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	INS Tarmugli (T91) near Visakhapatnam port.
Class overview
Name:	Car Nicobar class
Builders:	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	class
Cost:	₹500 million (US$5.7 million)
Built:	2007–2017
In commission:	14
Planned:	14
Completed:	14
Active:	14
General characteristics
Type:	Fast attack craft
Displacement:	Fleet I: 293 t (288 long tons; 323 short tons); Fleet II: 315 t (310 long tons; 347 short tons);
Length:	48.9 m (160 ft 5 in)
Beam:	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught:	2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	3 × MTU 16V 4000 M90 diesel engines, 11,238 PS (8,266 kW); 3 × Hamilton HM811 waterjets;
Speed:	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Crew:	29 including 6 officers
Sensors and ; processing systems:	Navigation radar; LINK II tactical datalink and satellite communication (SATCOM) to Rukmani; Surface search radar;
Armament:	1 × CRN-91 30mm autocannon; Igla SA-18 SAM; 2 × 12.7 mm HMGs;

Latest revision as of 00:34, 7 May 2022

The Car Nicobar class of high-speed offshore patrol vessels are built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy. The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in India's exclusive economic zone.

The class and its vessels are named for Indian islands. They are the first water jet-propelled vessels of the Indian Navy.^[3]

Design[edit]

The Car Nicobar-class vessels were designed and built by GRSE. Production of the class was fast tracked after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The vessels feature improved habitability with fully air-conditioned modular accommodation, on board reverse osmosis plant for desalination, and a sewage treatment plant.^[3]^[4]

The vessels are each powered by three HamiltonJet HM811 water jets, coupled with MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines, delivering a combined 8,160 kW (10,940 hp) of power. An aluminium superstructure reduces weight and is designed to reduce radar cross-section.

As patrol vessels, they are lightly armed. They carry various sensors, including the Furuno navigation radar and sonar. Armament on board includes a 30 mm CRN-91 automatic cannon with an electronic day-night fire control system of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) origin. The vessels also mount two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (HMG) and multiple medium machine guns, besides carrying shoulder-launched Igla surface-to-air missiles to combat aerial threats.

The first two vessels commissioned were initially restricted to speeds up to 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) due to deficiency in the gearboxes, which was later rectified by KPCL. INS Kabra, the eighth in the class, has a top speed of more than 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The improved maneuverability and speed allows these vessels to have high-speed interdiction of fast-moving targets.^[5]

The last four ships are an improved variant of the Car Nicobar-class patrol boats and have been dubbed 'follow on waterjet fast attack craft' (FOWJFAC) by the Indian Navy. Improvements include an enhanced electrical power generation capacity of 280 kW and twice the reverse osmosis (RO) capacity at 4 tonnes per day.^[2]

Vessels[edit]

Yard No.	Name	Pennant number	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Homeport	Status
Indian Navy
Fleet I
2057	Car Nicobar	T69	GRSE	23 November 2007	16 February 2009	Chennai	Active
2058	Chetlat	T70		27 November 2007	16 February 2009	Chennai	Active^[6]
2059	Cora Divh^[7]	T71		16 July 2008	10 September 2009	Port Blair	Active
2060	Cheriyam	T72		16 July 2008	10 September 2009	Port Blair	Active^[8]
2061	Cankarso	T73		27 March 2009	29 June 2010	Goa	Active^[9]
2062	Kondul	T74		27 March 2009	29 June 2010	Goa	Active
2063	Kalpeni	T75		27 March 2009	14 October 2010	Kochi	Active
2064	Kabra	T76		29 March 2010^[10]	8 June 2011^[11]	Kochi	Active
2065	Koswari	T77		29 March 2010	12 July 2011^[12]	Port Blair	Active
2066	Karuva	T78		29 March 2010	25 August 2011	Karwar	Active^[13]
Fleet II: FOWJFAC^[2]
2109	Tarmugli	T91	GRSE	30 June 2015	23 May 2016	Visakhapatnam	Active^[14]^[15]
2110	Tillanchang	T92		30 June 2015	9 March 2017^[16]	Karwar	Active
2111	Tihayu	T93		30 June 2015	19 October 2016^[17]	Visakhapatnam	Active
2112	Tarasa	T94		30 June 2016^[18]	26 September 2017^[19]^[20]	Mumbai	Active

Operations[edit]

