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A ship from the European Maritime Forces and a warship from the Indian Navy immediately sought permission on Sunday (17 March) to launch a rescue operation for the crew members right after Somalian pirates hijacked MV Abdullah, but the foreign ministry opted against any armed intervention.
SR Shipping, the vessel's owner, also wasn't for such an operation fearing the potential loss of the 23 crew members' lives.
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"Conducting a military operation always carries the risk of casualties on board. Given that the ship owner has agreed to pay the ransom, there was no need for such action," said Rear Admiral (retd) Khorshed Alam, secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' maritime unit.
Meherul Karim, chief executive officer of SR Shipping, confirmed the refusal to authorise a military operation on MV Abdullah.
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