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India detains two Italian marines who killed two Indian fishermen at sea Italy warned India on Wednesday that it was creating a "dangerous" precedent by detaining two Italian marines who were on an anti-piracy mission when they allegedly killed two Indian fishermen at sea.Premier Mario Monti relayed the warning during a telephone call with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh as the diplomatic standoff reached the highest levels of government as well as the halls of the European Union.According to a statement from Monti's office, Singh agreed to transfer the marines from prison to somewhere "adequate to their status."The marines, who were providing anti-piracy security aboard a cargo ship, are accused of shooting the fishermen Feb. 15 after mistaking them for pirates off India's southwest coast.A court in the southern state of Kerala on Monday ordered them jailed for another two weeks while officials investigate.New Delhi says the case should be tried in India because the killings occurred on an Indian boat. Rome says the shooting took place in international waters and the case should be handled in Italy.Italy says the presence of military personnel aboard the cargo ship is governed by an Italian law conforming to UN anti-piracy resolutions, and ...

Recreates faces of two sailors found in ill-fated ships gun turret Nearly 150 years after 16 USS Monitor sailors died when their vessel sank in a New Year's Eve storm, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has released forensic reconstructions of the faces of two crew members.Officials unveiled the reconstructions and dedicated a plaque in memory of the Monitor crew during a ceremony sponsored by the United States Navy Memorial Foundation at the Navy Memorial in Washington today.The skeletal remains of both sailors were discovered inside the Monitor's gun turret after it was raised from the ocean floor in 2002. While much has been learned about the physical characteristics of the men, their identities remain a mystery. By releasing images of the reconstructed faces, NOAA hopes the public will be able to assist in the ongoing effort to identify the sailors."These are the faces of men who gave their lives for their country at a pivotal moment in American history," said David Alberg, superintendent of Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, which was established by Congress in 1975 to protect the Monitor wreck site. "The best case scenario is that someone will emerge, perhaps a descendent, who can give these faces a ...

Prabhu Daya involved in the collision that led to the death of three fishermen off the Kerala Officials of the Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) are gearing to begin investigations on board m.v. Prabhu Daya to find out whether it was involved in the mid-sea collision that led to the death of three fishermen off the Kerala coast on March 1.The vessel, flying the Singapore flag and belonging to Tolani Shipping (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd., is due to call at the Chennai port on Monday night following instructions from the Directorate-General of Shipping to divert it to the nearest port or to Kochi. The vessel aroused suspicion as it was one of the eight that were near the accident spot and had failed to respond to messages from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.The MMD, which is investigating the matter, has sought the permission of the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) authorities to berth the vessel, even as the latter is contemplating if it should give permission or not. The probe team is headed by Principal Officer M.P. John of MMD, Kochi.Talking to TheHindu, an MMD official said a team of four - a nautical surveyor, a radio surveyor, an electronic expert and a ...

'Alpha 1' refuelling tanker sank off the Athens region's Elefsina refineries The captain of a Greek tanker was killed when his ship, carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of oil and diesel, sank west of Athens on Monday, coastguard officials said.The other 10 members of the crew were rescued and safe, the officials said."The 48-year-old Greek captain was just found dead," one coastguard official said.The "Alpha 1" refuelling tanker, which sank off the Athens region's Elefsina refineries, was carrying 1,800 tonnes of crude oil and 235 tonnes of diesel when it foundered at around 10.30 a.m. (0830 GMT).Source: Reuters

Accident killed two Indian fishermen The Indian authorities suspect that a Singapore-flagged ship may have been responsible for the collision with a boat in the Arabian Sea off Kerala March 1 that killed two Indian fishermen, a top maritime authority has said.The ship, MV.Prabhu Daya, is suspected to be involved in the high seas incident withfishing vessel Don-1, which later sunk off the Quilon coast, said the Directorate-General of Shipping (DGS) in a statement late Saturday night.It was traced somewhere in the high seas following inputs from the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The suspect vessel has been ordered to proceed to a convenient Indian port.Accordingly to the DGS, the ship has agreed to divert to Chennai port where it is expected to reach sometime Monday.The DGS' team from the Mercantile Marine Department, Kochi, will board the vessel to carry out its preliminary probe related to the hit-and-run incident.Last Thursday, DGS had ordered an inquiry into the high seas incident in which the fishing vessel Don-1 was sunk, killing two fishermen, injuring two while three are missing.ICG got into the picture, investigating relevant records to identify and trace the probable vessel involved in the case that had sparked an outrage in ...

