ICG detains 11 Pakistani fishermen: Vessel caught operating illegally near Gujarat

NEW DELHI: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) connected Wednesday seized a Pakistani sportfishing vessel and apprehended 11 unit members for operating illegally successful Indian waters, officials said. The detainees person been handed implicit to the Jakhau Marine Police successful Gujarat for further investigation.ICG connected Thursday confirmed the interception connected X, stating that it had “intercepted and apprehended a Pakistani sportfishing vas on with 11 unit operating illegally wrong Indian waters. ” The unit said the “decisive enactment reflects the unwavering vigilance of the ICG and India’s steadfast resoluteness to support its maritime frontiers and uphold planetary maritime instrumentality wrong the MZI. Relentless surveillance and proactive cognition stay the bedrock of our maritime information strategy.

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Gujarat Defence PRO Wing Commander Abhishek Kumar Tiwari said the cognition was carried retired swiftly. In a station connected X, helium wrote that the Coast Guard had “apprehended a Pakistani sportfishing vessel with 11 unit wrong India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).” He said the interdiction highlights the Coast Guard’s sustained maritime operations and India's committedness to securing its frontiers portion enforcing planetary laws wrong the Maritime Zones of India (MZI).

“Continuous vigilance crossed India's maritime domain remains a cornerstone of our nationalist maritime information strategy,” helium added.

Last year, an ICG vessel rescued 7 Indian fishermen who had been apprehended by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) vas adjacent the India-Pakistan maritime boundary. The ICG intercepted the Pakistani vas Nusrat and chased it for astir 2 hours earlier persuading it to merchandise the fishermen connected November 17.