Indian Navy To Bring Apprehended Pirates To India After Long Arabian Sea Operation

The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata is set to bring 35 apprehended pirates to India. Navy officials said, the Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata has taken 35 sea pirates into custody and is being brought to India along with the 17 crew members rescued after the major operation.

During the operation, the Indian Navy forced the pirates to surrender and rescued 17 crew members from the distressed merchant vessel MV Ruen on Saturday. The merchant vessel



is also being brought to India. The seaworthiness of MV Ruen was assessed yesterday.

The vessel is carrying approximately 37 thousand 800 tonnes of cargo estimated to be worth around one million dollars. On Saturday, INS Kolkata, mission-deployed in the Arabian Sea, thwarted the designs of the Somali pirates to hijack ships transiting through the region by intercepting the pirate ship.