NAVY-PIRACY 2 LST

The Navy spokesperson said as a result of
effectiveness of warship patrols and escorts in the Gulf of
Aden, pirates had shifted their attention to the area East of
Somalia, also referred to as the Somalia Basin, and to the
Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of Seychelles and Mauritius in
the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
"Some of these attacks have taken place nearly 1,900
kms from the Somali Coast, making these waters dangerous for
all sea-farers, thereby seriously affecting the safety of
international trade and commerce transiting through these
waters," he said.
The Indian Navy had already placed its warships in the
pirate-infested waters around Seychelles and Mauritius for
over a year now, and INS Savitri would join the ongoing
efforts against the sea brigands, the spokesperson said. PTI