How Indian Navy Rescued Pak Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates

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INS Sumitra, Indian Navy's warship, carried out a daring anti-piracy mission in Arabian Sea on January 29

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The warship successfully rescued 19 Pakistani sailors who had been kidnapped by by 11 Somali pirates

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The Navy warship intercepted the fishing vessel and pressed into action to locate it

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The warship acted in accordance with the established SOPs to coerce the pirates for the safe release of the crew

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The ship also undertook confirmatory boarding to sanitise and check on the well-being of the crew 

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This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours

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The rescue comes a day after INS Sumitra responded to an SOS call by another Iranian-flagged fishing vessel

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The vessel's 17 Iranian crew members were rescued by the Navy on Sunday

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INS Sumitra is Indian Navy's indigenous offshore patrol vessel

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It has been deployed for anti-piracy and maritime security operations in east of Somalia and Gulf of Aden

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