一艘孟加拉国散货船在印度洋被索马里海盗劫持后，印度海军的一艘军舰及其海上巡逻机拯救了该船及其船员。

事件发生在索马里首都摩加迪沙以东600海里处。海军在一份声明中提到，海盗还劫持了“MV Abdullah”号散货船的23名船员作为人质。

2024年3月12日晚，悬挂孟加拉国国旗的“MV Abdullah”散货船载着5.5万吨煤炭从莫桑比克驶往阿联酋，遭到15-20名索马里海盗的袭击。

在这艘船遭到海盗袭击的消息传开后，这项任务开始了。印度海军派出LRMP -81飞***该船，对该地区进行调查，并与船员取得联系，但无济于事，因为他们无法得到该船的回应。

随后，印度***了一艘军舰，于2024年3月14日上午拦截了被劫持的船只。

印度海军表示，这艘散货船的船员是安全的，印度海军军舰一直靠近该船，直到它到达索马里领海。

自去年12月以来，索马里海岸发生的劫持船只事件一直在上升，这引发了人们对印度洋海盗袭击死灰复燃的担忧。

与此同时，也门胡塞武装(Houthis)在红海对船只的导弹和无人机袭击有所增加，胡塞武装声称与加沙站在一起并采取行动。

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英文原文

A warship of the Indian Navy and its Maritime Patrol Aircraft saved a Bangladeshi Bulk Carrier and its crew after it was hijacked by Somali Pirates in the Indian Ocean.

The incident occurred 600 nautical miles east of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.  The pirates also took 23 crew members of the Bulk Carrier MV Abdullah hostage, the navy mentioned in a statement.

The Bulk Carrier MV Abdullah, sailing under the flag of Bangladesh, was headed to UAE from Mozambique with 55,000 tonnes of coal when a group of 15-20 Somalian pirates attacked it on the evening of March 12, 2024.

The mission began after news of the vessel falling prey to a piracy attack circulated.  The Indian Navy sent its aircraft, the LRMP P-81, to locate the ship, survey the region and contact the crew, but in vain, as they could not get a response from the vessel.

Then, the Indian Navy deployed a warship which intercepted the hijacked vessel on the morning of March 14, 2024.

The Indian Navy stated that the Bulk Carrier’s crew members were safe, and the Indian Navy warship remained close to the vessel until it reached Somalia’s territorial waters.

The incidences of ship hijackings off the coast of Somalia have been on the rise since December, sparking concerns about the resurgence of piracy attacks in the Indian Ocean.

This coincides with an increase in missile and drone attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis, who claim to stand and act in solidarity with Gaza.

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