In yet another success in the Gulf of Aden, An Indian naval ship, INS Mysore attacked two pirate boats, after receiving SOS signals from an Ethiopian merchant vessel that the pirates were trying to hijack. The Indian Navy has arrested 23 Somali pirates attempting to pull off the heist.
The Indian warship was policing the Somali waters when it rushed to rescue MV Gibe, an Ethiopian merchant vessel.
The pirates on two speed boats had surrounded the merchant vessel, when INS Mysore intervened and warded off the attack, Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi.
The merchant vessel came under small arms fire from the pirates, before sending out a rescue call, intercepted by the INS Mysore, which sent in Marine Commandos aboard a helicopter to help the distressed cargo vessel, he said.
The attack took place some 150 nautical miles off Aden and INS Mysore was at a distance of nearly 13 nautical miles away from the merchant vessel when it picked up the SOS call.
The Navy flew its Marine Commandos on helicopters to the scene of the pirate attack and rescued the ship. MV Gibe was later escorted to safety, he added.
The Indian commandos recovered 15 assault rifles and two grenades along with other ammunition.
Out of 23 arrested pirates, 12 belong to Somalia while 11 are of Yemeni origin.
The Indian warship, the INS Mysore, was dispatched to the Gulf of Aden after a recent spike in piracy related crimes off the coast of Somalia.
Meanwhile, Andrew Mwangura, East Africa's Coordinator of the Seafarers Assistance Program (SAP) on Saturday said, a Greek chemical tanker, MV Action, was released by pirates and was currently sailing on safe waters amid fears that her three crew members were dead.
"MV Action was released by pirates. She is currently limping to safe waters. It is feared that three crew members lost their lives under questionable circumstances," Mwangura was quoted as saying by Xinhua, the Chinese news agency.
However, Mwangura did not say whether owners of the ship paid a ransom for the release of the vessel and how the three crew members died.
Somali pirates have hijacked some 40 ships this year and currently hold about 15 vessels and their crew, despite a growing number of international patrols to stop the attacks.
U.N. diplomats said the United States has circulated a draft Security Council resolution proposing that all nations and regional groups chasing pirates off the Somali coast be allowed to follow them onshore, on land and in the air.
The Indian warship was policing the Somali waters when it rushed to rescue MV Gibe, an Ethiopian merchant vessel.
The pirates on two speed boats had surrounded the merchant vessel, when INS Mysore intervened and warded off the attack, Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi.
The merchant vessel came under small arms fire from the pirates, before sending out a rescue call, intercepted by the INS Mysore, which sent in Marine Commandos aboard a helicopter to help the distressed cargo vessel, he said.
The attack took place some 150 nautical miles off Aden and INS Mysore was at a distance of nearly 13 nautical miles away from the merchant vessel when it picked up the SOS call.
The Navy flew its Marine Commandos on helicopters to the scene of the pirate attack and rescued the ship. MV Gibe was later escorted to safety, he added.
The Indian commandos recovered 15 assault rifles and two grenades along with other ammunition.
Out of 23 arrested pirates, 12 belong to Somalia while 11 are of Yemeni origin.
The Indian warship, the INS Mysore, was dispatched to the Gulf of Aden after a recent spike in piracy related crimes off the coast of Somalia.
Meanwhile, Andrew Mwangura, East Africa's Coordinator of the Seafarers Assistance Program (SAP) on Saturday said, a Greek chemical tanker, MV Action, was released by pirates and was currently sailing on safe waters amid fears that her three crew members were dead.
"MV Action was released by pirates. She is currently limping to safe waters. It is feared that three crew members lost their lives under questionable circumstances," Mwangura was quoted as saying by Xinhua, the Chinese news agency.
However, Mwangura did not say whether owners of the ship paid a ransom for the release of the vessel and how the three crew members died.
Somali pirates have hijacked some 40 ships this year and currently hold about 15 vessels and their crew, despite a growing number of international patrols to stop the attacks.
U.N. diplomats said the United States has circulated a draft Security Council resolution proposing that all nations and regional groups chasing pirates off the Somali coast be allowed to follow them onshore, on land and in the air.
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