Navy to bring apprehended pirates to India after daring Arabian sea operation
Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata is set to bring 35 apprehended pirates to India.
«The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata has taken 35 sea pirates into custody and is being brought to India along with the 17 crew members rescued after the major operation,» officials said on Sunday.
During the operation, the Indian Navy forced the pirates to surrender and rescued 17 crew members from the distressed merchant vessel MV Ruen on Saturday. The merchant vessel is also being brought to India.
The seaworthiness of MV Ruen was assessed in the morning on March 17, and the vessel, which is carrying approximately 37,800 tonnes of cargo, is estimated to be worth around one million dollars.
On Saturday, INS Kolkata, mission-deployed in the Arabian Sea, through a sustained high tempo of operations lasting over 40 hours, thwarted the designs of the Somali pirates to hijack ships transiting through the region by intercepting the pirate ship MV Ruen. The merchant vessel had been hijacked in December 2023 and was under the control of the Somali Pirates until the Indian Navy intercepted it on Friday.
The Indian Navy, as part of its Maritime Security Operations, has been carrying out extensive surveillance in the region, including monitoring traffic in Areas of Interest. Based on the analysis of the surveillance information, the Indian Navy was able to track the movement of the Pirate Ship Ruen and directed INS Kolkata to intercept the ship approximately 260 Nm East of Somalia.
«INS Kolkata intercepted Ruen in the morning of March 15
