Year of the Pirate

Only 6 - 8 Pirates pulled it off.

Pirates demand $US25m ransom

Correspondents in Mogadishu and Nairobi THE pirates who hijacked the fully laden Saudi oil supertanker Sirius Star have demanded $US25million ($39.3million) in ransom.

100 million in oil on board

NEW DELHI

The Indian Navy will be sending guided-missile destroyer INS Mysore to the Gulf of Aden for patrolling the waterways hit by a spate of ship hijackings by Somali pirates, defence sources said Thursday.

The move comes after a successful hostile action against Somali pirates in the area by the Indian Navy.

The 6,900-ton Delhi class destroyers are the largest indigenously built warships till date and pack more fire power in them than frigates.

INS Mysore carries on board two Sea King helicopters, along with a Cheetah or a Chetak, and stock 16 Uran missiles, 100mm AK 100 Gun, four multi-barrel 30mm AK 630 gun.

Kudo's again to the Indian Navy and their Marine Commandos.