Pak claim on Indian ship brushing PNS Babar incorrect: Navy
The Navy today dismissed Pakistan's allegation that an Indian warship had brushed PNS Babar escorting MV Suez, a merchant vessel released by Somali pirates, saying the 'reports of aggression' are 'incorrect and based on misinformation'. 'Reports of aggression by INS Godavari are incorrect and based on misinformation,' a Navy official said here.
The reaction came after Pakistan yesterday lodged a protest with India over the alleged incident in which Indian warship INS Godavari was said to have brushed with a Pakistani frigate escorting MV Suez, an Egyptian-owned ship.
The protest was lodged through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad over the "serious incident" that allegedly occurred yesterday.
The INS Godavari "not only hampered humanitarian operations being carried out by Pakistan Navy Ship Babar for Merchant Vessel Suez but also undertook dangerous manoeuvres, which resulted in the brushing of the sides" of the two warships, the Pakistani officials alleged in a statement.
PNS Babur is escorting and assisting MV Suez, which was released by Somali pirates earlier this week after over two million dollars was paid as ransom for its 22-member crew, including four Pakistanis and six Indians. INS Godavari had been dispatched to escort MV Suez to Salalah in Oman but was pulled out after the merchant vessel under a Pakistani national did not respond to its call.
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