Navy repels pirate attack on Iranian oil tanker
The Iranian Navy’s 33rd fleet of warships has repelled pirate attacks on two Iranian oil tankers in the high seas.
The 33rd fleet, comprising of Shahid Qandi destroyer, Bandar Abbas logistic-combat warship and Tareq submarine, saved the tankers from pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden, reports said on Tuesday.
In one operation, the naval fleet repelled an attack by five pirate speedboats, which had intended to strike an Iranian oil vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
Three days earlier, the country's naval flotilla rescued another Iranian oil tanker when it came under attack by four pirate boats approximately 75 nautical miles off Yemen’s coastal city of Mukalla.
The 33rd flotilla was dispatched to the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea in mid-January in a bid to protect cargo ships and oil tankers in international waters.
In recent years, Iran's Navy has been increasing its presence in international waters to protect naval routes and provide security for merchant vessels and tankers.
In line with international efforts against piracy, the Iranian Navy has also been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008 to safeguard the vessels involved in maritime trade, especially the ships and oil tankers owned or leased by Iran.
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