Indian Navy commandos have boarded a hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea and are now carrying out “sanitisation” operations, the navy says. The warship INS Chennai was diverted and deployed to assist the vessel, the navy said earlier in the day, adding that a naval aircraft flew over the hijacked vessel on Friday and had established contact with it. The Indian navy has increased its surveillance of the Arabian Sea after a recent spate of attacks in the region. Experts believe this is because naval forces led by the US have diverted their attention to the Red Sea to thwart Houthi attacks. India is not part of the US-led Red Sea task force.

Source: GNN Liberia January 07, 2024 16:28 UTC