Indian Navy Ship Trikand escorts UN merchant ship transporting relief material to Kenya
Under the World Food Programme (WFP) initiative of the United Nations, relief and nutritional material are supplied to the underprivileged in Africa. The Indian Navy Ship Trikand was escorting the merchant ship to protect it from pirates operating from the East Coast of Somalia.
Dec 15, 2019, 21:17 PM ISTIndian Air Force helicopter drops 15000 litres of water to put out fire on burning ship
The rescue operation was carried out in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the Sunderbans.
Jun 19, 2018, 10:19 AM IST'Hijacked' merchant ship with 22 Indians released, all on board safe
All the crew members, who endured the over four-day ordeal, are safe and the ship has resumed further sailing.
Feb 06, 2018, 11:39 AM ISTIndian, Chinese navies rescue merchant ship in Gulf of Aden
The Indian and Chinese navies rescued a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden after the vessel was hijacked by pirates.
Apr 09, 2017, 13:12 PM IST