INS Car Nicobar and INS Chetlat are based in Chennai under India's Eastern Naval Command.^[21]

INS Cankarso and INS Kondul are based in Goa under the Western Naval Command.^[22]

INS Kalpeni is based in Kochi under the Southern Naval Command.^[23]

Operation Island Watch[edit]

In January 2011, as a part of Operation Island Watch, INS Cankarso and INS Kalpeni were deployed on anti-piracy patrol to the west of the Lakshadweep archipelago.^[22] On 28 January, Cankarso responded to a Mayday call from a container ship. Upon reaching the site, she saw Somali pirate skiffs being hoisted aboard a hijacked Thai fishing trawler, Prantalay 14, which was being used as a pirate mother ship.^[5]^[24]

Cankarso ordered the pirated ship to stop for inspection. The pirates on board fired on Cankarso as they tried to flee west towards Somalia. Cankarso returned the fire, which hit some of the fuel drums stored on Prantalay 14's deck for refuelling the skiffs. The mother ship was set ablaze and sank, even as Kalpeni and an Indian Coast Guard patrol vessel, ICGS Sankalp, reached the site. 15 pirates were arrested, and the 20 crew of the fishing trawler were all rescued unharmed.^[25]

In another operation on 13 March 2011, an Indian Navy patrol aircraft spotted the Mozambique-registered fishing vessel, Vega 5, when responding to a merchant ship reporting a pirate attack. Beira-based Vega 5, owned by Spanish company Pescamar Lda, had been captured on 27 December 2010 by pirates who were demanding US$1.8 million in ransom.^[26] INS Kalpeni intercepted the pirated ship about 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) off Kochi on India's west coast. A fire broke out on the vessel when Kalpeni returned fired after being fired upon by the pirates. 61 pirates were rescued and arrested after they jumped into the Arabian Sea to escape the fire. The crew of Kalpeni put out the fire on board Vega 5, rescued her 13 crew members and escorted her to Mumbai. Rocket-propelled grenades and over 80 assault rifles were recovered from the pirates.^[27]^[28]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2016). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017 (119th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 357. ISBN 978-0710631855.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (1 July 2015). "GRSE launches three fast attack craft for Indian Navy". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Indian Navy to Commission INS Carnicobar, INS Chetlat". India Defence. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
↑ "GRSE delivers two warships from Rajabagan Dockyard". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 16 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra commissioned". The Hindu. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
↑ "Commissioning of INS Carnicobar & INS Chetlat". Government of India. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ Launching Ceremony of Kora Divh(Yard-2059) and Cheriyam (Yard-2060) on 16 Jul 2008 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Indian Navy inducts two fast attack crafts to boost surveillance". Daily India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ Launching Ceremony of Cankarso (Yard 2061), Kondul (Yard 2062), Kalpeni (Yard 2063) on 27 Mar 09 Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Simultaneous launching of three Waterjet Fast Attack Crafts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
↑ "Indian Naval ship Kabra commissioning on Jun 8". IBNLive.in.com. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ Indian Navy commissions Fast attack craft INS Koswari ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Fast attack warship INS Karuva commissioned". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ "INS Tarmugli Joins the Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2016.
↑ "INS Tarmugli joins the Indian Navy | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "INS Tillanchang commissioned to Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra". The Financial Express. 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
↑ Bhattacharjee, Sumit (19 October 2016). "INS Tihayu commissioned". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
↑ "Launch of GRSE Yards 2112 (FO-WJFAC) | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
↑ "Indian Navy commissions fourth improved Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel | Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
↑ "INS Tarasa commissioned into Indian Navy". The Economic Times. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
↑ "Indigenously designed Fast Attack Crafts commissioned". The Hindu. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 "Naval ship that helped catch Somali pirates returns to Goa". oneindia news. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ Handing over of WJFAC, Yd No. 2063 (Kalpeni) – 25 Aug 10 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive". CSMonitor.com. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ "Pirate Mother Ship Prantalay Sinks off Lakshadweep during Anti Piracy Operations by India". MarineBuzz.com. 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ "Mozambique: Pirates Demand Ransom, Say 'Vega 5' Relatives". allAfrica.com. 6 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ "Indian Navy captures 61 pirates, rescues 13 sailors". DNA India. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ "Indian navy captures 61 pirates". The Daily Breeze News. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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[jfs-1617-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2016). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017 (119th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 357. ISBN 978-0710631855.

