In an interview with India Immediately, Chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral R Hari Kumar spoke concerning the rescue operations carried out by Navy commandos within the North Arabian Sea. Admiral R Hari Kumar termed it to be “staff work” and hailed approval from the Indian authorities for such swift motion. He additionally thanked the Anti-Piracy Act put in place by the federal government final yr.
The Navy chief mentioned, “Upon reaching the focused ship, the Indian Navy’s marine commandos executed a meticulous sanitisation of the world. Curiously, the pirates weren’t seen on the ship in the course of the operation”.
“Plainly after seeing our plane and drones working all around the ship hijacked by them, the pirates ran away from the Lili Norfolk on the (intervening) night time of 4-5 January itself. The Marine Commandos needed to sanitise the vessel for any traps or different points,” Kumar mentioned in an unique dialog with India Immediately.
“We obtained the details about today earlier than yesterday. The primary motion we took was to direct our ahead mission deployed ship INS Chennai to maneuver in the direction of the ship, which was at a distance of 400 miles. On the identical time, we additionally launched our plane instantly to speak with the crew,” Navy chief mentioned.
He mentioned that there have been round four-five fishing boats across the ship, which confirmed suspicion of a pirate assault.
