Looks like it’s the Indian Navy that’s coming down with a headache. Media reports quote a Thai national as saying that what the Indian Navy sank was no pirate mother ship but his fishing vessel which had been captured by the pirates. The Navy’s denied this and there are insinuations that the Thai national is after insurance.

The pictures released by the Indian Navy show that this action took place at night, so this could well turn out to be a case of mistaken identity. This would be a PR disaster for the Indian Navy, and this is a perfect example of what I have detailed in my previous post. The knives will be out, and you are going to see all kinds of accusations flying to and fro.  The Indian Navy is going to wish it had never sailed into the Gulf of Eden.

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