The Indian Navy intercepted a foreign ship off Diu coast on Monday 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 Mumbai which will take at least eight hours. 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. The vessel, with 34,752 metric tonnes of coal on board, arrived at the Mumbai port on October 28 and it was anchored there for unloading. Assistant Inspector Milind Kurde said, the coal was supposed to be unloaded there. However, the vessel left the port without informing anybody. Following this, agents of the buyers complained to police and an alert was sounded.
News On AIR | November 23, 2010 8:46 PM
Indian Navy intercepts fleeing vessel off Diu coast