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Following the killing of the two fishermen Terming as "unfortunate" the killing of two Indian fishermen by gun shots from an Italian ship, shipping minister G K Vasan said appropriate punishment should be given to the guilty."It is a very unfortunate incident. Italian arm guards fired (at) Indian fishermen. This is not acceptable," Vasan told reporters here, when asked to comment on the incident near Kerala.Observing that Director General, Shipping, has ordered an enquiry into the incident, he said it was internationally well-known that when there is a piracy attack, certain protocol should be followed."It was not followed here. Enquiry will reveal (what happened). Appropriate punishment should be given (to those guilty) as per the law of the land," he said.Vasan said there was a suspicion as to why the Italian ship did not report the incident on time. "I am sure proceedings will take place. There is no pressure from Italy. Our fishermen lives are very important".Two Indian fishermen, Ajesh Binki (25) and Jalastein (45), were killed on February 15 off the Kollam coast near Kerala when armed guards of Italian ship 'Enrica Lexie' fired at their boat.The preliminary assessment of the marine authorities is that the armed guards ...

The shooting incident has heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries Indian police and coastguards are questioning the captain and crew of an Italian cargo ship that fired at an Indian trawler, killing two fishermen.Reports say the Italians mistook the Indian fishing boat for a pirate vessel on Wednesday evening.Indian Defence Minister AK Antony has described the killings as "very serious" and an "unfortunate incident".The Italian ambassador in Delhi was summoned by the foreign ministry on Thursday over the shooting.Indian officials say they are surprised at the mistake and that the fishermen did nothing to threaten the Italian ship.Following the shootout, the Indian coast guard sent two boats and an aircraft to intercept the ship.The Kerala state government has authorised a payment of 500,000 rupees ($10,125; 6,450) each to the dead fishermen's families.'No weapons'The Italian ship, identified as the MV Enrica Lexie, fired at the fishermen in waters off India's southern state of Kerala, the Indian navy said in a statement.Officials said the vessel was bound from Singapore to Egypt, with a crew of 19 Indians.The Italians say the crew members fired in self-defence - after initially firing warning shots - because they feared their vessel was about to be ...

Enrica Lexie violated the anti-piracy norms when it fired at an Indian boat Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie had violated the established anti-piracy norms when it fired at an Indian boat carrying 11 fishermen off the Kollam coast in Kerala killing two of them, the navy on Thursday said.Whenever there is a piracy attempt on a merchant vessel, it is supposed to communicate to its base or nearest ship but no such communication was registered from the Italian ship in this incident, navy sources said in New Delhi.The incident was reported only after the fishermen returned to their village and the Italians had not informed authorities and agencies concerned even after killing the fishermen, they said.The security detail on the merchant vessel seemed to be trigger-happy as they directly attacked Indian fishermen, the sources said.As per the norms, any ship coming under attack has to report the incident immediately to the single primary point of contact which is the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) in Dubai.The ships are also supposed to make 'Mayday' distress calls on particular radio frequencies watched by the navies but no such attempt seems to have been made by the vessel.In case of an attack, merchant ...

Two fishermen shot dead by guards Taking a strong stand on two Indian fishermen being shot at and killed by the security personnel of Italian ship Enrica Lexie on Wednesday night, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday summoned Italian Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte and registered a strong protest.Ministry of External Affairs officials said that 11 fishermen were on the boat, when the Italian ship came close to the vessel. While nine of those on board were sleeping, two were awake. These two fishermen - Ajesh Binki (25) and Jalastein (45) - were killed when the guards of Enrica Lexie opened fire off the coast of Kerala on Wednesday night.In fact Enrica didn't report the shooting incident to maritime authorities for almost three hours. Sources say that the Incident happened at 5 pm on Wednesday but Enrica told the Coast Guard only around 7 pm. Sources add that Enrica continued for 70 kms on its voyage to Egypt without reporting incident.The Directorate General of Shipping said that the Italian ship was carrying six armed guards and an enquiry has been ordered into the tragic incident."It has been reported to this Directorate that the Italian flagged MV Enrica Lexie, resorted ...

The Italian cargo ship, Enrica Lexie, is now berthed off the Kochi coast - under investigation The Kerala cabinet on Thursday decided to give Rs.5 lakh compensation each to the next of kin of the two fishermen shot dead by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel after being mistaken for pirates, a minister said as investigations into the incident got under way.The decision comes a day after two fishermen, one from Kerala and another from Tamil Nadu, were killed in the sea, about 14 nautical miles off the Alappuzha coast. The Italian cargo ship, Enrica Lexie, is now berthed off the Kochi coast and its officials have been summoned by police for further investigations.State Fisheries Minister K. Babu has said that it remained to be seen how the issue was settled as an Italian ship was involved.Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has asked the home department to register a case and do all the necessary procedures as it involves a foreign vessel.The fishing boat in which the two were shot dead had left for fishing operations a week ago from Kollam. Freddy, the owner of the boat who was present when the incident took place around 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday, ...

