{"id":8440,"date":"2024-01-06T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=8440"},"modified":"2024-01-06T06:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T06:02:07","slug":"indian-navy-rescues-all-21-crew-of-hijacked-vessel-off-somalia-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/indian-navy-rescues-all-21-crew-of-hijacked-vessel-off-somalia-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Navy rescues all 21 crew of hijacked vessel off Somalia coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Navy<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>successfully\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evacuated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>21\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crew\u00a0<\/span>members,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>15\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nationals,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hijacked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vessel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lila\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Norfolk\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>coast\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Somalia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Friday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high-stakes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drama\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sea.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Navy<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Reacted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Quickly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lila\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Norfolk’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hijacking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Attempt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>North\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Arabian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sea.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>21\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crew\u00a0<\/span><\/span>members\u2014including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>15\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indians\u2014safely\u00a0<\/span><\/span>left\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>citadel.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hijackers’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>absence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>verified\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MARCO\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sanitation,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Navy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>statement.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pirates’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attempt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hijacking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>likely\u00a0<\/span><\/span>abandoned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>receiving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>strong\u00a0<\/span>warning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Navy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MPA,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>possible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interception\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Naval\u00a0<\/span><\/span>warships.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>While\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>MV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>area,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>INS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chennai\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>providing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assistance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>restart\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>power\u00a0<\/span><\/span>generation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>propulsion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>move\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>her\u00a0<\/span><\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/span>port\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>call.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>elite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Commandos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Navy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>still\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sanitising\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ship,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span>officials\u00a0<\/span><\/span>told\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ANI.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Officials\u00a0<\/span><\/span>say\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MARCOS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>did\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>find\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pirates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stolen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ship.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>crew\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>saved\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>reported\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attempted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hijack,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>pirates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opened\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fire\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ship,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>took\u00a0<\/span><\/span>refuge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>citadel.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Friday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>3:15\u00a0<\/span><\/span>p.m.,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>INS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chennai<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deviated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>her\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Anti-Piracy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patrol\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intercepted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>MV.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>continuously\u00a0<\/span>monitored\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Maritime\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Patrol\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Aircraft,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Predator\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MQ9B,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>integral\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helos.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Navy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Commandos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Navy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>present\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>board\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Mission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Deployed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>warship,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>boarded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>MV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>started\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sanitization\u00a0<\/span><\/span>process.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>separate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>development,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Navy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Admiral\u00a0<\/span><\/span>R\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hari\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kumar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ordered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>warships\u00a0<\/span><\/span>operating\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Arabian\u00a0<\/span>Sea\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“strictest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>possible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>action”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>against\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pirates.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Earlier,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>naval\u00a0<\/span><\/span>warship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>INS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chennai\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approached\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pirate-occupied\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lila\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Norfolk\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>coast\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Somalia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ordered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>pirates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>leave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ship.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>authorities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disclosed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>merchant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vessel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lila\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Norfolk,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sailing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Port\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Du\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Aco\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Brazil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Khalifa\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bin\u00a0<\/span>Salman\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bahrain,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pirates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>300\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nautical\u00a0<\/span>miles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>east\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Somalia.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>notification\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>message\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>UKMTO\u00a0<\/span><\/span>portal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>indicating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>boarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>five\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>six\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unknown\u00a0<\/span><\/span>armed\u00a0<\/span>personnel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thursday\u00a0<\/span>evening,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Navy’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Deployed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Platforms\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reacted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quickly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attempted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hijacking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>board\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>bulk\u00a0<\/span>carrier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>flying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Liberian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>flag,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Navy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>statement.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Navy\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>responded\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>situation\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>diverting\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>INS\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Chennai,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>stationed\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>maritime\u00a0<\/span><\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>operations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assist\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vessel,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>launching\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Maritime\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Patrol\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Aircraft\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>(MPA).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Indian Navy rescues all 21 crew of hijacked vessel off Somalia coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: The\u00a0Indian\u00a0Navy\u00a0successfully\u00a0evacuated\u00a0all\u00a021\u00a0crew\u00a0members,\u00a0including\u00a015\u00a0Indian\u00a0nationals,\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hijacked\u00a0vessel\u00a0MV\u00a0Lila\u00a0Norfolk\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0coast\u00a0of\u00a0Somalia\u00a0on\u00a0Friday\u00a0following\u00a0a\u00a0high-stakes\u00a0drama\u00a0at\u00a0sea. “The\u00a0Indian\u00a0Navy\u00a0Reacted\u00a0Quickly\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0MV\u00a0Lila\u00a0Norfolk’s\u00a0Hijacking\u00a0Attempt\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0North\u00a0Arabian\u00a0Sea.” The\u00a021\u00a0crew\u00a0members\u2014including\u00a0the\u00a015\u00a0Indians\u2014safely\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0citadel. The\u00a0hijackers’\u00a0absence\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0verified\u00a0by\u00a0MARCO\u00a0sanitation,\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Navy\u00a0said\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0statement. The\u00a0statement\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0pirates’\u00a0attempt\u00a0at\u00a0hijacking\u00a0was\u00a0likely\u00a0abandoned\u00a0after\u00a0receiving\u00a0a\u00a0strong\u00a0warning\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Navy,\u00a0MPA,\u00a0about\u00a0possible\u00a0interception\u00a0by\u00a0Indian\u00a0Naval\u00a0warships. While\u00a0the\u00a0MV\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0area,\u00a0INS\u00a0Chennai\u00a0is\u00a0providing\u00a0assistance\u00a0to\u00a0restart\u00a0the\u00a0power\u00a0generation\u00a0and\u00a0propulsion\u00a0so\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0ship\u00a0can\u00a0move\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0next\u00a0port\u00a0of\u00a0call. The\u00a0elite\u00a0Marine\u00a0Commandos\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Navy\u00a0are\u00a0still\u00a0sanitising\u00a0other\u00a0areas\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0ship,\u00a0military\u00a0officials\u00a0told\u00a0ANI. Officials\u00a0say\u00a0that\u00a0MARCOS\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0find\u00a0any\u00a0pirates\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0stolen\u00a0ship. The\u00a0crew\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0saved\u00a0has\u00a0reported\u00a0that\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0attempted\u00a0hijack,\u00a0the\u00a0pirates\u00a0opened\u00a0fire\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ship,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0all\u00a0took\u00a0refuge\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0citadel. 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