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| Hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah |
Indian Navy warship responded to SOS By Bangladeshi Ship Seized By Somali pirates and intercepted it off the coast of Somalia in Indian ocean. India Today reported citing Indian Navy officials on Friday (15 March).
The ship named MV Abdullah was sailing from Mozambique's capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates with a cargo of 55,000 tonnes of coal. On the way it was attacked by Somali pirates around midday on Tuesday.
On Friday in an X post the Indian Navy said, "Indian Navy's Mission Deployed warship & an LRMP responded to a piracy attack on MV Abdullah, a Bangladeshi-flagged vessel, whilst enroute from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates."
"On receipt of intimation, the LRMP was immediately deployed & after locating the MV in evening of #12 Mar 24, attempted to establish communication to ascertain status of ship's crew members. However, no response was received from the ship", it added.
The post said, "The Mission Deployed warship on Maritime Security Operations, which had also been diverted, intercepted the hijacked MV on the morning of 14 March 24. The safety of the MV's crew (all Bangladesh nationals) held hostage by the armed pirates was ascertained & the warship continued to maintain in close vicinity of the MV till its arrival in the territorial waters of Somalia."
