Highlights 1 MV Jaga Mar radioed for assistance at 12:30 pm IST2 INS Trishul responded immediately3 A Navy spokesperson says the operation is still under wayMARCOS commandos aboard Navy vessel INS Trishul today thwarted a piracy attempt on an Indian ship, the 82,000-ton cargo carrier MV Jaga Mar, in the Gulf of Aden. Both the ship, and the 26 Indian crew members on board are safe, the Navy has said. The Navy's stealth frigate - which is on anti-piracy duty - responded immediately, Navy Spokesperson Captain DK Sharma told India Today. At 5:52 pm IST, the Navy said on its official Twiiter account that the operation had ended. The Indian Navy deploys a warship permanently in the Gulf Of Aden for anti-piracy operations.

Source: India Today October 06, 2017 12:03 UTC