Navy operation underway to rescue hijacked Iranian vessel near Gulf of Aden

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The Indian Navy is engaged in an operation to rescue an Iranian fishing vessel 'Al Kamar 786', which has been hijacked near the Socotra Archipelago in the northwest Indian Ocean...

The Indian Navy swiftly responded to a pirate attack on an Iranian fishing vessel near Gulf of Aden, a statement issued on Friday said...

The Navy received inputs about a potential pirate incident onboard Iranian fishing vessel 'Al Kamar 786' on the evening of March 28...

The Navy swiftly responded by diverting two ships, deployed in Arabian Sea for maritime security operations, to intercept the hijacked fishing vessel...

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