Pirates hijack ship.
UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) was the message sender.
In response P-81 a long-range patrol aircraft was sent from Goa to track the hijacked vessel. It flew and soon made contact from where it came to know that the crew members were safe by taking
refuge in the vessel's citadel or safehouse. Total crew members were 21- six from Philippines and 15 from India.INS Chennai finally intercepted the ship.Using the P-81 aircraft,W-9B Predator drones and helicopters on the board of warship -constant surveillance was kept.A warning was given to the pirates to leave the ship immediately. They waited for sometime.
After finding it clear, a Marcos team with sophisticated weapons were sent on rigid -hull inflatable boats.
The whole operation took around two hours.
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