- Indian navy rescues hijacked crew
- No pirates found
- Concerns rise about piracy resurgence
On Thursday, Indian navy commandos rescued crew members from a vessel that pirates off the coast of Somalia had commandeered.
According to a navy statement, all twenty-one crew members have been evacuated from the citadel, the fortified area of the vessel.
It was stated that no pirates were discovered aboard the MV Lila Norfolk. A forewarning had been delivered to the pirates before the embarkation of operatives.
The recent assaults on vessels near the coast of Somalia have incited apprehensions regarding the potential resurgence of piracy.
The Liberian-flagged vessel, designated MV Lila Norfolk, was en route to Bahrain at the time of its alleged hijacking east of the Somali coastal city of Eyl.
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On Thursday evening, crew members, fifteen of whom were Indian, reported to the UK Marine Transport Organisation (UKMTO) that five to six armed individuals had taken control of the vessel.
In pursuit of establishing contact, an Indian patrol aircraft was dispatched, which was succeeded by the guided-missile destroyer INS Chennai.
From 2008 to 2011, Somali pirate attacks were frequently launched from Eyl. These attacks posed a significant threat to international shipping, compelling nations to dispatch warships to patrol the region.
An authority on the matter said that the recent assaults off the coast of Somalia might have been instigated by the redeployment of the United States and other national navy vessels from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea to protect cargo from Houthi militants based in Yemen.
