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This comes a day after the Indian Navy responded to an SOS call by a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A video shared by the Indian Navy<\/a> shows a Somali pirate firing at a Navy chopper as it approached a hijacked ship on Friday. The Malta-flagged bulk cargo vessel, ex-MV Ruen, was hijacked by pirates on December 14 and was used to conduct “acts of piracy”, the Navy said.<\/p>\n

After an Indian Navy warship intercepted the hijacked vessel, the pirates <\/a>opened fire. The eight-second clip shows a pirate walk onto the deck of the ship and aim his gun at the chopper hovering over the hijacked vessel and fire twice.<\/p>\n

“#IndianNavy thwarts designs of Somali pirates to hijack ships plying through the region by intercepting ex-MV Ruen. The ex-MV Ruen, which had been hijacked by Somali pirates on #14Dec 23, was reported to have sailed out as a pirate ship towards conducting acts of #piracy on high seas,” it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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#IndianNavy<\/a> thwarts designs of Somali pirates to hijack ships plying through the region by intercepting ex-MV Ruen.<\/p>\n

The ex-MV Ruen, which had been hijacked by Somali pirates on #14Dec<\/a> 23, was reported to have sailed out as a pirate ship towards conducting acts of #piracy<\/a> on high\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/gOtQJvNpZb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) March 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Navy said it is now acting in self-defence and has called on the pirates to surrender and release any hostages they may be holding.<\/p>\n

“The vessel was intercepted by the #IndianNavy warship on #15Mar. The vessel opened fire on the warship, which is taking actions iaw international law, in self-defence & to counter piracy, with minimal force necessary to neutralise the pirates’ threat to shipping and seafarers. The pirates onboard the vessel have been called upon to surrender & release the vessel & any civilians they may be holding against their will,” the statement added.<\/p>\n

This comes a day after the Indian Navy responded to an SOS call by a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier<\/a> that was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia. They pirates had taken the ship’s 23-member crew hostage earlier this week, the Navy said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n