responded to an SOS by Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier that was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia who took its 23-member crew hostage earlier this week, the Navy said in a statement on Friday. The MV…
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Following the successful rescue, all 21 crew members were evacuated to Djibouti. New Delhi: The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata successfully rescued 21 crew members, including one Indian national, from the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier MV True Confidence after a maritime incident in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel was reportedly hit by a missile from…
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Captain M Abhisheik Ram will be the commanding officer of the INAS 334 squadron. New Delhi: A squadron of MH-60 Romeo helicopters was commissioned today at INS Garuda, a naval air station and also the “cradle of naval aviation” in Kochi. The Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 334 is the latest air squadron of the…
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A high-level board of inquiry has been initiated to find Sahil Verma. New Delhi: It has been eight days since Navyman Sahil Verma mysteriously disappeared from a ship. A massive Navy dragnet, involving several ships and aircraft, as of now, has yielded no trace of the seaman. Desperate for answers and seeking an intervention from…
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The sailor has been identified as Sahil Verma New Delhi: An Indian Navy seaman is reported missing from a naval ship since February 27 and a massive search operation has been launched to trace him. The Mumbai-headquartered Western Naval Command said the sailor has been identified as Sahil Verma and that a high-level board of…
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