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.