Somali 'pirates' captured
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February 7, 2011, Monday
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THE Indian navy yesterday captured 28 suspected Somali pirates from a Thai fishing vessel after a brief exchange of gunfire in the Indian Ocean, an official said.
The navy struck as the pirates prepared to attack a Greek-flagged merchant ship, said Captain M. Nambiar, a navy spokesman.
The pirates fired at the two approaching Indian navy and coast guard ships, but later displayed white flags and surrendered about 160 kilometers west of the Lakshwadeep -islands, Nambiar said.
The navy rescued 24 crew members from the Prantalay-11, which the pirates had seized and were using as a mother vessel around Arabian Sea, he said.
The vessel was captured in yesterday's operation and the pirates were being taken to Mumbai for questioning, Nambiar said.
It was the second anti--piracy operation by the Indian navy in the region in less than two weeks.
On January 28, the Indian navy intercepted another Thai fishing boat, the Prantalay, which had been used by Somali pirates as a mother vessel since April last year.
The navy arrested 15 pirates after an exchange of gunfire. It rescued 20 fishermen from Thailand and Myanmar.
The navy struck as the pirates prepared to attack a Greek-flagged merchant ship, said Captain M. Nambiar, a navy spokesman.
The pirates fired at the two approaching Indian navy and coast guard ships, but later displayed white flags and surrendered about 160 kilometers west of the Lakshwadeep -islands, Nambiar said.
The navy rescued 24 crew members from the Prantalay-11, which the pirates had seized and were using as a mother vessel around Arabian Sea, he said.
The vessel was captured in yesterday's operation and the pirates were being taken to Mumbai for questioning, Nambiar said.
It was the second anti--piracy operation by the Indian navy in the region in less than two weeks.
On January 28, the Indian navy intercepted another Thai fishing boat, the Prantalay, which had been used by Somali pirates as a mother vessel since April last year.
The navy arrested 15 pirates after an exchange of gunfire. It rescued 20 fishermen from Thailand and Myanmar.
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