INS Tabar in Auckland Harbour with two tugboats attached. The Indian missile frigate made an informal visit to the Devonport Naval Base from 2 July to 6 July. (Photo from New Zealand Navy)From The BBC News:
The Indian navy has been given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC has learnt.
The UN approval authorises India to go in "hot pursuit" of pirates, naval sources told the BBC.
On Tuesday, an Indian warship sank a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it opened fire on it in the Gulf of Aden.
Piracy incidents have surged off the Somali coast. A number of Indian crews have been on ships hijacked by pirates.
Earlier this week, a Saudi Arabian supertanker, the Sirius Star, was hijacked along with 25 crew.
The tanker, loaded with oil worth $100m, is now anchored off the Somali coast.
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