New Delhi:
A week after it guarded 13 merchant vessels from piracy attack, an Indian warship has once again warded off an attempt by sea brigands on nine cargo ships including an Indian vessel off Yemeni coast in Gulf of Aden.
This is the 17th successful operation of the Indian Navy to prevent a piracy attack on merchant vessels escorted by its warships since October 2008, when they were deployed in Gulf of Aden.
INS Delhi, a guided missile destroyer, was escorting the nine cargo vessels, including MV Desh Ujala flying the Indian flag, yesterday at 130 km south of Yemen when the incident took place, according to a navy press release here today.
Delhi, which has been deployed in Gulf of Aden since July on anti-piracy mission, had similarly saved 12 merchant vessels from an attempt by pirates in Gulf of Aden on September 6 also.