Navy diverts warship to fight Somali pirates

The Indian Navy has diverted a ship that was already in the west Asian region to the Gulf of Aden to carry out anti-piracy patrols, sources have confirmed. "The ship has enough endurance to remain there and provide security to Indian flagships carrying cargo till another warship is sent there to replace it," a sources said. The government on Thursday had approved the deployment of an Indian naval warship with helicopters and marine commandos on board in the Gulf of Aden to carry out anti-piracy patrols of the route followed usually by Indian commercial ships between Salalah (Oman) and Aden (Yemen) in west Asia.
By arrangement with IPCS, New Delhi.