Red Sea Attacks: India saves ship with 9 Indians in Gulf of Aden amid Houthi attacks | Oneindia

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The Red Sea's geopolitical tensions intensified as the Marshall Island-flagged MV Genco Picardy faced a drone attack in the Gulf of Aden, a crucial maritime corridor linking the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. Responding swiftly to the incident, the Indian Navy deployed its warship, INS Visakhapatnam, in the region to aid the vessel targeted amid the ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels on the shipping route. The Indian Navy's rapid response followed a distress call, leading to the interception of the affected ship to provide immediate assistance.

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00:00 The Red Sea's geopolitical tensions intensified as the Marshall Islands-flagged MV Jainko

00:08 Pikadi faced a drone attack in the Gulf of Aden, a crucial maritime corridor linking

00:13 the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.

00:16 Responding swiftly to the incident, the Indian Navy deployed its warship INS Vishakhapatnam

00:22 in the region to aid the vessel targeted amid the ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels on the

00:26 shipping route.

00:28 The Indian Navy's rapid response followed a distress call, leading to the interception

00:32 of the affected ship to provide immediate assistance.

00:35 In a statement on its ex-social media handle, the Indian Navy wrote, "Indian Navy's guided

00:41 missile destroyer INS Vishakhapatnam mission deployed in Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations

00:47 swiftly responded to distress call by Marshall Islands-flagged MV Jainko Pikadi following

00:52 a drone attack at 2311 hours on 17 Jan 2024 and intercepted the MV at 0030 hours on 18

01:01 Jan 24 to provide assistance."

01:04 After intercepting the vessel, MV Jainko Pikadi, Indian Navy's EOD specialists boarded and

01:09 inspected the damaged area, ensuring its safety for further transit.

01:13 The vessel is now proceeding to its next port of call.

01:16 In a separate incident, Houthi rebels attacked a second US-operated vessel in the Red Sea

01:20 this week, prompting fresh strikes by the US military.

01:23 The Houthi attacks on ships since November have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe,

01:28 raising concerns globally amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian harmless

01:32 fighters in Gaza.

01:34 The Houthis claim to act in solidarity with Palestinians and have threatened to extend

01:38 their attacks to include US ships in response to American and British strikes on their positions.

01:43 The US Jainko Pikadi bulk carrier was confirmed to be hit by a projectile while transiting

01:48 through the Gulf of Aden with a cargo of phosphate rock.

01:52 Jainko confirmed that there were no injuries to the crew and the ship experienced limited

01:56 damage to its gangway.

01:58 The vessel is currently on a course out of the affected area.

02:01 In response to the incident, the US military announced that its forces conducted strikes

02:05 on 14 Houthi missiles, deeming them an imminent threat to emerging vessels and US Navy ships

02:10 in the region.

02:11 The developments underscore the heightened security concerns and ongoing tensions in

02:15 the Red Sea region.

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