Ship it attacked was hostile, says Indian navy-India-The Times of India
Ship it attacked was hostile, says Indian navy
26 Nov 2008, 1344 hrs IST, AFP
NEW DELHI:
"The vessel was similar in description to what was mentioned in various piracy bulletins," an Indian navy spokesman, Commander Nirad Sinha said.
IT WAS SIMILIAR THAT STILL DOES NOT ALLOW U TO SINK IT AND MURDER THE CREW. I WONDER IF INS TABAR WOULD HAVE SUCH PRAISE FROM THE INDIAN MEDIA AND POSTERS IF IT WAS FOUND THAT 15 INDIAN HOSTAGES HAD DIED.
"The Indian navy ship asked them to stop for investigation on repeated calls. The vessel responded by saying it would blow up the Indian ship... Pirates were seen roaming on the deck with rocket-propelled grenade launchers."
U HAVE TO NEGOTIATE BY SENDING SMALL SHIPS BOAT AND IF THE SHIP DOES NOT STOP YOU CONTACT IMB ON SATPHONE AND ASK ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE VESSEL.
He said the Indian navy only opened fire after being fired upon, and that "exploding ammunition was also seen" on the target.
WHY DID A USD 300 MILLION SHIP COME WITHIN THE RANGE OF AN AK 47 OR RPG BOTH HAVE AN EFFECTIVE RANGE LESS THAN 200 METERS.
The Indian navy won international praise for taking on the Somali pirates, who have turned the vital Suez Canal trade route into the world's most dangerous waterway.
FROM WHOM ? INDIAN MEDIA ?
But Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) piracy reporting centre, said on Wednesday the vessel attacked was a Thai-operated fishing boat which had been seized by pirates off Yemen on November 18.
BTW THERE ARE LOT OF INDIANS IN THE IMB AND IF IMB WAS AWARE THE CAPT. IS A BUMBLING FOOL.
Another Indian navy official, speaking on condition he not be named, dismissed the IMB's account.
WHY IS HE SCARED TO GIVE HIS NAME ?
"Photographs of the attack and sinking of the vessel show a huge fireball. This shows there was ammunition carried on board, otherwise how could it have been such a great explosion?" the navy official said. "If it was a fishing trawler, it could not have resulted in such a huge explosion."
SO WHAT. DO YOU WANT THE PIRATES TO STOCK IT UP WITH BEER AND DANCING GIRLS. I SAW JUST A HUGE FLAME SIMILIAR TO A FUEL FIRE. IF IT WAS AMMUNITION THAN WE WOULD HAVE SEEN TRACERS IN THE SKY FROM EXPLODING BULLETS.
An Indian defence ministry official said: "They tried to attack us and our actions were in defence of that -- whichever the ship was."
WHY DID YOU COME CLOSE TO THE SHIP.
"It was a pirate vessel in international waters and its stance was aggressive," the official said.