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Naham 3 reported being under pirates attack Somali pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese fishing vessel, Naham 3, off the coasts of Indian Ocean island of Seychelles, Press TV reports."Naham 3 reported being under pirates attack while sailing approximately 65 nautical miles off the South-East," said Andrew Mwangura, a Kenyan maritime official."The boat has since changed direction to sail toward Somali coast," he added.The condition and number of the crew onboard the fishing vessel, which was reported missing on Tuesday, is not yet known.Rampant piracy off the Indian Ocean coast of Somalia has made the waters among the most perilous in the world.The Gulf of Aden, which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, is the quickest route for more than 20,000 vessels traveling annually between Asia, Europe and the Americas.However, attacks by heavily armed Somali pirates on speedboats have prompted some of the world's largest shipping firms to switch routes from the Suez Canal and reroute cargo vessels around southern Africa, causing more shipping costs.Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew former junta ruler Mohamed Siad Barre.Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, Somalia remains one of the countries generating ...

World's largest transporter of live fish and fuel efficient vessel Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won its first order for a new ship developed specifically for transporting live fish. Norwegian ship owner Sølvtrans AS, the world's largest transporter of live fish, is the first customer for this advanced, fuel efficient vessel.In order to transport live fish efficiently and in a healthy condition, customers require spacious, temperature controlled tanks in the hold of the ship. This new, specifically tailored design makes that possible.Monrad Hide, Rolls-Royce, General Manager - Fishing Vessels said: "The live fish carrying market is a growing one. This order demonstrates how our advanced ship designs can be tailored to specific purposes while retaining the world-leading features of fuel efficiency, lower operating costs and environmental performance.""This vessel marks a new era for this specialist segment of the fishing industry and we're delighted that Sølvtrans has chosen our design and equipment." The new Rolls-Royce NVC 386 design incorporates the Group's latest developments in hull design to ensure fuel efficiency, cost-effective operations and stability. The vessel features an advanced diesel-electric propulsion system including two Bergen C 6 diesel engines and a hybrid shaft generator which significantly reduces energy consumption ...

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 ...

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

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Two Italian naval guards charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen Two Italian naval guards charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen offKeralacoast were today remanded to three-day police custody by a Judicial Magistrate atKarunagapallyin this district.First Class Judicial MagistrateKPJoy, at whose residence the marines were produced amid tight security, remanded the two accused to judicial custody till March 5, but handed them over to investigators accepting a police plea forfutherquestioning. The marines could not be produced in a court as it was a holiday due toMahashivratrifestival.LatoreMassimilianoandSalvatoreGirone, arrested byKeralaPolice yesterday and brought ashore from the ship which was intercepted and anchored at the port, were brought toKollamfor court proceedings fromKochi.The two Italian marines have been charged with murder under Section 302 of theIPC.The arrest of the two men, part of the six-member security detail of 'EnricaLexie' from Italian Navy, climaxed four days of hard negotiations between India and Italy over the incident, which has sparked a diplomatic row.The Italians claimed that the fishermen ValentineJalastineandAjeeshBinki, who had set out to sea along with nine other fishermen on February 15 were shot at on suspicion of being pirates.Source: DNA News

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 ...

The shooting incident has heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries

Enrica Lexie is now berthed off the Kochi coast for further investigation India on Thursday summoned the Italian envoy to voice concern over the killing of two fishermen by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel in the waters off Kerala. It asked Italy to ensure the ship's captain cooperates with Indian police.Italy, however, maintained that the Italian navy personnel on board Enrica Lexie fired warning shots after they were allegedly attacked in international waters by people on an Indian fishing vessel.The incident that killed two fishermen, one from Tamil Nadu and the other from Kerala, who were mistaken for pirates, took place Wednesday evening about 14 nautical miles off Alappuzha in Kerala.M. Ganapathi, secretary (west) in the external affairs ministry, met Italian ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Montefort and asked him to ensure that the captain cooperates with Indian officials probing the incident. The Italian envoy said the captain will cooperate with Kochi police.Enrica Lexie is now berthed off the Kochi coast and its officials have been summoned by police for further investigations.The Italian embassy, however, insisted that the ship was attacked and the firing was done only in self-defence."The Italian ship was attacked yesterday in international waters about 30 ...