Security · South AsiaIndia’s Defence Ministry says Navy freed fishing vessel Ajini off Somalia

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India’s Defence Ministry said on 3 November 2026 the Navy freed fishing vessel Ajini from armed pirates off Somalia. The ministry said the operation lasted more than 48 hours. It said all 20 crew members were rescued and no casualties or injuries were reported. According to the ministry, the vessel was reported hijacked off north-eastern Somalia in early October 2026. The ministry said the Navy dispatched a warship with a maritime surveillance aircraft and added marine commandos by air drop.

Sources: Press Information Bureau (PIB), Government of India – press release of the Ministry of Defence, PRID 2331903 (in Hindi; translated from Hindi) – pib.gov.in, operated by PIB – 3 November 2026

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