Navy foils piracy attempt off east Somalia, rescues 11 Iranians, 8 Pakistanis
- The Indian Navy foiled a piracy attempt on an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel off the east coast of Somalia
Key Highlights
- “Information regarding piracy attempt on fishing vessel FV Omaril was monitored The
- Indian naval remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), undertaking surveillance in the area
- INS Sharda, deployed for anti-piracy mission in the region, was diverted to intercept the boat
- Seven incidents of hijacking of vessels on high seas by pirates have been reported during the last three years
- the Indian Navy has been proactively engaging with the regional and extra-regional navies and maritime forces
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- Article 101 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) determines that Piracy consists of any of the following acts:
- any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:
- On the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or persons or property on board such ship or aircraft
- Against a ship, aircraft, persons, or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;
- any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;
- any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b).
Prelims Takeaway
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- Maritime Piracy