The rescue took place began in the early hours of March 29 when the Indian Navy warship INS Sumedha intercepted the hijacked vessel, FV Al-Kambar, which was under the control of pirates.

A ship - INS Sumedha - carrying 278 passengers has departed Port of Sudan and is headed towards Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, officials say. About 3,000 Indians were estimated to be stranded ...

Responding immediately, INS Sumedha was quickly supported by INS Trishul to successfully carry out the operation. “After more than 12 hours of intense coercive tactical measures as per the SOPs ...