The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to Mumbai on April 3, five days after the Indian Navy caught them for hijacking the Iranian fishing vessel 'Al Kambar 786' with 23 Pakistani crew members on board off the Somalia coast after more than 12 hours of intense coercive tactical measures as part of an anti-piracy operation on March 29. At the time of the incident, the vessel was approximately 90 nautical miles southwest of Socotrain the Indian Ocean. The operation involved the INS 'Sumedha' and the guided missile frigate INS 'Trishul'.
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GEORGE ISLAND
On March 29, 2024, at 11.58 p.m. the 'Georg Island' was boarded wby three perpetrators, armed with knives, in pos. 1° 3.43' N 103° 29.33' E off Pulau Cula in the Strait of Singapore. No injuries were reported, and nothing was reported stolen.
US GOVERNMENT VESSEL
The USS 'Gravely' has destroyed a ballistic missile and two drones launched by the Yemen's Houthis against the ship, which was operating in the Red Sea in the framework of operations against the Houthis. There were no injuries or damage to the vessel. urthermore, US forces destroyed a mobile surface-to-air missile system in Houthi-controlled territory.
ABDULLAH
While the families of the 23 crew members of the 'Abdullah', the ship owner, the authorities concerned and the countrymen are worried about the situation, there has been no progress in their release. Although the ship owner and the government were working hard, there was doubt whether they will be released before Eidul Fitr (April 9/10). As a result, the families of the hostages were becoming increasingly anxious. After the release, it could take at least a month to complete the process and bring the sailors back. The SR Shipping said on the afternoon of March 30, that they were working hard to release the hostages before Eid and talking to the pirates' representatives every day. The talks were progressing. The food and water stored on the ship, which is anchored 1.5 nautical miles off the coast of Jifl in the Gedoberjan district of Somalia, was meanwhile running out. Before the hijacking, the ship had 200 tons of fresh water stored. Now the sailors have rationed water. When the ship was hijacked, it had about 25 days of frozen food stored for the sailors. However, there is a lot of dry food stored for a long time.
ABDULLAH
The Director General (DG) of the Department of Shipping, Commodore Mohammad Maksud Alam said on April 2 that there was good progress in the negotiation with the pirates regarding the release of the 23 crew members of the 'Abdullah'. It was yet to confirmed how long it would take to fruitfully complete the negotiation but it was certain that there has been good progress. All crew members were well, and they were occasionally allowed to talk to their family members. The Department was monitoring the situation and were in contact with the ship owner SR Shipping Ltd. Officials of the SR Shipping have claimed to have made progress in talks with the pirates through a third party and hoped for quick release of the crew and the ship.