The Indian Navy responded quickly to a piracy attempt on the merchant vessel MV Golden Arsenal in the Gulf of Aden, helping ensure the safety of the ship and its crew, an official statement said on Thursday. The incident took place on July 1, when the St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged bulk carrier was sailing from Aden, Yemen. The vessel reported an attempted pirate attack about 300 nautical miles east-northeast of Djibouti. The report was shared through the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), after which INS Trikand, already deployed in the region, was sent to intercept the vessel. The merchant ship was carrying 21 crew members, including one Indian national. During the incident, the vessel suffered damage to its bridge superstructure and nearby compartments. However, the crew followed anti-piracy procedures by taking shelter inside the ship’s citadel, a secure area designed to protect crew members during attacks. All crew members were reported safe. Indian Navy boards and clears the vessel According to the statement, on the morning of July 2, a boarding …