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  Indian Navy, Coast Guard Assist Merchant Navy Ship Off Goa Coast

  The Indian Navy and Coast Guard on Thursday assisted a merchant vessel (MV) Infinity I, carrying about 1750 tonnes of asphalt from Kandla to Karwar port after it reported water ingress and began listing, with its vessels pumping out water and escorting it towards the harbour.

• Somali Pirates Free Indian Sailors After Four Years in Captivity

  Somali pirates have freed seven Indian sailors detained for close to four years in exchange for an undisclosed ransom, Somali officials and a maritime monitoring group said on Friday.

• Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates: Shipping company seeks Kerala government's help

  As part of continuing negotiations to secure the release of the seven Indian sailors of MV Asphalt Venture who are being held hostage by Somali pirates, top officials of the shipping company, OMCI, today met Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and other government representatives. The sailors have been in the custody of the pirates for a little ove...

• 7-month-ordeal over, MV Asphalt Venture crew returns home

  After spending seven months in captivity, eight sailors of the MV Asphalt Venture returned to India on Saturday night. However, seven crew members still remain in captivity after Somali pirates double-crossed the ship owners even after the payment of a ransom."While it is wonderful to be here and to be reunited with our families, we remain deeply c...

• Concrete but discreet efforts on to secure sailors' release: Shipping Minister

  With uncertainty looming large over the fate of the seven Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates, the government has, for the first time, spoken about efforts to rescue the captives.Speaking to NDTV, Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan said that the government was doing its best to secure the release of the seven hostages. The minister, though,...

• Somali pirates still hold Indians hostage

  There seems to be no end in sight to the hostage crisis involving seven Indian sailors who were held back on Friday by Somali pirates in a last-minute change of heart.Authorities are tight-lipped about the steps being taken to rescue the sailors who were reportedly not released in retaliation for the arrests of more than 100 Somali pirates by the I...