Navy records MV Ruen off the Indian coast, ending the three-month hijacking of the Maltese-flagged bulk provider.
Indian marine forces consisting of unique task forces have actually taken a freight vessel that had actually been pirated by Somali pirates and saved 17 team members, a representative for the navy stated.
In a post on the social networks platform X on Saturday, the navy stated that all 35 pirates on board the Maltese-flagged bulk freight vessel MV Ruen had actually given up, and the ship had actually been looked for the existence of prohibited arms, ammo and contraband.
The MV Ruen was pirated late in 2015 and the navy stated it initially obstructed the vessel on Friday.
“The pirates onboard the vessel have actually been hired to give up and launch the vessel and any civilians they might be holding versus their will,” the navy stated in a declaration.
“The Indian navy stays dedicated to maritime security and security of seafarers in the area,” it included.
The vessel might have been utilized as the base for the takeover of a Bangladesh-flagged freight ship off the coast of Somalia previously today, the European Union marine force stated.
The hijacking of the Ruen in December was the very first effective takeover of a vessel including Somali pirates given that 2017 when a crackdown by global navies stopped a rash of seizures in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
#INSKolkata, in the last 40 hours, through collective actions effectively cornered and pushed all 35 Pirates to give up & & made sure safe evacuation of 17 team members at night today # 16Mar 24 from the pirate vessel with no injury. #INSKolkata had actually performed the … https://t.co/eKxfEdMRES pic.twitter.com/tmQq2fG8yE
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) March 16, 2024
Somali pirates have actually triggered turmoil in essential worldwide waterways for a years, however had actually been inactive up until a revival of attacks beginning late in 2015.
India has actually released a minimum of a lots warships east of the Red Sea to supply security versus pirates as Western powers concentrate on attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis.
The subcontinent’s navy has actually likewise increased its security of the Arabian Sea after a current wave of attacks in the area.
In January, the navy saved all team members from a Liberian-flagged merchant vessel after its attempted hijack in the Arabian Sea.
A minimum of 17 occurrences of hijacking, tried hijacking and suspicious techniques have actually been taped by the Indian navy because December 1.
Information from the Indian navy’s Information Fusion Centre– Indian Ocean Region reveals a minimum of 3 hijackings in December.