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Sri Lankan navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen for poaching

United News of India (UNI) — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:53:37 +0000

Colombo, Jan 14 : The Sri Lankan navy apprehended 12 Indian fishermen and seized three trawlers on Saturday night, while they were poaching in the country’s territorial waters, the navy said in a statement on Sunday.

The arrests were made in the seas off the Kovilan Point Lighthouse in the northern city of Jaffna, during the navy’s special operation to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from Sri Lankan waters, the navy said.

The Indian fishermen and trawlers have been brought to the Kankesanthurai harbor and are to be handed over to the Mailadi Fisheries Inspector for legal action, the navy said.

The navy said that they conduct regular patrols in Sri Lankan waters to curb illegal fishing practices by foreign trawlers, taking into account the consequences of these practices on the livelihood of local fishermen and the marine resources of the South Asian country.

The Sri Lankan navy arrested 343 people engaged in illegal activities and confiscated thousands of kilograms of contraband in 2023, it said recently.

Fire on board oil tanker was brought under control with support from India: Lankan Navy

Pravin Suryawanshi — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 06:41:18 +0000

The fire onboard an oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast has been brought under control with India’s help and it was towed to the deep sea away from land, the Navy said on Saturday.

The ship was carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Kuwait to India. The Sri Lankan Navy on Friday confirmed that a Filipino sailor died in the boiler explosion in the engine room of Panama registered tanker MT New Diamond that caught fire on Thursday.

Indian ships were supporting the Lankan Navy to douse the flames on the tanker off the coast of Sangamankanda in the eastern district of Ampara.

“The fire onboard MT New Diamond has been successfully contained to a greater extent and it lies about 35 nautical miles at 5:30 am. As a result of the combined operation, the ill-fated oil tanker has been secured from all sides.” the Lankan Navy said in a press release.

On Friday evening, a tug boat towed the tanker to the deep sea away from land, it said.

The Navy said they were assisted by the Air Force and the Ports Authority as well as the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard who were working jointly.

The disaster relief operation was joined by Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sarang, ICGS Sujay, TTT One – a tug equipped with firefighting equipment and professional firefighters, and 02 Dornier aircraft of Indian Coast Guard since the previous night, the release stated.

The tanker had 23 crew members – 18 Filipinos and five Greeks. Twenty-two of the 23 member crew had been safely rescued off the tanker.

“The fire has been contained by now and the Dornier aircraft is currently at the Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport,” the Navy said.

The continuous cooling effect during the disaster relief operation has controlled the fire-spread, it said, adding that there is no risk of an oil spill so far.

Sri Lankan Navy, Indian ships on board oil tankers battling fire, one crew dead

Pravin Suryawanshi — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:49:44 +0000

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Navy with help from Indian ships was battling for a second day on Friday to douse a serious hearth raging on an oil tanker carrying crude from Kuwait to India that left one among its 23 crew members lifeless.
The Sri Lankan navy on Friday confirmed {that a} Filipino sailor died in a boiler explosion within the engine room of Panama registered tanker MT New Diamond that caught hearth on Thursday.

The navy mentioned that 22 of the 23 member crew had been safely rescued off the tanker.

The tanker was carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Kuwait to India when its engine room caught hearth off the coast of Sangamankanda within the map district of Ampara.
The Navy mentioned that up to now the 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil it was carrying had not been affected by the fireplace.

“Steps are presently being taken to cease the unfold of fireside to the cargo,” it mentioned in an announcement.
The Sri Lankan Navy can be taking steps to make sure that there will likely be no seepage of oil to the ocean from the tanker.

The distressed vessel is within the waters 23 nautical miles off the jap coast the place the ocean depth is measured at 3100 meters.

The operation to douse the fireplace resumed early this morning underneath the supervision of the Greek nationwide captain of the tanker.
The Indian Naval Frigate INS Sahyadri joined the operations by 0200 hours on Friday.

The Navy mentioned two extra Indian Coast guard vessels are to hitch the rescue operations.

The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday mentioned that it pressed into motion three of its ships and a Dornier plane after the Sri Lankan navy sought help to regulate the fireplace on board the oil tanker.

In a swift sea and air coordinated search and rescue (SAR) operation, the Coast Guard mentioned it instantly diverted ICG Ships Shaurya, Sarang, and Samudra Paheredar, apart from a Dornier plane for the firefight on the oil tanker. The Sri Lankan navy mentioned that the 2 Russian vessels which had been docked on the Hambantota port since August 31 and dispatched to the realm to hitch the rescue operations departed Sri Lankan waters this morning.

On Thursday evening, MV Helen, a vessel cruising within the space, rescued three Greeks and 16 Filipino crew members from the distressed vessel.

The navy spokesman mentioned that at the least 4 ships had been dispatched to hold out the rescue operation.

The naval ships had been dispatched from the jap port of Trincomalee and the southern port of Hambantota.
On the time the fireplace broke out, the Panamanian-registered ship was about 38 nautical miles (70 kilometers) east of Sri Lanka.