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Navy foils pirate attack on tanker in Gulf of Aden |
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Tuesday, 08 December 2009 |
 The Indian Navy on Monday prevented a pirate attack on a US-owned tanker in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast. A Navy spokesperson here confirmed the attack on a private tanker that was flying a Norway flag. He said a naval ship prevented the pirates from taking control of the ship.
The incident occurred around 3 pm local time when MT Nordik Spirit, the
tanker owned by Nordik Shipping Company, was sailing in the Gulf of
Aden. The pirates made an attempt to hijack the tanker by firing small
arms at the crew members.
"The crew immediately sent out a distress signal and the Indian Navy
ship, which was in the vicinity, responded to the SOS call," the Navy
spokesperson said.
"The warship flew out its helicopters with marine commandos and on
seeing it, the pirates gave up their hijack attempt," the spokesperson
added.
There have been several hijacks in the Gulf of Aden in the past two
years on commercial tankers. In September last year, all 18 Indians on
board a Panama-owned oil tanker were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden.
About 15 Somalian pirates were involved in the attack and had hijacked
the vessel, bound for Mumbai from Suez, about 38 miles off the coast of
Yemen. The ship was taken to Somalia where ransom was negotiated.
Source: The Economic India Times
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