India, Nov. 3 -- The Indian Navy, along with the IAF, carried out a successful operation lasting more than 48 hours and rescued a fishing vessel with 20 Iranian crew members off the coast of Somalia weeks after pirates hijacked it. No casualties or injuries were reported during the operation.

The Iranian embassy here expressed its "sincere appreciation" to the Government of India, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force for the "successful operation" in rescuing the 20 Iranian crew members of the fishing vessel. Giving details about the mission, the Navy said here on Tuesday the vessel, Azini, was hijacked by an armed pirate group earlier this month

The Navy said the hijacking represented a "significant maritime security threat", with ...