They also seized seven AK-47s, one 5.76 and 7.62 rifles each, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, and 13 fully-loaded magazines of ammunition from the apprehended pirates.
After the successful counter attack on the pirates, INS Mysore later escorted MV Gibe to safety, the Navy spokesperson said.
It also launched further search for some of the pirates who escaped after the launch of the marine commando operation. Indian Navy has also sought assistance from warships of other countries deployed on anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden to catch the runaway brigands, he said.
New Delhi had taken a serious view of piracy-related incidents in the Gulf of Aden, the primary sea lane for global maritime trade to and fro oil-rich West Asia, following the abduction of MV Stolt Valor, which had 18 Indian sailors on board, by Somali pirates from the region on September 15 this year.
Image: The weapons seized from the pirates.
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