Later, an Indian warship on maritime security operations, whose route was also diverted, intercepted the hijacked Bangladeshi flag carrier on the morning of 14 March.
According to Hindustan Times, earlier this month the Indian Navy foiled a piracy attempt on an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel with a crew of 11 Iranians and eight Pakistani nationals off the east coast of Somalia.
In January, Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani crew members of a fishing vessel after the Iranian-flagged vessel was attacked by pirates off the east coast of Somalia. The Navy foiled an attempt to hijack the Liberian flagged ship MV Leela Norfolk in the North Arabian Sea on January 5 and rescued all her crew members.
Global concerns have increased over the past few months over a series of attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea by Houthi terrorists amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.