The Indian Coast Guard and the Customs Department officers jointly arrested 8 Sri Lankan fishermen with five boats and 4 Indians for smuggling sea cucumbers and edible turmeric.
Taking cognizance of a developing low-pressure area in the southeast and east central Bay of Bengal, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships and aircraft have started advising fishermen operating off the Andhra and Tamil Nadu coast to return to harbour to ensure safety during adverse sea conditions.
Indian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai, the Maritime search and rescue coordinator on the Indian Western Coast evacuated a Chinese crew on board a Panama-flagged vessel MT Hua Wei 8 on Saturday due to severe medical conditions.
About 2,500 personnel from the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, State and the union territory administration, Marine Police, fisheries, customs, intelligence agencies, light houses, ports forest were engaged in the exercise, an official press release stated.
Four people still remain missing and three were rescued after a fishing boat capsized nautical miles from Munambam on Thursday, an official statement said.
The boat was carrying seven fishermen and after the boat capsized three of the drowning fishermen were immediately saved by a Fishing Boat operating in the vicinity, however, four fishermen went missing, said officials.
Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Prahari, a specialized pollution-control vessel, arrived at the port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday to demonstrate India’s commitment to addressing regional marine pollution threats.
PM Modi has said 'Swachh Bharat' is the collective responsibility of all citizens of the country and that public participation is very important in this direction.
A total of 09 international students from 09 countries (Bangladesh, Madagascar, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Oman, and Yemen) participated in this course.
Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard have revealed substantial damage to coral reefs along the Rozul (Iroquios) Reef and Sabina (Escoda) Shoal in the South China Sea.