INS Sharada (P55)
Introduction '''INS ''Sharada'' (P55)''' is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.
Operations On 17 May 2017, the ship rescued a Liberian registered merchant vessel, MV Mountbatten, from pirates while on patrol in the gulf of Aden.===2024 Anti-piracy Patrols===On 2 February 2024 , '''INS Shardha''' thwarted another piracy attempt off the Somali coast and rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel (FV) and its crew of 11 Iranians and 8 Pakistanis . Indian naval remotely piloted aircraft located FV Omari, and offshore patrol vessel INS Sharda, deployed for an anti-piracy mission in the region, was diverted to intercept the boat.FV Omari had been boarded by seven pirates who had taken the crew as hostages . using her integral helicopter and boats , the ship coerced the pirates for safe release of crew along with the vessel.
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