Prantalaya-11

• Somalian pirates: Closing in on Indian waters?

  28 pirates were handed over to the Mumbai police by the Coast Guard this afternoon. The pirates were captured during a joint operation by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard off the Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep last week. (Read: Indian Navy captures 28 pirates off the Lakshwadeep Islands) They have been charged with various sections of the Indian Pe...

• Indian Navy captures 28 pirates off the Lakshwadeep Islands

  The Indian Navy has captured 28 pirates of Prantalaya-11, a fishing trawler, that was spotted 100 miles off the Lakshwadeep Islands.The captured pirates from the hijacked Thai ship will be brought back to Mumbai. The pirates surrendered after INS Teer and a Coast Guard ship and helicopters closed in on them. Last week 18 Somalian pirate...