[jdw-1jul15-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (1 July 2015). "GRSE launches three fast attack craft for Indian Navy". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.

[id-rep4229-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Indian Navy to Commission INS Carnicobar, INS Chetlat". India Defence. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[bl-rajabagan-4] "GRSE delivers two warships from Rajabagan Dockyard". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 16 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[hindu_commissioned-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra commissioned". The Hindu. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[6] "Commissioning of INS Carnicobar & INS Chetlat". Government of India. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[7] Launching Ceremony of Kora Divh(Yard-2059) and Cheriyam (Yard-2060) on 16 Jul 2008 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[8] "Indian Navy inducts two fast attack crafts to boost surveillance". Daily India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[9] Launching Ceremony of Cankarso (Yard 2061), Kondul (Yard 2062), Kalpeni (Yard 2063) on 27 Mar 09 Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "Simultaneous launching of three Waterjet Fast Attack Crafts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

[11] "Indian Naval ship Kabra commissioning on Jun 8". IBNLive.in.com. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[12] Indian Navy commissions Fast attack craft INS Koswari ^{[dead link]}

[13] "Fast attack warship INS Karuva commissioned". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[14] "INS Tarmugli Joins the Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2016.

[15] "INS Tarmugli joins the Indian Navy | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[16] "INS Tillanchang commissioned to Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra". The Financial Express. 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[17] Bhattacharjee, Sumit (19 October 2016). "INS Tihayu commissioned". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[18] "Launch of GRSE Yards 2112 (FO-WJFAC) | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[19] "Indian Navy commissions fourth improved Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel | Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

[20] "INS Tarasa commissioned into Indian Navy". The Economic Times. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

