Will find attackers of merchant navy ships even from depths of seas and take strict action: Rajnath

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 26, 2023
The Indian government, led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has expressed serious concern over the recent attacks on merchant navy ships MV Chem Pluto and MV Sai Baba. Singh emphasized that strict action will be taken against the perpetrators, even if they are hiding in the depths of the seas. India has increased patrolling of...

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Published on December 23, 2023 -  02:19
Drone Strikes Ship with 20 Indians off Gujarat, Coast Guard makes contact | Oneindia News
The Indian Navy's P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft has successfully established connection with the distressed ship MV Chem Pluto that caught fire off India's West Coast in the Arabian sea. The ship caught, with 20 Indians onboard, was hit by a suspected drone strike. The Indian Navy warship is reportedly moving towards the distressed merchant vessel and is expected to reach the merchant ship in the next few hours. The incident comes days after the Indian Navy evacuated a sailor from a Malta-flagged cargo vessel hijacked by six "pirates". #IsraelVesselAttack #IndianCoastGuard #DroneStrikesShip #ICGSVikram #IndianNavy #P8I #IndianOceanIncident #DroneStrike #MaritimeSecurity #MiddleEastTensions #MerchantShipAttack #GlobalShippingAlert #NavalSecurity #InternationalRelations #GeopoliticalTensions #IsraelSecurity #MaritimeSafety #DronesInConflict #IndianOceanIncident #SecurityThreat #RegionalInstability #ShippingSafety #VesselSecurity #DroneAttackAlert #GlobalMaritimeConcerns ~HT.97~PR.152~ED.194~

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