KD ''Sri Indera Sakti'' is 4,300-ton, 100-meter multi-role support ship of the

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(RMN) based in the Lumut Naval Base in

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Major operation

The ship was sent to Somali waters to take over the role of the similar to fight piracy in the

Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...

in December 2008. In the same month, it successfully aided Chinese crane ship . In 2009, KD ''Sri Indera Sakti'' dispatched two helicopters that successfully repelled two Somali pirate skiffs attempting to capture the Indian tanker MT ''Abul Kalam Azad.''

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Piracy in Somalia Sri Indera Sakti-class support ships 1983 ships Ships built in Bremen (state) {{mil-ship-stub