Successful anti-piracy Ops by Navy, 9 pirates being brought to India

After successfully forcing surrender of nine armed pirates, Indian Navy’s specialist teams have completed sanitisation and seaworthiness checks of FV Al-Kambar. The crew comprising 23 Pakistani nationals were given a thorough medical checkup prior to clearing the boat to continue with her fishing activities.The nine pirates are being brought to India for further legal action in accordance with the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act of 2022.The Indian Navy on Friday, March 29, 2024,had rescued the hijacked Iranian fishing vessel and its crew, after more than 12 hours of “intense coercive tactical measures” as part of the anti-piracy operation.The hijacked vessel was intercepted on Thursday.The fishing vessel at the time of incident was approximately 90 nm southwest of Socotra and was “reported to have been boarded by nine armed pirates,” it said.