The Indian navy says it has sunk a pirate vessel which one of its warships encountered north of the Somali coast. India's navy is patrolling the waters as part of the international effort to try to deter attacks by pirates on commercial shipping. Damian Grammaticas has more:

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The Indian navy is describing the boat it has sunk as a pirate mother ship. It says the Indian naval ship INS Tabar was on patrol in the Gulf of Aden late on Tuesday evening when it encountered what it believed was a pirate ship with two speedboats in tow.

The Indian navy demanded the ship stop for investigation. The navy says the pirates on board were armed with guns and rocket propelled grenade launchers, they threatened to blow up the Indian warship and then fired on it. The Indians say they responded.

There was an explosion on the pirate vessel which sank. Some pirates tried to escape on two speedboats. The Indians gave chase and found one speedboat abandoned. The second vanished into the night.

Damian Grammaticas, BBC News, Delhi

Kelime ve deyimleri dinleyin

pirate
deniz korsanı

mother ship
diğer gemilere lojistik destek sağlayan ana gemi, üs

encountered
karşılaşmak

in tow
yedeğinde olmak

on board
güvertede

rocket propelled grenade launchers
roketatar

to blow up
imha etmek, havaya uçurmak

gave chase
peşine düşmek, yakalamaya çalışmak

abandoned
terkedilmek

vanished
ortadan kaybolmak, yok olmak