Draft:MV Ruen Hijacking

MV Ruen Hijacking
	Part of Operation Sankalp
	; MARCOS rescuing the crew on March 17, 2024
Date	14 December 2023; 11 months ago
Location	260 nmi (480 km; 300 mi) east of Somalia
Result	All hostages rescued; All hijackers arrested
Belligerents
MV Ruen; Supported by:; Indian Navy;	Somali pirates
Commanders and leaders
Indian Navy	Unknown
Strength
17 crew	35 hijackers
Casualties and losses
None	All arrested

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Declined by Asilvering 7 months ago. Last edited by Paradoctor 53 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: I would suggest you create Op Sankalp article and merge the MV Ruen Hijacking there. Thanks, Please feel free to ping/mention -- User4edits (T) 15:27, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

In December 2023, 35 Somali pirates boarded the Bulgarian ship MV Ruen.^[1] The ship sent a mayday alert on December 14, 2023. It was shadowed by INS Kochi. Thereafter, the Indian Navy adopted a wait and watch approach.

The ship was spotted again by the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean region in March 2024. INS Kolkata was ordered to intercept it. The Navy launched a surveillance drone near MV Ruen, which was shot down by the pirates. This led to escalation by Indian Navy.^[2] In a joint operation, an Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster airdropped a team of MARCOS in the operational zone near the MV Ruen, 2600 kilometers from the Indian coast. After 40 hours of operation, INS Kolkata rescued all 17 crew members and captured the 35 hijackers.^[3]^[4]

References

^ https://news.usni.org/2024/03/18/indian-navy-commandos-take-control-of-pirate-ship-in-airborne-raid
^ "Indian navy rescues crew members and recaptures Somali pirate ship". The Independent. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^ "Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew". The Guardian. 17 March 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^ "Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

[1] ttps://news.usni.org/2024/03/18/indian-navy-commandos-take-control-of-pirate-ship-in-airborne-raid

[2] "Indian navy rescues crew members and recaptures Somali pirate ship". The Independent. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

[3] "Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew". The Guardian. 17 March 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

[4] "Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

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