Indian Navy saves ship under missile attack in Gulf of Aden

Indian Navy saved a Liberian-flagged vessel carrying 23 crew members after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. The vessel, transiting approximately 90 nautical miles southeast of Aden, was reported on fire due to a “drone/missile attack” on the evening of March 4, the Navy said.

The vessel, with a crew of 23 personnel, including 13 Indians, has been escorted to safe waters.

INS Kolkata, a vessel mission deployed in the region for maritime security operations, promptly arrived at the scene of the incident by 22:30pm.

A specialised firefighting team consisting of 12 personnel from INS Kolkata embarked on the vessel in the early morning hours of March 5 to assist in firefighting operations.