The destroyer INS Kolkata and the patrol ship INS Subhadra participated in the release of the Ruen vessel.
The Indian navy and special forces recovered the cargo ship Ruen from Somali pirates and rescued the 17 crew members. The spokesperson of the Indian Navy announced this on social networks the other day. X.
The destroyer INS Kolkata and the patrol ship INS Subhadra took part in the liberation of the Maltese-flagged ship.
All 35 pirates aboard Ruen surrendered. The military also checked the bulk carrier for weapons, ammunition and contraband.
It is known that Ruen was captured by pirates last year and used as a floating base. The seizure of the ship was their first success since 2017, when a crackdown by international forces halted a series of hijackings in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
According to Reuters, last month India deployed at least 10 warships in the eastern Red Sea to ensure the safety of navigation. Since December 1 alone, the military has recorded at least 17 cases of kidnapping, attempted kidnapping and suspicious approaches to ships.
We remind you that Lithuania bought two sailors from pirates. The citizens of the country were on the tanker Monjasa Reformer, which was taken off the coast of Congo.
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