A Navy patrol team circles a pirate boat in the Gulf of Aden.

New Delhi, October 6

The Indian Navy today thwarted a piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden saving the 85,000-tonne bulk carrier, MV Jag Amar, from the clutches of armed pirates.The INS Trishul, which is on anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden, received a distress call over open radio and it launched a helicopter from its deck carrying marine commandos. The helicopter closed in on the MV Jag Amar – an India registered carrier – and a small high-speed skiff used by the 12 armed pirates was intercepted. The special forces of the Navy recovered an AK-47 and ladders. The cargo ship MV Jag Amar was on its way to Jubail, Saudi Arabia, when the piracy attempt was made. — TNS