In one more show of army readiness and valour, the Indian Navy on Thursday (Feb 22) supplied important help to a service provider vessel that reportedly suffered a drone/missile assault within the Gulf of Aden. Indian officers mentioned Saturday (Feb 24) that the Palau-flagged vessel MV Islander got here below assault, ensuing within the damage of no less than one crew member.

The vessel caught fireplace after the assault, prompting it to subject a misery name. Responding swiftly to the assault, the Indian Navy dispatched an explosive ordnance disposal workforce aboard a navy destroyer, which sanitised the sufferer ship for any residual danger and cleared it for additional transit.

The assault on MV Islander got here amid a slew of such assaults on service provider ships by Iran-backed and Yemen-based Houthi rebels within the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

“Relentless efforts by Indian Naval ships reaffirms the Indian Navy’s steadfast commitment towards safety and security of merchant shipping and seafarers,” Indian Navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal mentioned.

The ongoing delivery disaster in West Asia has provided the Indian Navy a possibility to flex its muscular tissues.

In the previous couple of weeks, the Indian Navy prolonged help to numerous service provider vessels within the Western Indian Ocean following assaults on them.

Earlier this month, Indian naval forces foiled a piracy try on an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel off Somalia that carried 11 Iranian and eight Pakistani nationals. In January, an Indian warship rescued 19 Pakistani crew members aboard an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel because it was focused by pirates.

The Indian Navy on January 5 foiled a hijacking try of Liberian-flagged vessel MV Lila Norfolk and rescued all crew members.

In the backdrop of the elevated tensions within the area, the Indian Navy has deployed frontline ships and surveillance plane for maritime safety operations.

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This not solely elevates India’s function as the web safety supplier within the area but in addition helps guard important delivery routes very important for the nation’s commerce and power safety.

(With inputs from companies)