Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Edited by Ganesh Kumar and Dev Goswami
New Delhi, October 6, 2017 | UPDATED 17:32 IST
A team of MARCOS, an elite commando force of the Indian Navy, thwarted the piracy attempt at 12:30 pm today.
File Photo of INS Trishul (@indiannavy/Twitter)Navy vessel INS Trishul today foiled pirates' attempt to take over the Indian ship MV Jag Amar in the Gulf of Aden.
It was a team of MARCOS, the Indian Navy's elite commando force, which thwarted the piracy attempt.
MV Jag Amar, which is an 82,000 ton cargo carrier registered in India, radioed for assistance at around 12.30 pm (IST).
INS Trishul, a stealth frigate on anti-piracy duty in the Gulf of Aden, responded immediately, Captain DK Sharma, the spokesperson of the Indian Navy told India Today.