The Ministry of Defence said that the three pirates surrendered to the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) and all six crew members are safe and the vessel is being escorted to Mahe, Seychelles.
The Indian Navy hit headlines recently for rescuing 19 Pakistani crew members from Somali pirates. They were stranded in the middle of the Arabian Sea.
The Indian Navy has thwarted the hijacking of a Sri Lankan fishing vessel in an operation carried out in collaboration with the Seychelles Defence Forces and the Sri Lanka Navy.
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