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Indian navy thwarts piracy attempt in Gulf of Aden
India Today reports 2 pirates killed and 6 captured
Indian navy warship INS Talwar Thursday thwarted a piracy attempt against a merchant vessel carrying Indian crew in the Gulf of Aden and caught six pirates, the private Indo-Asian News Service reported Friday.

INS Talwar received a distress call from a vessel MV Maud flying Liberian flag that eight pirates were approaching the ship in a skiff, said the report. The warship immediately sent a helicopter and small boats to prevent the pirates from attacking the vessel, said the report.

A month ago, an Indian naval ship, Nirdeshak, caught nine sea-pirates with the help of Spanish and French navies off the coast of the African island nation of Seychelles.

Posted by: john frum 2009-05-29
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