In a swift response to hijacking attempt of liberian flagged bulk vessel MV Lila Norfolk in North Arabian sea on 5 January, Indian Navy’s marine commandoes safely evacuated all 21 crew including 15 Indians onboard. Sanitisation by MARCOs has confirmed absence of the hijackers. The attempt of hijacking by the pirates was probably abandoned with […]
Enough to fight a battle, this illicit arms cache tells a large tale of illicit arms trade. The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) of 5th fleet of US Navy seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international water of the North Arabian Sea in Indian Ocean in an operation spread […]
US Iran tussle in Arabian Sea— Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) Harth 55 and US Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Monomoy (WPB 1326) collision averted at nick of time. Watch the most dangerous accident averted at sea just ahead of resumed talk on 2014 nuclear deal… #Iran, #USA, #collisionaverted, #USNavy, #ArabianSea, #NuclearDeal