India mounts sea-air patrols: The war continues between Israel and Hamas. In such a situation, when there are no signs of calm in this war, then Iranian proxies are allegedly targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. In such a situation, the situation on these seas remains in danger. Keeping this in mind, the Indian Navy has completed its preparations at the sea end. The Indian Navy has now deployed five top front-line guided missile destroyers to monitor the situation from the Red Sea to the Indian west coast. Also, BrahMos land attack missiles carrying INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, INS Mormugao, INS Chennai and INS Visakhapatnam have been deployed. At the same time, the Indian Navy is also conducting surveillance using Boeing P8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft and unarmed versions of Predator drones.
America also deployed many ‘soldiers’
All these preparations have been made so that cargo ships cannot be made prey by anyone. These measures have been taken after the attack on a sea vessel by an Iranian proxy yesterday. The Indian Coast Guard is also using Dornier surveillance aircraft and off-shore patrol vessels to maintain security in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on the west coast. Not only this, America is also not behind in this. The US aircraft carrier Gerald Ford is operating from the Mediterranean Sea with its strike force and its second aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower is deployed off the Gulf to deter Houthi ballistic missile and drone threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
Indian Navy on alert after attack on commercial ship
Also, on December 26 itself, the Indian Navy had informed that it has started a focused maritime security operation in the region in view of the recent incidents in the region including the attack on the commercial ship MV Chem Pluto in the Arabian Sea. The Navy made this announcement a few hours ago when Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had pledged to take strict action against the culprits of the attacks at an event in Mumbai. The Navy had said in a statement that in view of the recent maritime incidents in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Navy has launched a focused maritime security operation in the region. The presence of Indian Navy warships and aerial surveillance has been increased in the area.
25 Indians among the crew members
Commercial ship ‘MV Chem Pluto’ carrying 21 Indian crew members was attacked by a drone on Saturday, about 217 nautical miles off Porbandar, following which the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard deployed several ships to provide assistance to the ship. Deployed. The Gabon-flagged crude oil merchant ship MV Sai Baba was also attacked by a drone in the southern Red Sea on Saturday, but no one was injured in the incident, according to Indian officials and the US military. There were 25 Indians among the crew members on the ship.