Bulk provider secured after hijack try off Somalia

India’s navy stated its commandos have secured a bulk provider after its tried hijack within the Arabian Sea.

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Lila Norfolk was boarded on January 4 by six armed folks whereas underway in waters some 460 nautical miles off Somalia.

The warship INS Chennai and a naval plane had been deployed to help the 170,000 dwt vessel and managed to determine contact with it on Friday morning.

The navy stated Friday that 21 crew members, together with 15 Indians, had been rescued and that it had not discovered any pirates on board after they intercepted the vessel.

“The try of hijacking by the pirates was most likely deserted with the forceful warning by the Indian Navy, marine patrol plane, of interception by an Indian Naval warship,” the Indian Navy stated in an announcement.

The vessel, owned by the Dubai-based Lila World was destined for Khalifa bin Salman in Bahrain.

“We need to thank the companies that assisted of their rescue particularly the Indian Navy, Capt Rohit Bajpai, director IFC-IOR and the officers of DG Delivery. We additionally need to thank the professionalism of our crew who reacted safely and responsibly below the circumstances. We are going to present extra updates as extra data turns into out there to us,” stated Steve Kunzer CEO of Lila World.

Piracy was rampant off Somalia for 4 years from 2008 however then it went dormant for about 5 years. Not too long ago, Somali pirates have been hijacking a number of vessels resembling dhows after which concentrating on service provider ships passing by with a view to then demanding ransoms for kidnapped crews.