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Indian dhows, dubious partners invite Somali piracy

By Saurabh Joshi

The serial commandeering of Indian dhows by pirates in the Arabian Sea around the Gulf of Aden recently, has put the focus on the vulnerability of these vessels to hijack, especially with their flagrant flouting of guidelines, which also facilitates the endangering of other innocent shipping. »

US navy chief in India on maiden visit

By Saurabh Joshi

Agenda check: The US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Gary Roughead is to arrive in New Delhi on Sunday. »

INS Godavari combats pirates

By Saurabh Joshi

Video footage of the INS Godavari combating pirates in the Gulf of Aden. »

Images: Pirates attacking MV Maude

By Saurabh Joshi

Source: Indian Navy Sphere: Related ContentImages: Pirates attacking MV Maude Source: Indian Navy »

Indian Navy foils pirate attack

By Saurabh Joshi

The Indian Navy has thwarted a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. At 1250 hrs local time on Thursday, the INS Talwar, while escorting three merchant vessels, received a distress call from one of the ships, MV Maude, a Liberian-flagged, Norwegian owned vessel with an Indian crew of ten. »

Navy scratching its head over pirates’ fate

By Saurabh Joshi

While the Indian Navy has every right to arrest pirates anywhere on the high seas, the problem of what to do with them is one that many countries have been struggling with since the upsurge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden. »

Sailor says shipping cos endangering crew to cut costs

By Saurabh Joshi

Reports of piracy are suppressed because shipping companies would not like this route to be perceived to be too dangerous as this would drive up their insurance costs and force them to either go around the Cape of Good Hope or cross the Pacific Ocean as well as cause them problems in recruiting crews... »

Merchant ship was almost captured by pirates because of Defense Ministry bureaucrats

By Saurabh Joshi

There was utter confusion at the Ministry of Defense with no one willing to take responsibilty for a decision on the situation leaving the Navy exasperated and furious. »

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