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Somali pirates can be seen in the pictures.
35 Somali pirates were brought to Mumbai from INS Kolkata on Saturday morning. The Indian Navy has handed them over to the police. These thieves had surrendered before the Navy on March 16.
In fact, on December 14 also, pirates had hijacked the Maltese ship MV Rouen. They used this ship to rob at sea. On March 15, an Indian Navy chopper (helicopter) had arrived near the ship to rescue her. Immediately after this the pirates started firing on the chopper. During this period the Navy had asked the thieves to surrender.
The Navy had shared this footage and said that the robbers had fired at their cutter.
17 people were rescued
The Indian Navy had conducted the operation to rescue the hijacked ship MV Rouen in the Gulf of Aden, 2800 kilometers away from the Indian coast. To achieve this, warship INS Subhadra, high flying drones, P8I patrol aircraft were used. During this period 17 crew members were safely evacuated. Now the hijacked ship MV Rouen is completely in the possession of the Indian Navy.
An Indian Navy chopper flies over a hijacked ship after the rescue operation. Somali pirates sit below.
Pirates used the MV Rouen as their base
According to Qatari media company Aljazeera, the thieves had started using the MV Rouen as their base. On March 14, pirates attempted to hijack the Bangladeshi-flagged merchant ship Abdullah. 15-20 armed robbers attacked the ship. It was going from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, he was rescued by the Indian Navy.
There were 23 crew members from Bangladesh on board. As soon as information about the hijacking was received, the Indian Navy tried to contact the crew members. After this, when there was no response, the Navy sent its patrol planes to monitor the ship. There were about 55 thousand tons of coal on the ship.
The Indian Navy had shared this picture of a Bangladeshi ship. However, no information was given who were the people present in the cylch.
Who are the pirates of Somalia?
According to the American media New York Times, there is no government in many coastal areas of Somalia. People do whatever they want. This encourages pirates and smugglers.
Somalia is a country with a large number of fish in its sea. Until 1990, its economy depended solely on fish. There was no fear of pirates here then. Most of the people traded fish. Then a civil war started here. The government and the navy are no more. Foreign companies took advantage of this.
Somali people used to fish in small boats. Large trailers from foreign companies came and stood in front of them. People started losing their jobs. Troubled by this, after 1990 the people of this country took up arms and became pirates. A large fleet of maritime cargo ships passed through the coast of Somalia.
Fishermen turned pirates began targeting these ships. They started taking ransom in exchange for leaving the ship. By 2005, this business had become so big that a pirate stock exchange was created. That means people could invest in the thieves to fund their operations. In return, people would get a large share of the looted money.
The photo is of a pirate from Somalia. (file)
Pirates have also attacked ships with Indian crew.
Pirates have also attacked ships with Indian crew members 5 times so far. On January 4, the Indian Navy rescued a ship from pirates. This Liberian flagged ship was named the Leela Norfolk. The Indian Navy had said that the ship had sent a message to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) portal. It was said that 5-6 pirates landed on the ship with weapons.
As soon as information was received about the hijacking, a P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft was dispatched towards the ship. INS Chennai was also sent to protect the merchant ship. The naval operation was completed on 5 January. During this period, all 21 crew members including 15 Indians were safely evacuated.
