Bomb disposal experts from the Italian Navy defused an unexploded grenade on the Evergreen containership Ital Glamour Thursday after pirates used rocket propelled grenades in an unsuccessful attack on the ship in the Arabian Sea. The ship used evasive maneuvers and fire hoses to fend off the attack on Wednesday.
The ship was about 500 nautical miles West of Karwar in the Arabian Sea, when it was attacked, said the Web site for India Today.
The newspaper also said an attack on a COSCO bulk carrier Full City, that was loaded with phosphate rock, was foiled Thursday. The crew went into a protective citadel when the pirates attacked them about 560 miles off India’s West Coast
India’s Navy and Coast Guard responded, and when naval aircraft warned the pirates on radio to leave the merchant ship immediately, the pirates departed.
