Coast guard prevents arrest of 46 fishermen

[RISING SUN]

Coast guard prevents arrest of 46 fishermen
MADURAI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) prevented the arrest of 46 Indian fishermen which otherwise appeared imminent by the Sri Lankan navy. Five mechanised boats and 46 fishermen were released by the Sri Lankan navy after the ICG intervened and negotiated with their Sri Lankan counterparts mid-sea.

After the coast guard regional headquarters (east) received information on the alleged clash between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen in mid-sea on April 11, it directed ICG Rajkamal patrolling in the area, to proceed with best speed to the incident site. In addition to that, one coast guard Dornier aircraft and ICG ship, Rani Abbakka were also deployed from Chennai for area surveillance. On arrival at the site, ICG Rajkamal sighted three Indian boats in custody of the Sri Lankan naval ships in position, approximately 50 nautical miles northeast of Point Pedro in Sri Lankan waters.

The coast guard ship intervened and got one boat with 28 fishermen released from the custody of the Sri Lankan naval units. Subsequently, through liaisoning with various authorities at Sri Lanka through coast guard headouarters, four more fishing boats were also released.

All the five Indian fishing boats with 46 crew members were later handed over at the Karaikal port at 9am on Friday. The vigil and urgency displayed by the ICG in preventing the arrest of the fishermen shows the commitment towards the safety and security of our fishermen at sea, a statement from the coast guard stated.
Coast guard prevents arrest of 46 fishermen - Times Of India

 

[SURYA-1]

Keep it up Coast Guards!!
Indian CG taking on SL navy ,it seems Sri Lankan Navy is good only at harassing and arresting unarmed poor fishermen.

 

[Kazhugu]

bit of confusing......

there is another news that 6 fishermen were injured in lankan navy attack.......

6 Indian fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan Navy


anyway good job CD....sink one lankan rust bucket and then they would know their real place.......

 

[third eye]

The ICG has given these fishermen hand held GPS.

Why do they stray in SL waters ?

 

[DARIUS]

BTW I came across this one.If posted before please ignore

Coast Guard Interceptor boat C-154 at naval Dockyard in Mumbai during its commissioning on Friday. Photo: Vivek Bendre

By mid-2014, 14 more such ships will join the fleet

Indian Coast Guard’s C-154, an interceptor boat (IB) with new generation Arneson Surface Drive (ASD), was commissioned here on Friday in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.K. Banthia and S.P.S. Basra, Inspector General (IG), Coast Guard Region (West).

ASD, a surface-piercing propeller drive, can turn the boat while in high speed. By mid-2014, the Coast Guard will add 14 more such ships to its fleet. They will be distributed across the coastline for better surveillance.

“This ship will be based in Mumbai and will serve the entire coast of Maharashtra. It will also help in securing the western coast of the country,” said Mr. Basra.

The 28-metre-long boat, with 75 tonnes displacement, can achieve a maximum speed of 35 knots. Besides latest navigation and communication equipment, it has medium-range armament. It can perform high-speed interception, close-coast patrol, low-intensity maritime operations, search-and-rescue and surveillance. It was built by M/s Bharati Shipyard Ltd. at a cost of Rs. 18 crore.

“We have taken a serious note of the bomb blasts in Hyderabad. Apart from issuing high alert in the State, such efforts to strengthen our coastline are also necessary. All the authorities responsible for handling the security of coasts are working in cooperation,” said Mr. Banthia.

The vessel is also capable of operating in shallow water. It has two main engines of 1,630 kW each and has a complement of one officer and 12 men.

 

[black_jack]

ICG is far more capable then SL Navy

 

[GR!FF!N]

the situation is going from bad to worst.where we are releasing their fishermen within 48 hours,they are keeping our fishermen for months in jail.where is so called "Joint Mechanism"??we must deploy ICG and navy to protect our fishermen so that they don't get strayed and if they cross their border,they don't get arrested just like this one..

