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Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescues crew

17 March 2024
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2024-03-17 15:45

An Indian navy warship on Saturday captured a bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia, rescuing the crew and ending a three-month hijacking.The Maltese-flagged MV Ruen was hijacked by Somali pirates in December near the Yemeni island of Socotra, around 240 kilometers off Somalia.
The Indian navy posted on social media X that one of its warships had "in the last 40 hours, through concerted actions successfully cornered and coerced all 35 Pirates to surrender and ensured safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury.

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