Iranian Navy frees Hoda cargo ship in successful anti-piracy operation
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, July 29, IRNA -- The Iranian Navy fleet have saved Iranian Hoda cargo ship against a pirate attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
In the 18th such successful anti-piracy operation this year, designated as the `Year of Economic Jihad’ by Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Iranian naval forces managed to kill one of the pirates, forcing others to flee.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30498048
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