Indian Navy’s show of power at sea. After a 40-hour operation, Indian Navy achieved a major success. 35 Somali pirates were detained.

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The Indian Navy has once again shown its strength in the sea. After a 40-hour operation against Somali pirates, the Indian Navy has achieved a major success. The entire credit for this success goes to the warship INS Kolkata.

On Saturday, March 16, 2024, 35 Somali pirates were detained in the Arabian Sea. Actually, these robbers had kept the cargo ship in their possession for the last three months. After a long operation, the pirates were forced to surrender. 17 crew members were also rescued without any injury. Now it is reported that after detaining the robbers, the warship INS Kolkata has now reached Mumbai. Action will be taken under IPC and custody will be handed over to the Yellow Gate Police.

 

This is how the operation went

MV Ruen was hijacked by Somali pirates on December 14 last year. He was reported to have sailed as a pirate ship to carry out piracy in the open sea. INS Kolkata detected the presence of armed pirates on MV Ruen through a drone launched from the ship. The Navy said, in a reckless hostile action, the pirates shot down the drone and fired on the Indian Navy warship. INS Kolkata disabled the ship’s steering system and navigational aids, forcing the pirates to stop the ship.

 

Illegal weapons recovered from the ship

INS Kolkata intercepted the pirate ship Ruen about 2600 km from the Indian coast and deployed INS Subhadra, Hale RPA, P8I maritime patrol aircraft and Marcos – Prahar air-dropped by C-17 aircraft. Due to this action, the pirates were forced to stop the ship. Illegal weapons, ammunition and many prohibited materials were also recovered from the ship.

 

What is special about INS Kolkata

INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the Kolkata class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. It was named after the Indian city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It was constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and was handed over to the Navy on 10 July 2014 after completing sea trials. The ship was officially commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a ceremony held on 16 August 2014.