Indian Navy ship Sharda, deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, came to the rescue of Liberian merchant vessel Lord Mountbatten facing a pirate attack

INS Sharda foils piracy attempt in Gulf of Aden

Indian Navy ship Sharda came to the rescue of Liberian merchant vessel Lord Mountbatten facing a pirate attack

An Indian Navy chopper in action

Indian Navy ship Sharda, deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden,

Indian Navy men secure a skiff

The offshore patrol vessel, which has been on deployment in the Gulf of Aden since April 6, had on Tuesday received a distress call from Liberian ship at around 4.45 pm (local time), Navy officials said.

Indian Navy men secure a skiff in their operation

The vessel reported an incident of attempted piracy by two suspected mother vessels, along with 7-8 skiffs at a point around 230 nautical miles or 426 km southwest of Oman's Salalah port.

The Indian Navy men secure a skiff in their operation

A team of special forces unit MARCOS from INS Sharda, with support from an armed helicopter, investigated the boats that were left.