Coast Guard captures 14 Pak fishermen off Gujarat coast

October 15, 2014 20:01

Coast Guard today chased a Pakistani fishing boat that had intruded into Indian waters and arrested 14 fishermen on board near Mitha Port off the Gujarat coast.

The force apprehended fishing boat 'Gulsamal' and arrested 14 crew, including a Master, all of them Pakistani nationals, at 34 nautical miles West of Mitha port inside Indian waters for violation of Maritime Zones of India Act 1981, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

While operating in Indian waters and on sighting the Coast Guard Ship, the Pakistani fishing boat removed the nets and tried to flee, the statement said. The ICG ship challenged the Pakistani boat and fired five warning shots in the air to stop it before intercepting it six nautical miles away in a "hot pursuit".

"Subsequently, the Coast Guard boarded the Pakistani boat, Gulsamal, and carried out a thorough investigation and rummaging. Thereafter, the boarding party apprehended 14 crew members and seized the boat," it said.

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