Indian sailors who were detained in Nigeria return home after nine months
The 16 sailors, who had faced accusations of oil theft by Nigerian authorities, arrived at Kochi Airport in Kerala after undergoing trials and reaching a settlement.
The 16 sailors, who had faced accusations of oil theft by Nigerian authorities, arrived at Kochi Airport in Kerala after undergoing trials and reaching a settlement.
The Indians were among 14 foreigners who were taken captive when the Houthi rebels seized the UAE-flagged merchant vessel Rwabee in the Red Sea on January 2
In a statement, the Indian Navy said, "In an unfortunate incident today at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, three naval personnel succumbed to injuries caused by an explosion in an internal compartment onboard INS Ranvir."
Four sailors -- Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan (laser class), KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar reached Tokyo from their training bases in Europe and got into training on Thursday.
Palaniswami said 27-year-old Adithyaa Vasudevan who hails from Chennai was taken into custody along with 22 other sailors when their ship was seized last month.
Swaraj has asked the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria Abhay Thakur to take up the matter to the highest level with the government of Nigeria for the immediate release of the sailors.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also pushed for greater enrolment of women in the Navy in her address to the top naval brass at the Naval Commanders Conference.
Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel near here on Monday leaving 10 Navy sailors missing…
