SOURCE: PIB
Indian Navy’s Mission Deployed warship & an LRMP responded to a piracy attack on MV Abdullah, a Bangladeshi-flagged vessel, whilst enroute from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.
On receipt of intimation, the LRMP was immediately deployed & after locating the MV in evening of 12-Mar 24, attempted to establish communication to ascertain status of ship’s crew members. However, no response was received from the ship.
The Mission Deployed warship on Maritime Security Operations, which had also been diverted, intercepted the hijacked MV on the morning of 14-Mar 24. The safety of the MV’s crew (all Bangladesh nationals) held hostage by the armed pirates was ascertained & the warship continued to maintain in close vicinity of the MV till its arrival in the territorial waters of Somalia.