The entire 20-member crew of the Iranian fishing ship Azini has been rescued by the Indian Navy through a joint effort of a 48-hour anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea against well-armed Somali pirates. The anti-piracy operation came to an end on November 2, 2026, at a distance of over 3,000 kilometres from Mumbai, with ...

The Indian Navy’s ship, INS Sumitra, has successfully carried out two operations against pirates in the Arabian Sea. In these operations, the Navy rescued 19 Pakistani crew members and two fishing vessels from Somali pirates. The first operation was a rescue of the Iranian fishing vessel, Iman, which had 17 crew members. This happened near ...