November 23, 2010 6:25 PM

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Indian Navy intercepts fleeing vessel off Diu coast

The Indian Navy today intercepted a foreign ship off Diu coast and forced it to return to Mumbai after the vessel left the city port without fulfilling necessary formalities in Mumbai. According to defence spokesperson, Naval warship INS Angre fired warning shots ahead of the fleeing merchant ship's bow and stopped it. It is being escorted back to which will take at least eight hours to reach Mumbai. The joint operation by Navy and Coast Guard followed a police complaint about the Bahamas-flagged merchant ship, Dynamic Striker. Police said, an FIR has been registered for criminal breach of trust by carrier at the Yellow Gate Police Station against the 22 crew members from Ukraine and Russia.

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