Attack was carried out by a gang of sea pirates Four Nigerian soldiers declared missing last week were killed by pirates in the restive oil-rich Niger Delta and their bodies have been recovered, an army spokesman said on Sunday."The ... attack was carried out by a gang of sea pirates led by Shedrack Itokofuwei, alias Mammy Water, who hails from Azagbene... (in) Bayelsa State," Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Antigha said.The remains of the four attacked last Thursday along the Eweleso River have been retrieved, said Antigha.Itokofuwei and his gang left their base in a convoy of five speed boats and on their way, attacked the soldiers.In an ensuing encounter with a navy patrol, three of the pirate boats were sunk while two others escaped, he said in the statement.Itokofuwei was among those killed "in the fire fight as disclosed by his gang member captured close to the scene of encounter," the statement added.The soldiers killed, among them a lieutenant-colonel who was commander of a unit, were ambushed and attacked not far from where four marine policemen were shot dead at a checkpoint the same day.A militant group in the region, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on ...

India and Italy are scrambling to defuse a diplomatic row India and Italy are scrambling to defuse a diplomatic row over the deaths of two Indian fisherman mistaken for pirates by Italian marines guarding an oil tanker. Supriya Menon has been speaking to the fishermen's crewmates and family in the southern Indian state of Kerala.Fisherman J Fredy was asleep on board the trawler St Antony when he first heard gun shots."I suddenly saw my colleague Valentine who was steering the boat slumped over the wheel with blood oozing from his ear and nose and thought he was sick."It was only later that I noticed gun shots. I didn't stop to think and just steered the boat away from the gunfire trying to get far away from the big ship that I saw."The big ship that Fredy is referring to is the Enrica Lexie, the Italian oil tanker that was on its way from Singapore to Egypt with a crew of 34.Walking me around the small fishing boat, 30-year-old Fredy points out bullet marks. He says he is still terrified thinking about the incident and considers himself fortunate to be alive."In my 10-year-long fishing career I have never come across something ...

Two Indian fishermen have been killed and three others have gone missing Two Indian fishermen have been killed and three others have gone missing when a ship collided with a boat in the southern state of Kerala, police said.Two other fishermen who were in the boat swam to safety after the collision which happened off the Kollam coast early on Thursday, police said.Last month, an Italian cargo ship fired at an Indian trawler off the coast of Kochi in Kerala, killing two fishermen.Reports say the Italians mistook the Indian boat for a pirate vessel.Police said a rescue operation had been launched to trace the missing fishermen.Coast guard officials said efforts were on to locate the ship.Source: BBC News

Currently , the two military will avoid imprisonment The two Italian soldiers under investigation by Indian authorities for the death of two Indian fishermen will remain in police custody until March 5 a magistrate ordered today in Kollam.Thus, at least for the time being, the two military will avoid imprisonment.Today is a critical one for the two military arrested following the death of two fishermen on February 15 as the judges in Kerala, where the incident occurred, will decide on two important questions:jurisdiction, will the process be held in India or Italy; andballistic tests, if, after having assisted in the seizure of the weapons on and the affixing of seals, Italian technicians can assist in the continuation of the forensic examinations.The police investigation is also considering whether to place Umberto Vitelli, the captain of the Enrica Lexie, under investigation. The tanker is still anchored off Kochi, blocked by Indian police, and can only leave India if the payment of a security bond is paid.Italy's La Repubblica newspaper has a full report: I marò evitano il carcereSource: Maritime Security Review

An operation that freed 16 other hostages Two hostages of suspected Somali pirates died after a rescue effort by the Danish navy, an operation that freed 16 other hostages, the Danish military said Tuesday.A Danish warship, the Absalon, tasked with patrolling waters near the Somali coast to ward off piracy, fired warning shots against what the navy described as a pirate "mother ship" that failed to stop, the military said.Military personnel then boarded the vessel and found 17 suspected pirates and 18 hostages, two of whom were critically wounded.Despite medical treatment, navy doctors were unable save their lives, the military said. An investigation into the deaths is under way.The hostages had been the original crew of what became the mother ship.Source: CNN