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

After 40 hours of work in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata is about to bring back to India 35 pirates that it caught.

Officials said on Sunday that the Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata had captured 35 pirates and was taking them back to India with the 17 crew members who had been saved during the big operation.

During the operation, the Indian Navy got the pirates to give up and on Saturday, they saved 17 crew members from the MV Ruen, a merchant ship that was in trouble. The business ship is also being brought to India.

The MV Ruen’s seaworthiness was checked in the morning of March 17. The ship, which has about 37,800 tonnes of goods on board, is thought to be worth about $1 million.

On Saturday, INS Kolkata, which was mission-deployed in the Arabian Sea, stopped Somali pirates from taking over ships passing through the area by stopping the pirate ship MV Ruen. They did this by conducting a steady high-speed of operations for more than 40 hours. The commercial ship was taken over by Somali pirates in December 2023 and was in their control until Friday, when the Indian Navy caught it.

As part of its Maritime Security Operations, the Indian Navy has been keeping a close eye on the area and keeping an eye on movement in Areas of Interest. The Indian Navy was able to follow the Pirate Ship Ruen’s movements by looking at the monitoring data. They then told INS Kolkata to catch the ship about 260 nautical miles east of Somalia.

“INS Kolkata caught Ruen in the morning of March 15 and used a ship-launched drone to confirm that there were armed pirates on board.” Because they were angry and careless, the pirates shot down the drone and fired at the Indian Naval warship. “In a measured response that followed international law, Kolkata turned off the ship’s navigational aids and steering system, which made the Pirate Ship stop,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

While staying close to the pirate ship, INS Kolkata took carefully planned actions and also negotiated with force, which led to the pirates giving up and freeing the pirate ship MV Ruen and its originally staffed crew.

As part of the Indian Navy’s ongoing operation against pirates 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km) from mainland India, the INS Subhadra was sent to the area early in the morning on March 16, and the Marine Commandos (PRAHARS) were dropped from a C-17 in the afternoon of the same day.

Along with that, HALE RPA and P8I maritime reconnaissance planes kept an eye on the pirate ship. All 35 Somali pirates gave up on March 16 because the Indian Navy kept up the pressure and took carefully planned moves over the last 40 hours.

All 17 original crew members of the MV Ruen were also rescued from the pirate ship safely and without getting hurt. The ship has also been checked for illegal weapons, ammo, and other illegal items.

In the morning of March 17, the MV Ruen’s seaworthiness was checked. The ship, which is carrying about 37,800 tonnes of goods worth about $1 million, will be brought safely to India.