The Indian Navy rescued 21 crew of a merchant vessel after an attempted hijack in the Arabian Sea on January 5. An Indian Navy warship intercepted the Liberian-flagged MV Lila Norfolk bulk carrier less than a day after it received a distress call. The warship INS Chennai intercepted the vessel and “Indian Navy Marine Commandos boarded the MV”, as per the Indian Navy. The hijacking and attempted hijacking of commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea started in December after being last reported in 2017. Indian naval forces are now investigating suspected vessels in the North Arabian Sea to track down the pirates involved in the hijack attempt.