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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 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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

Oil tanker hit by a fishing boat An oil tanker hit by a fishing boat off Pembrokeshire has berthed at Milford Haven after safety checks, says the port authority.The Seatransport was in collision with a Belgian boat 14 miles (22.5 km) from the port entrance at 01:15 GMT.Milford Haven Port Authority said nobody was injured and no pollution resulted from Wednesday's incident.The tanker, carrying 90,000 tonnes of crude oil, was made fast at the Murco Jetty at 20:20 GMT on Wednesday.Harbourmaster Mark Andrews confirmed: "At 2020 on the 18th January 2012 the oil tanker Seatransport was made fast without incident at the Murco Jetty in Milford Haven Port."Mr Andrews said the tanker came from the Sullom Voe Terminal in the Shetland Islands.Speaking earlier on Wednesday he said: "An inspection by the crew has reported the tanker sustained some damage to compartments at the stern of the vessel, approximately 3m above the water line and well away from any cargo or fuel storage areas, which are contained within a double skin."Before docking the tanker's steering and rudder system would be examined by an inspector to ensure it was safe enough to come into port for a fuller inspection, he said.Mr Andrews ...

AMSA issues Marine Notice 4/2012 AMSA issues Marine Notice regarding Safet of Fishing Vessels as follows:The purpose of this notice is to advise shipmasters, skippers and watchkeepers on both trading vessels and fishing vessels about the potential risk ofcollisions between such vessels.An unacceptable number of collisions and close quarters situations continue to occur in Australian waters between trading vessels and fishing vessels.For more information, click here.Source: AMSA

Crew evacuation on board the Korean fishing vessel Jeong Woo A United States Airforce (USAF) C17 Globemaster III aircraft will leave Christchurch tonight to help recover seven crew injured in a fire on board the Korean fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2 in the Ross Sea early on Wednesday morning (NZDT).The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is currently working with a range of agencies to help facilitate the recovery of the seven injured men from the Korean vessel back to New Zealand for hospital treatment.RCCNZ Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator Greg Johnston said attempts were being made to get a team, including Vietnamese and Indonesian interpreters, on board the aircraft, which was already on a scheduled flight due to leave Christchurch about 9.30pm today."Weather permitting, it's expected that the USAF aircraft will get to McMurdo base about 2am tomorrow (Friday), arriving about the same time as the American research vessel Nathaniel B Palmer, which is currently making her way through the ice with the seven injured crew on board."The rescue mission is, however, dependent on the weather and sea conditions, with fog at McMurdo currently causing poor visibility. However, a back up aircraft, a LC 130 Hercules based at McMurdo, ...