Updated, Jan. 4, 2024. 10.01 PM.
All 21 crew, including Indians, aboard the cargo ship, ‘MV Lila Norfolk’, that was hijacked late last evening near the coast of Somalia have been rescued and are safe.
The elite commandos, MARCOS, sanitized the cargo ship and rescued the 15 Indians aboard the ship in the Arabian Sea. The Navy said in a statement that commandos have confirmed the absence of hijackers on the ship.
The hijacking was reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British military organization that tracks the movements of various vessels in strategic waterways.
Naval warship INS Chennai, a navy destroyer, that was diverted from its anti-piracy patrol, launched its helicopter and issued a warning to pirates to abandon the hijacked vessel.