Navy Rescue Ops

The Indian Navy carried out 18 rescue ops in the Arabian Sea since mid-December under its Operation Sankalp, launched after attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman in June 2019.

Over 100 people were rescued, including 27 from Pakistan and 30 Iranians, in different anti-piracy operations, the Indian Navy said in a press conference on Saturday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has responded to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel for thanking the Indian Navy for rescuing seven Bulgarian nationals in a successful anti-piracy operation.

The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement.

Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the cost of Somalia on Monday. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours, the Indian Navy said.

Dramatic drone footage showing Indian commandos hunting pirates after an attack in the Arabian Sea illustrates New Delhi's "significant" expansion of a muscular maritime force reflecting global ambitions, analysts say.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed as "heroic" the successful conduct of an operation by the Indian Navy to free a merchant ship from the clutches of pirates in the North Arabian Sea.

A naval humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) team on Monday was dispatched for Rajkot as a part of the ongoing civil rescue efforts in flood-affected areas.

The Navy has recovered the bodies of 14 people as part of an ongoing SAR - search and rescue operation - torescue hundreds stranded on barges, oil rigs and other vessels left stranded off the Mumbai coast Monday as Cyclone Tauktae swept past

West Naval Command head, MK Jha, describes the Navy's efforts and challenges during Cyclone Tauktae in rescuing lives.

The Indian Navy and Coast Guard continued with search and rescue operations a day after Cyclone Tauktae swept past the Maharashtra coast, ripping through barges and oil rigs.

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy ships, tug boats and rescue ships were pressed into service on Monday to evacuate over 500 people stuck on an oil rig and barges in the high sea off the Mumbai coast after the cyclone ripped through it.

Cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall in Gujarat Monday night, has affected hundreds of thousands across six states - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa - since its origin in Arabian sea last week.

The Indian Navy today joined the rescue operation for a Indonesian submarine and its 53-person crew that went missing more than 24 hours ago.Indonesia had sought assistance from India after its 44-year-old submarine went missing near Bali.

A day after a boat carrying 63 people capsized in Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, killing 12 onboard, rescue officials -- who managed to rescue 21 people yesterday -- resumed operation early this morning to locate the remaining people. At least 25 people were reported missing after the tourist boat capsized near Kacchuluru village, about 200 km f...

The Indian Navy carried out 18 rescue ops in the Arabian Sea since mid-December under its Operation Sankalp, launched after attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman in June 2019.

Over 100 people were rescued, including 27 from Pakistan and 30 Iranians, in different anti-piracy operations, the Indian Navy said in a press conference on Saturday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has responded to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel for thanking the Indian Navy for rescuing seven Bulgarian nationals in a successful anti-piracy operation.

The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement.

Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the cost of Somalia on Monday. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours, the Indian Navy said.

Dramatic drone footage showing Indian commandos hunting pirates after an attack in the Arabian Sea illustrates New Delhi's "significant" expansion of a muscular maritime force reflecting global ambitions, analysts say.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed as "heroic" the successful conduct of an operation by the Indian Navy to free a merchant ship from the clutches of pirates in the North Arabian Sea.

A naval humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) team on Monday was dispatched for Rajkot as a part of the ongoing civil rescue efforts in flood-affected areas.

The Navy has recovered the bodies of 14 people as part of an ongoing SAR - search and rescue operation - torescue hundreds stranded on barges, oil rigs and other vessels left stranded off the Mumbai coast Monday as Cyclone Tauktae swept past

West Naval Command head, MK Jha, describes the Navy's efforts and challenges during Cyclone Tauktae in rescuing lives.

The Indian Navy and Coast Guard continued with search and rescue operations a day after Cyclone Tauktae swept past the Maharashtra coast, ripping through barges and oil rigs.

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy ships, tug boats and rescue ships were pressed into service on Monday to evacuate over 500 people stuck on an oil rig and barges in the high sea off the Mumbai coast after the cyclone ripped through it.

Cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall in Gujarat Monday night, has affected hundreds of thousands across six states - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa - since its origin in Arabian sea last week.

The Indian Navy today joined the rescue operation for a Indonesian submarine and its 53-person crew that went missing more than 24 hours ago.Indonesia had sought assistance from India after its 44-year-old submarine went missing near Bali.

A day after a boat carrying 63 people capsized in Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, killing 12 onboard, rescue officials -- who managed to rescue 21 people yesterday -- resumed operation early this morning to locate the remaining people. At least 25 people were reported missing after the tourist boat capsized near Kacchuluru village, about 200 km f...