new delhi, the indian navy rescued an iranian-flagged fishing vessel with 19 pakistani crew members and a sri lankan trawler in two swift operations after armed pirates hijacked the boats in the arabian sea a
The Navy on Saturday said it has rescued 36 Indian fishermen who were stranded in the Bay of Bengal. The fishermen were rescued by Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar, it added. "Indian Naval Ship Khanjar, Mission Deployed in the Bay of Bengal, has safely brought back 36 Indian fishermen who were stranded 130 nautical miles from the Tamil Nadu coast," Navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said.