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28 Indian sailors released by Somalian pirates
28 Indian sailors have been released and will sail for home, a year after their abduction by Somalian pirates.
India seeks Nigeria's help for release of 17 sailors held hostage by pirates
India seeks help from Nigeria for early release of 17 sailors held hostage by Somali pirates on board MT Royal Grace for the past 10 months.
Guidelines to deploy guards on ships to combat piracy issued
The government has issued guidelines for deployment of armed guards on board merchant ships by the ship owners to combat piracy, Parliament was informed today.
Families of sailors held hostage by Somali pirates protest
The families demanded immediate release of the sailors, who have been held captive by Somali pirates off the Gulf of Aden, on UAE-owned MT Royal Grace.
Somali pirates hold oil tanker with 17 Indian crew members
The families of 17 Indians, who were among a crew of 22 on a Nigeria-bound oil tanker, have just been told that the ship was captured by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman more than a month ago.