[21] "Indigenously designed Fast Attack Crafts commissioned". The Hindu. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[1india-22] 22.0 ^22.1 "Naval ship that helped catch Somali pirates returns to Goa". oneindia news. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[kondul-23] Handing over of WJFAC, Yd No. 2063 (Kalpeni) – 25 Aug 10 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[csm-24] "India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive". CSMonitor.com. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[mb-25] "Pirate Mother Ship Prantalay Sinks off Lakshadweep during Anti Piracy Operations by India". MarineBuzz.com. 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[aa-vega5-26] "Mozambique: Pirates Demand Ransom, Say 'Vega 5' Relatives". allAfrica.com. 6 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[dna-vega-27] "Indian Navy captures 61 pirates, rescues 13 sailors". DNA India. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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+| 19 October 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-tihayu-commissioned/article9238836.ece|title=INS Tihayu commissioned|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Sumit|date=2016-10-19|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-10-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020153450/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-tihayu-commissioned/article9238836.ece|archive-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>
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-| 30 June 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/launch-grse-yards-2112-fo-wjfac|title=Launch of GRSE Yards 2112 (FO-WJFAC) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-06-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701140740/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/launch-grse-yards-2112-fo-wjfac|archive-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
+| 30 June 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/launch-grse-yards-2112-fo-wjfac|title=Launch of GRSE Yards 2112 (FO-WJFAC) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-06-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701140740/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/launch-grse-yards-2112-fo-wjfac|archive-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>
-|26 September 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/74407/indian-navy-commissions-fourth-improved-car-nicobar-class-patrol-vessel|title=Indian Navy commissions fourth improved Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel {{!}} Jane's 360|website=www.janes.com|access-date=2017-09-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926201133/http://www.janes.com/article/74407/indian-navy-commissions-fourth-improved-car-nicobar-class-patrol-vessel|archive-date=26 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-tarasa-commissioned-into-indian-navy/articleshow/60841628.cms|title=INS Tarasa commissioned into Indian Navy|date=2017-09-26|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-09-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927003938/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-tarasa-commissioned-into-indian-navy/articleshow/60841628.cms|archive-date=27 September 2022}}</ref>
+|26 September 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/74407/indian-navy-commissions-fourth-improved-car-nicobar-class-patrol-vessel|title=Indian Navy commissions fourth improved Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel {{!}} Jane's 360|website=www.janes.com|access-date=2017-09-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926201133/http://www.janes.com/article/74407/indian-navy-commissions-fourth-improved-car-nicobar-class-patrol-vessel|archive-date=26 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-tarasa-commissioned-into-indian-navy/articleshow/60841628.cms|title=INS Tarasa commissioned into Indian Navy|date=2017-09-26|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-09-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927003938/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-tarasa-commissioned-into-indian-navy/articleshow/60841628.cms|archive-date=27 September 2017}}</ref>
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 ==Operations==
-INS ''Car Nicobar'' and INS ''Chetlat'' are based in [[Chennai]] under India's Eastern Naval Command.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |title=Indigenously designed Fast Attack Crafts commissioned |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103212149/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2022}}</ref>
+INS ''Car Nicobar'' and INS ''Chetlat'' are based in [[Chennai]] under India's Eastern Naval Command.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |title=Indigenously designed Fast Attack Crafts commissioned |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103212149/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>
-INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kondul'' are based in [[Goa]] under the Western Naval Command.<ref name=1india>{{cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/03/navalship-that-helped-catch-somali-pirates-returns-togoa-aid0126.html |title=Naval ship that helped catch Somali pirates returns to Goa |publisher=oneindia news |date=3 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120718/http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/03/navalship-that-helped-catch-somali-pirates-returns-togoa-aid0126.html |archive-date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
+INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kondul'' are based in [[Goa]] under the Western Naval Command.<ref name=1india>{{cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/03/navalship-that-helped-catch-somali-pirates-returns-togoa-aid0126.html |title=Naval ship that helped catch Somali pirates returns to Goa |publisher=oneindia news |date=3 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120718/http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/03/navalship-that-helped-catch-somali-pirates-returns-togoa-aid0126.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
 INS ''Kalpeni'' is based in [[Kochi]] under the Southern Naval Command.<ref name=kondul>[http://www.grse.nic.in/Handing%20over%20of%20WJFAC.pdf Handing over of WJFAC, Yd No. 2063 (Kalpeni) – 25 Aug 10]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719194935/http://www.grse.nic.in/Handing%20over%20of%20WJFAC.pdf |date=19 July 2011 }}</ref>
 ===Operation Island Watch===
-In January 2011, as a part of ''Operation Island Watch'', INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kalpeni'' were deployed on anti-piracy patrol to the west of the [[Lakshadweep]] archipelago.<ref name=1india/> On 28 January, ''Cankarso'' responded to a [[Mayday (distress signal)|''Mayday'']] call from a [[container ship]]. Upon reaching the site, she saw [[Somali pirate]] [[skiff]]s being hoisted aboard a hijacked [[Thailand|Thai]] [[fishing trawler]], ''Prantalay 14'', which was being used as a pirate [[mother ship]].<ref name=hindu_commissioned>{{cite news|title=Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra commissioned|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|access-date=21 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610182911/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|archive-date=10 June 2022}}</ref><ref name=csm>{{cite news |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |title=India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102250/http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |archive-date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