About 60 seafarers held by pirates are dead About 60 seafarers held by pirates off the coast of Somalia have been declared dead.According to EUNAVFOR, the European naval force operating on anti-piracy patrol, many seafarers have died in pirate captivity over the past four years.It said many others have suffered at the hands of the pirates who have tortured them and subjected them to ill-treatment.The belief that pirates are anxious to keep their captives alive to help secure a ransom is paid appears to have less foundation than originally, the report said. The truth about how seafarers are treated while in captivity is also withheld from the world's press by ship owners and operators who enforce the silence rule once seafarers are released.Even those that administer counselling to the released seafarers are told that to divulge what they learn will mean barred from any access to released seafarers in the future.Meanwhile, the Italian-flagged oil tanker SAVINA CAYLYN has been released after a ransom, reported to be of $11.5 million, was dropped near the ship. The ship and her crew of 22, comprising 17 Indians and five Italians had been held by the pirates for 11 months.The ransom was paid in ...

A requiem for the 22 missing sailor of Vinalines Queen Vinalines organized a requiem for the 22 missing sailor of Vinalines Queen at Thang Phuc pagoda in the northern port city of Hai Phong on the afternoon of January 9. The requiem had the presence of Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang, officials of Hai Phong city, the families of 22 sailors and thousands of people.A representative of the 22 families, Ngo Viet Minh, asked competent agencies to pursue the search of missing sailors."In my mind, there is no word like 'dead sailors.' I always believe that my husband and other sailors are on some inhabited islands near the area where the ship was sunk," said Tran Thi Thang, the wife of chief mechanic Le Ba Truc.Nguyen Van Hanh, director of Vinalines Shipping Company, emphasized: "With sentiments and responsibility, we promise to try every measure to bring sailors back to their families. I wish that families of sailors to contain your pain to continue your lives."At the requiem, sailor Dau Ngoc Hung, who is believed to be the only survivor, burned incense and share pain with the families of 22 missing sailors. "I hope that miracle will happen to these ...

Indian Crew From MV Asphalt Venture Remain in Pirate Custody A second Indian hostage has died while in the custody of pirates in Harardheere, according to sources amongst the pirates. The deceased hostage was from amongst seven crew members from Panamian-flagged MV Asphalt Venture which pirates released April 28th, and now only five are alive, according to pirates."He was in serious condition over the last month and he died this week. Now we are holding only five Indian hostages from the crew of the MV Asphalt Venture," one of the pirates holding these hostages told Somalia Report. "He is the second hostage to die, two months before another hostage died," added the pirate.Pirates captured the Indian hostages from the Panamian-flagged MV Asphalt Venture which pirates released on April 28th, 2011, after being paid a $3.5 million ransom.In October, the group of pirates released a video of the hostages, showing seven Indian hostages alive. Pirates announced that they will hold these Indians hostage until the Indian government releases their pirate friends from jail. This continued capture of Indian and South Koreans is part of a recent tactic by the pirates to hold onto crew members from countries who have significant numbers ...

Ship with eight people aboard sank early Sunday in a fierce storm The ship "Ginga" sank in the La Perfuse Strait, which divides the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin from the northern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.The eight aboard the ship are five Russians and three Indonesians. Two of the three dead bodies were identified as Russian citizens with the other remaining unidentified.According to the ministry, a joint search operation conducted by Russian and Japanese rescuers is underway."The Russian search and rescue group comprises the Atlas rescue vessel, the Ozersk refrigerator ship, the shipping boats Paliya and Zaliv Vasilyeva, and also a Mi-8 helicopter, while the Japanese team includes the REBUN patrol boat and a plane," the ministry said.It added that the emergencies center in the Russian Far East received a distress call from the ship at 22:40 Moscow time (1840 GMT) on Saturday, when north-west winds of 14 meters per second were blowing in the area.Itar-tass news agency said the ship, supposedly a fishing boat, was registered in Panama.Last week, a Russian floating oil rig capsized and sank in the same water due to bad weather, leaving 17 people killed and 36 others missing.Source: ...

The ship perished in adverse weather conditions in the Irish Sea - six seafarers lost their lives The ITF has highlighted the need for the Shipping Industry to urgently learn the lessons following the tragic loss of life on the Swanland ship and expressed our deepest sympathy to the seafarers' families involved.The ship perished in adverse weather conditions in the Irish Sea on Sunday 27th November 2011 with six seafarers losing their lives. At the current time we know that the ships registered owner is in the UK, the ship manager is Torbulk UK and that the vessel was last surveyed by Lloyds Register. It was flagged in the Cook Islands but was trading around the UK Coastline.The ITF is concerned as to how the ship came to break up in the Irish Sea and we urgently wish to establish all the facts surrounding the incident. We note that the MAIB are investigating.The ITF places on record its deepest sympathy for the families of the bereaved seafarers. The ITF's Russian affiliate, the Seafarers Union of Russia, is providing moral and financial support to the families and also communicating with the company.Given the background of UK Government cuts to the Coastguard, ...