LORD MOUNTBATTEN

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Navy foiled piracy attempt

The Indian Navy has thwarted a piracy attempt on the "Lord Mountbatten" in the Gulf of Aden. The "INS Sharda" received a distress call from the "Lord Mountbatten" on May 16, 2017 around 4:45 p.m. The vessel had reported an incident of attempted piracy by two suspicious mother vessels along with 7-8 skiffs. The "Sharda", which was at that time 30 miles East of the reported position, immediately responded to the distress call and proceeded at best speed to investigate the incident. Once on scene, the Navy's 'Marcos' commandos with support from the helicopter on board the ship, carried out a 'board and search' operation on two dhows and five skiffs which had shown malicious intent. One automatic Kalashnikov rifle and 28 rounds of magazines were recovered from one of the dhows. Three skiffs fled the area at high speeds upon sighting the Indian warship. REport with photos: http://www.abplive.in/india-news/indian-navy-foils-piracy-attempt-rescues-liberian-ship-in-the-gulf-of-aden-528651

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