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An Indian naval warship and a long-range maritime patrol aircraft assisted a Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel after it was hijacked in the Indian Ocean—the latest in a series of such operations by the Navy in the region.
As per the Navy, both responded to a piracy attack on MV Abdullah, a Bangladeshi-flagged vessel, while it was enroute from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.
The long-range maritime patrol aircraft was immediately deployed and on locating the merchant vessel on Tuesday evening, attempted to establish communication to ascertain the status of ship’s crew members.
At the time, no response was received from the ship.
A warship which was mission-deployed in the region on maritime security operations was then diverted to the location and it intercepted the hijacked merchant vessel on Thursday morning.
“The safety of the MV’s crew (all Bangladesh nationals) held hostage by the armed pirates was ascertained and the Indian Navy warship continued to maintain in close vicinity of the MV till its arrival in the territorial waters of Somalia,” said a statement from the Navy.
The incident is the latest in a series of piracy incidents in the region. Last month and in January, the Navy had foiled a series of piracy incidents, rescuing several Iranian and Pakistani nationals who were part of the crew.
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