+In January 2011, as a part of ''Operation Island Watch'', INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kalpeni'' were deployed on anti-piracy patrol to the west of the [[Lakshadweep]] archipelago.<ref name=1india/> On 28 January, ''Cankarso'' responded to a [[Mayday (distress signal)|''Mayday'']] call from a [[container ship]]. Upon reaching the site, she saw [[Somali pirate]] [[skiff]]s being hoisted aboard a hijacked [[Thailand|Thai]] [[fishing trawler]], ''Prantalay 14'', which was being used as a pirate [[mother ship]].<ref name=hindu_commissioned>{{cite news|title=Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra commissioned|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|access-date=21 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610182911/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|archive-date=10 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=csm>{{cite news |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |title=India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102250/http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
-''Cankarso'' ordered the pirated ship to stop for inspection. The pirates on board fired on ''Cankarso'' as they tried to flee west towards [[Somalia]]. ''Cankarso'' returned the fire, which hit some of the fuel drums stored on ''Prantalay 14''{{'}}s deck for refuelling the skiffs. The mother ship was set ablaze and sank, even as ''Kalpeni'' and an [[Indian Coast Guard]] patrol vessel, ICGS ''Sankalp'', reached the site. 15 pirates were arrested, and the 20 crew of the fishing trawler were all rescued unharmed.<ref name=mb>{{cite web |url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |title=Pirate Mother Ship Prantalay Sinks off Lakshadweep during Anti Piracy Operations by India |publisher=MarineBuzz.com |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403182538/http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |archive-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>
+''Cankarso'' ordered the pirated ship to stop for inspection. The pirates on board fired on ''Cankarso'' as they tried to flee west towards [[Somalia]]. ''Cankarso'' returned the fire, which hit some of the fuel drums stored on ''Prantalay 14''{{'}}s deck for refuelling the skiffs. The mother ship was set ablaze and sank, even as ''Kalpeni'' and an [[Indian Coast Guard]] patrol vessel, ICGS ''Sankalp'', reached the site. 15 pirates were arrested, and the 20 crew of the fishing trawler were all rescued unharmed.<ref name=mb>{{cite web |url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |title=Pirate Mother Ship Prantalay Sinks off Lakshadweep during Anti Piracy Operations by India |publisher=MarineBuzz.com |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403182538/http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref>
-In another operation on 13 March 2011, an Indian Navy patrol aircraft spotted the [[Mozambique]]-registered fishing vessel, ''Vega 5'', when responding to a merchant ship reporting a pirate attack. [[Beira, Mozambique|Beira-based]] ''Vega 5'', owned by Spanish company [[Pescanova|Pescamar Lda]], had been captured on 27 December 2010 by pirates who were demanding US$1.8 million in ransom.<ref name=aa-vega5>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201102070657.html |publisher=allAfrica.com |title=Mozambique: Pirates Demand Ransom, Say 'Vega 5' Relatives |date=6 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019031255/http://allafrica.com/stories/201102070657.html |archive-date=19 October 2022}}</ref> INS ''Kalpeni'' intercepted the pirated ship about {{convert|1100|km|mi}} off Kochi on India's west coast. A fire broke out on the vessel when ''Kalpeni'' returned fired after being fired upon by the pirates. 61 pirates were rescued and arrested after they jumped into the Arabian Sea to escape the fire. The crew of ''Kalpeni'' put out the fire on board ''Vega 5'', rescued her 13 crew members and escorted her to [[Mumbai]]. [[Rocket-propelled grenade]]s and over 80 [[assault rifle]]s were recovered from the pirates.<ref name=dna-vega>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_navy-intercepts-pirate-ship-13-crew-rescued-61-brigands-held_1519685 |title=Indian Navy captures 61 pirates, rescues 13 sailors |newspaper=DNA India |date=14 March 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314232417/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_navy-intercepts-pirate-ship-13-crew-rescued-61-brigands-held_1519685 |archive-date=14 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=db-20110313>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17611248 |title=Indian navy captures 61 pirates |publisher=The Daily Breeze News |date=13 March 2011 |access-date=20 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524185127/http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17611248 |archive-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>
+In another operation on 13 March 2011, an Indian Navy patrol aircraft spotted the [[Mozambique]]-registered fishing vessel, ''Vega 5'', when responding to a merchant ship reporting a pirate attack. [[Beira, Mozambique|Beira-based]] ''Vega 5'', owned by Spanish company [[Pescanova|Pescamar Lda]], had been captured on 27 December 2010 by pirates who were demanding US$1.8 million in ransom.<ref name=aa-vega5>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201102070657.html |publisher=allAfrica.com |title=Mozambique: Pirates Demand Ransom, Say 'Vega 5' Relatives |date=6 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019031255/http://allafrica.com/stories/201102070657.html |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> INS ''Kalpeni'' intercepted the pirated ship about {{convert|1100|km|mi}} off Kochi on India's west coast. A fire broke out on the vessel when ''Kalpeni'' returned fired after being fired upon by the pirates. 61 pirates were rescued and arrested after they jumped into the Arabian Sea to escape the fire. The crew of ''Kalpeni'' put out the fire on board ''Vega 5'', rescued her 13 crew members and escorted her to [[Mumbai]]. [[Rocket-propelled grenade]]s and over 80 [[assault rifle]]s were recovered from the pirates.<ref name=dna-vega>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_navy-intercepts-pirate-ship-13-crew-rescued-61-brigands-held_1519685 |title=Indian Navy captures 61 pirates, rescues 13 sailors |newspaper=DNA India |date=14 March 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314232417/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_navy-intercepts-pirate-ship-13-crew-rescued-61-brigands-held_1519685 |archive-date=14 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=db-20110313>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17611248 |title=Indian navy captures 61 pirates |publisher=The Daily Breeze News |date=13 March 2011 |access-date=20 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524185127/http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17611248 |archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>
 ==See also==