Chennai:
Three Sri lankan fishing boats along with 16 crew members
were apprehended by the Indian Coastguard at east of Krishnapatnam on early
Friday.
The three boats namely Lahiru, Shanika and Dulath Putha
were apprehended under under The Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing
by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981.
Interestingly, this also comes in the wake of Indian Coastguard Ship
Vaibhav
apprehending four
Sri Lankan fishing boats along with 24 crew members about 99 nautical miles
south east of Cape Comorin on Wednesday.
Indian
Coastguard spokesman said that coastguard Dornier aircraft from Chennai Base,
Indian Coast guard ship (ICGS) Vishwast and ICGS Rani Avanthibai participated
in the operation.
Shanika
and Dulath Putha are being escorted by ICGS Vishwast and Lahiru by ICGS Rani
Avantibai to Chennai and Kakinada respectively for handing over to local
police.
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