Seizures made as US Centcom forces conducted a flag verification on a dhow near the coast of Somalia on 11 January. Dhow was ‘deemed unsafe and sunk’ by US Navy forces.
As per officials, the Indian Navy chief has asked to keep a close lookout for any suspicious activity in the region, which has recently experienced attacks on merchant vessels.
Drone launched from Iran struck the MV Chem Pluto in the Indian Ocean Saturday. Navy's decision to deploy guided missile destroyers comes as an effort to 'maintain a deterrent presence'.
The M.V. Ruen had sent distress signal Thursday saying 6 six intruders had taken over ship. Its now heading towards Somalia, the Navy said in a statement.
Two navies are currently jointly conducting the third edition of Sea Guardian-3. This comes soon after India, US held the fifth edition of annual 2+2 ministerial dialogues on 10 November.
A joint team of the Coast Guard and ATS intercepted the fishing boat near Jakhau harbour in Kutch district and 6 Pakistani crew members were apprehended.
The helicopter was carrying six ONGC personnel and landed using floaters attached to the chopper. Details on the circumstances of the emergency landing are still awaited.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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