Augmenting its anti-piracy efforts off the coast of Seychelles and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, India today deployed an additional naval ship in the sea brigand-infested waters to carry out patrol and surveillance. A Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi that the Indian Navy has deployed INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel with a Chetak helicopter and Marine Commandos, for the surveillance of Exclusive Economic Zone. Over the past few years, incidents of piracy in the Gulf of Aden have increased considerably. In the last one year, over 175 piracy attempts, involving ships of various nationalities, have taken place in the Gulf of Aden and off Somalia coast.<br/>Replace top 1