Indian navy evacuated 21 crew members from a bulk carrier targeted by hijackers in the Arabian Sea

By ASHOK SHARMA
Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy commandos have safely evacuated 21 crew members from a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier involved in a hijacking attempt in the Arabian Sea. The navy said the MV Lila Norfolk sent a message on the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitoring portal that said five or six armed people had boarded the vessel Thursday night. The navy says it diverted a ship deployed for maritime security operations to assist the carrier, and a group of commandos boarded the vessel after monitoring its movement for several hours. No hijackers were found on board during a search by the commandos, the navy said Friday.