Mumbai: The Indian Navy on Saturday successfully foiled a piracy attempt on a Greek ship MV Elinakos in the Gulf of Aden. INS Godavari responded to a distress call by MV Elinakos after eight Somali pirates attempted to hijack the ship in the early morning of July 16.
INS Godavari was escorting four other ships at the time in the Gulf of Aden, when she received the distress call. The warship launched a helicopter with Marine Commandos to locate the skiff being used by the Somali pirates. Marine Commandos were tasked with boarding the pirate boat.
On being approached by the naval boat, they dumped their arms, ammunition and other piracy triggers.
A German naval ship, the Niedersachsen, also coordinated with INS Godavari in the operation.
INS Godavari has been deployed in anti-piracy escort operations in the Gulf of Aden since May 25, 2011, and has reportedly safely escorted 219 ships of various countries since then.
The naval ship has also escorted a Pakistani ship MV Islamabad with an all-Pakistani crew of 38.
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