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New Delhi:Responding to another piracy incident, the Indian Navy intercepted an Iranian fishing vessel Al-Kambar 786 and rescued the crew comprising 23 Pakistani nationals after a 12-hour operation...
Nine pirates onboard the ship were forced to surrender, the Navy said in a statement Friday.It is, however, not yet known whether the pirates will be brought back to India..
The Indian Navy is now undertaking sanitisation and seaworthiness checks on board Al-Kambar and escorting the fishing vessel to a safe area for resuming normal fishing activities after having ascertained its seaworthiness...
The Indian Navy in recent times has responded to several piracy attacks, which have seen a dramatic rise after being completely brought under control by several global navies since 2017..
One such incident with Pakistani crew onboard was responded to by the Indian Navy off the east coast of Somalia in January, whenan Iranian-flagged fishing vessel (FV) Iman had been boarded by pirates and the crew,comprising 19 Pakistani nationals, were taken hostage...
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