Twenty-three Indian crew members aboard MV Falcon were rescued after an explosion and fire off Yemen’s coast. The Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker was escorted to Djibouti, while two crew members remain missing. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES coordinated the successful search-and-rescue operation
INS Sumitra intercepted a hijacked boat and acted in accordance with the established SOPs to coerce the pirates for safe release of crew along with the boat and ensured successful release of all 17 crew members.