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Keep it up Coast Guards!!
Indian CG taking on SL navy ,it seems Sri Lankan Navy is good only at harassing and arresting unarmed poor fishermen.

bit of confusing......

there is another news that 6 fishermen were injured in lankan navy attack.......

6 Indian fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan Navy


anyway good job CD....sink one lankan rust bucket and then they would know their real place.......

ICG is far more capable then SL Navy

the situation is going from bad to worst.where we are releasing their fishermen within 48 hours,they are keeping our fishermen for months in jail.where is so called "Joint Mechanism"??we must deploy ICG and navy to protect our fishermen so that they don't get strayed and if they cross their border,they don't get arrested just like this one..

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Indian Fishermen do cross IMBL - Indian Coast Guard

Commanding Officer H.H. More, Coast Guard Station Mandapam said Indian fishermen are crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and getting caught by the Sri Lankan Navy for poaching in Sri Lankan waters.

Describing it as a long pending problem, he said the fishermen not only cross the IMBL, while setting out for fishing, but reach very close to the Lankan coast.

"We will not keep quiet if Lankan fishermen or fishermen from Pakistan crossed the line and fish near our coast," he said.

In the case of 40 fishermen, he said they were fishing near the Bolder point, 'very close' to the east coast of Sri Lanka, when they were arrested by the Lankan Navy on December 3.

The Indian fishermen, sometimes, move close to two km away from the Lankan coast, he said.

The fishermen go out for fishing and they do not indulge in smuggling acts, but when hundreds of fishermen set out for fishing and get close to the Lankan coast, the possibility of some of them indulging in smuggling activities, could not be ruled out, he said.

The fishermen, who were equipped with GPS, know fully well their location of fishing, but they were wilfully crossing the border, taking a risk. When the Coast guard vessel, stop them at the IMBL, they take a deviation to get into the Lankan waters.

"After crossing the IMBL, they even used to wave at us as we cannot chase at them across the IMBL," the Commanding Officer said.

Pointing out that from Rameswaram, the IMBL lay about 16 nautical miles and from the Sri Lankan side, 14 nautical miles from the Point Calimere, he said for a lasting solution, a massive awareness campaign has to be launched among the fishing community to change their mindset, he suggested.

On charges levelled by the fishermen that the Indian Navy and Coast Guard do not come to their rescue when they were attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy, he said "I can't help when they are in other's territory. I can protect them only if they are in my territory," he said.

The fishermen have been distributed Distress Alert Equipment, free of cost by the Coast Guard, but they seldom take the devise, when they set out for fishing, he complained.

The fishermen have to be educated that the use of bottom trawling would wipe out the entire marine resources and it would pose a threat to their livelihood in the future.

"There is so much of technology available now, but they should go hand in hand with the awareness campaign as the issue concerned the livelihood of the fishing community," Mr. More said.

Indian Fishermen do cross IMBL - Coast Guard officer

 

[SURYA-1]

Indian Fishermen do cross IMBL - Indian Coast Guard

Commanding Officer H.H. More, Coast Guard Station Mandapam said Indian fishermen are crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and getting caught by the Sri Lankan Navy for poaching in Sri Lankan waters.

Describing it as a long pending problem, he said the fishermen not only cross the IMBL, while setting out for fishing, but reach very close to the Lankan coast.

"We will not keep quiet if Lankan fishermen or fishermen from Pakistan crossed the line and fish near our coast," he said.

In the case of 40 fishermen, he said they were fishing near the Bolder point, 'very close' to the east coast of Sri Lanka, when they were arrested by the Lankan Navy on December 3.

The Indian fishermen, sometimes, move close to two km away from the Lankan coast, he said.

The fishermen go out for fishing and they do not indulge in smuggling acts, but when hundreds of fishermen set out for fishing and get close to the Lankan coast, the possibility of some of them indulging in smuggling activities, could not be ruled out, he said.

