The Indian Navy rescues 20 crew members from a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel off Mumbai

Updated 2026-11-03 · told from many outlets at once

Somali pirates seized an Iranian fishing vessel in northeastern Somalia. The Indian Navy rescued all crew members and launched a coordinated response.

• Somali pirates attacked and seized an Iranian fishing vessel.
• The Indian Navy rescued all 20 crew members of the hijacked fishing vessel Azini.
• The ship carried twenty-one Iranian crew members and two Somali security personnel.
• Pirates had hijacked six commercial vessels since April by August.
• The Indian Navy has deployed units in the Gulf of Aden and East Coast of Africa towards anti-piracy patrols since 2008.
• The maritime security center of the Indian Ocean reported the hijacking.
• The operation involved a mission-deployed warship, a maritime reconnaissance aircraft, Marine Commandos and an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft.

Outlets: ABC Color, Business Standard, Danas, Hindustan Times, IranWire, N1 Srbija, NOS Nieuws (Netherlands), The Economic Times, The Hindu (International), The New Arab, Times of India (Top)

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