The Indian Navy on 26 March 2011 chased and intercepted a pirate vessel and apprehended 16 brigands in the Arabian Sea. INS Suvarna rescued 16 crew members of the mother pirate ship, Morteza after having received reports of pirate attacks on merchant ship MSC Eva and MV Kensington around 300-400 nautical miles west of Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea. Coast Guard Ship Sangram was also involved in the operation.
The Navy struck success in three separate missions in the past apprehending 104 pirates in its quest to keep the area close to the country's shorelines free from the scourge of piracy that has spread from the Gulf of Aden towards the region.
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