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| Indian navy rushes warship to Somali coast |
| 2011-04-18 |
| New Delhi: With seven Indian sailors still being held hostage by pirates despite payment of ransom, the Navy has placed one of its warships on high alert and sent it from anti-piracy patrol duties in the Gulf of Aden to the Somali coast. Navy sources said here on Monday that the Talwar-class frigate -- already in the vicinity of the piracy crisis -- was rushed in an offensive posturing and may see some military action to rescue the hostages. The pirates, who released eight other Indian sailors of cargo ship MV Asphalt Venture held hostage since September last, have reportedly sought to use the seven hostages as lever to seek release of over 120 of their comrades being held in prisons in India after they were captured by the navy in the Indian Ocean in the last six months. The Navy was, however, unwilling to divulge details of the mandate given to the warship that has positioned itself off the Somali coast with regard to the current hostage crisis. Hmmmmm...stay tuned. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 AFAIK INDIA = INDIAN-OWNED, REGISTERED MVS has suffered the highest rate of attacks + capture vee the Somali Bad Boyz, a frequency which has led many Indian Bloggers-Netters, etal. to presume that the Pirates have it in agz India. INDJUH = NEW "PANAMA CITY" FOR THE SOMALI EQUIVALENT OF MORGAN + DRAKE??? [DENZEL WASHINGTON as "CAPTAIN BLOOD"? here]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-18 19:42 |
| #4 While heavier and not as easy to use in tight quarters on a ship, I think the Indian sailors should use Scottish Claymores. Something about a wickedly long, straight blade to put the fear of Allan in the average Somali pirate. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-04-18 17:57 |
| #3 I wonder if the Indians will issue their swabs cutlasses. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-04-18 15:57 |
| #2 The Navy was, however, unwilling to divulge details of the mandate One of these bright journalistic comment |
| Posted by: Willy 2011-04-18 13:47 |
| #1 I imagine negotiations start out with "Keep them if you must, but it's going to cost you dearly ...." |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-04-18 12:25 |