'Nine hostages aboard pirate ship feared drowned'
Nine of the hostages who were aboard the pirate mother ship, Vega 5, are feared drowned during the rescue operations carried out by the Indian Navy on March 12, some 600 nautical miles off Lakshadweep.
Pirates shot dead four US hostages on a private yacht on Tuesday, the deadliest incident involving Americans kidnapped for ransom in the increasingly dangerous waters off Somalia.