The fishermen, who were equipped with GPS, know fully well their location of fishing, but they were wilfully crossing the border, taking a risk. When the Coast guard vessel, stop them at the IMBL, they take a deviation to get into the Lankan waters.

"After crossing the IMBL, they even used to wave at us as we cannot chase at them across the IMBL," the Commanding Officer said.

Pointing out that from Rameswaram, the IMBL lay about 16 nautical miles and from the Sri Lankan side, 14 nautical miles from the Point Calimere, he said for a lasting solution, a massive awareness campaign has to be launched among the fishing community to change their mindset, he suggested.

On charges levelled by the fishermen that the Indian Navy and Coast Guard do not come to their rescue when they were attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy, he said "I can't help when they are in other's territory. I can protect them only if they are in my territory," he said.

The fishermen have been distributed Distress Alert Equipment, free of cost by the Coast Guard, but they seldom take the devise, when they set out for fishing, he complained.

The fishermen have to be educated that the use of bottom trawling would wipe out the entire marine resources and it would pose a threat to their livelihood in the future.

"There is so much of technology available now, but they should go hand in hand with the awareness campaign as the issue concerned the livelihood of the fishing community," Mr. More said.

Indian Fishermen do cross IMBL - Coast Guard officer

Colourful post indeed but source is not reliable.

 

[AHAM BRIHMASMI]

And what they were doing in srilankan waters ?? if they can not control their fishing greed, they should prepare themselves to live in srilankan prison.

 

[GR!FF!N]

Indian Fishermen do cross IMBL - Indian Coast Guard

Commanding Officer H.H. More, Coast Guard Station Mandapam said Indian fishermen are crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and getting caught by the Sri Lankan Navy for poaching in Sri Lankan waters.

Describing it as a long pending problem, he said the fishermen not only cross the IMBL, while setting out for fishing, but reach very close to the Lankan coast.

"We will not keep quiet if Lankan fishermen or fishermen from Pakistan crossed the line and fish near our coast," he said.

In the case of 40 fishermen, he said they were fishing near the Bolder point, 'very close' to the east coast of Sri Lanka, when they were arrested by the Lankan Navy on December 3.

The Indian fishermen, sometimes, move close to two km away from the Lankan coast, he said.

The fishermen go out for fishing and they do not indulge in smuggling acts, but when hundreds of fishermen set out for fishing and get close to the Lankan coast, the possibility of some of them indulging in smuggling activities, could not be ruled out, he said.

The fishermen, who were equipped with GPS, know fully well their location of fishing, but they were wilfully crossing the border, taking a risk. When the Coast guard vessel, stop them at the IMBL, they take a deviation to get into the Lankan waters.

"After crossing the IMBL, they even used to wave at us as we cannot chase at them across the IMBL," the Commanding Officer said.

Pointing out that from Rameswaram, the IMBL lay about 16 nautical miles and from the Sri Lankan side, 14 nautical miles from the Point Calimere, he said for a lasting solution, a massive awareness campaign has to be launched among the fishing community to change their mindset, he suggested.

On charges levelled by the fishermen that the Indian Navy and Coast Guard do not come to their rescue when they were attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy, he said "I can't help when they are in other's territory. I can protect them only if they are in my territory," he said.

The fishermen have been distributed Distress Alert Equipment, free of cost by the Coast Guard, but they seldom take the devise, when they set out for fishing, he complained.

The fishermen have to be educated that the use of bottom trawling would wipe out the entire marine resources and it would pose a threat to their livelihood in the future.

"There is so much of technology available now, but they should go hand in hand with the awareness campaign as the issue concerned the livelihood of the fishing community," Mr. More said.

Indian Fishermen do cross IMBL - Coast Guard officer

for your consideration.......

Court orders release of Lankan fishermen - Times Of India

fishermen from both countries strayed into each other's boundary..thats why there is joint mechanism in place to send them to their respected country within days..SL also released some of our fishermen,but after putting them in jail for 1-2 months while we send them within 2 days..thats what I want to say..