Indian Navy ship thwarts piracy bid in Gulf of Aden

Somali and Yemeni pirates' attempt to hijack for ransom Indian cargo vessels, sailing off the Somalia coast, was thwarted by an Indian warship, a Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi on Monday. INS Delhi, a guided missile destroyer, was assisting the merchant ships that were sailing through the Gulf of Aden when the armed sea brigands made the attempt on one of the 12 ships in the formation yesterday.