Showing posts with label Indian fisheries. Show all posts
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Labels: Indian fisheries, Sri Lanka
Meanwhile the body of the Indian fisherman killed in the firing by US Ship off the Dubai coast near Jebel Ali Port on Sunday has been recovered. The deceased has been identified as Sekhar son of Arumugam while the injured include Muthu Kannan, Pandusinathan and Munairaj all from Tamilnadu near Rameshwaram. The condition of the three injured Indian fishermen at the Sheikh Rashid Hospital in Dubai is reportedly stable. The officials of the Indian Consulate in Dubai met the injured at the hospital today.
Talking to All India Radio, the Indian Ambassador to UAE M.K.Lokesh said the Embassy is in touch with the UAE authorities and pursuing the case to bring the guilty to book. The UAE authorities have informed that a case has been registered against the US ship USNS Rappahannock and investigations are on. Mr. Lokesh told that the focus is on providing assistance to the family of the deceased and care of the three injured fishermen.
The Indian fisherman was killed while three others were injured earlier on Monday when a US navy refueling ship USNS Rappahannock fired at their small boat near Jebel Ali port in Dubai. US defence officials claimed that the boat was getting too close to the ship and ignored warnings not to approach the ship, and that sailors on board the American vessel feared it could pose a threat. A statement from the US Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain said the crew had opened fire as a last resort.
India has asked for details of the firing incident and has directed Indian officials in UAE to look into the matter with utmost urgency. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin in New Delhi today said, the US ambassador to India, Nancy Powel called Foreign Secretry Ranjan Mathai to express regret. The Indian consulate in Dubai has begun a probe into the killing.
Meanwhile, the US has released a statement on the tragic incident saying that it had issued several warnings to the boat carrying the Indians before firing at them. As per the statement their warning were not heeded.
In Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Karaiyur Fishermen Association President Malairajan said the fishermen were working for Dubai fishing companies on daily wage basis.
Lt Gred Raelson, a spokesman for US Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, said a security team aborad the USNS Rappahannock fired from a .50-calibre machinegun on the boat after it disregarded warnings and raced towards the ship.
Talking to All India Radio, the Indian Ambassador to UAE M.K.Lokesh said the Embassy is in touch with the UAE authorities and pursuing the case to bring the guilty to book. The UAE authorities have informed that a case has been registered against the US ship USNS Rappahannock and investigations are on. Mr. Lokesh told that the focus is on providing assistance to the family of the deceased and care of the three injured fishermen.
The Indian fisherman was killed while three others were injured earlier on Monday when a US navy refueling ship USNS Rappahannock fired at their small boat near Jebel Ali port in Dubai. US defence officials claimed that the boat was getting too close to the ship and ignored warnings not to approach the ship, and that sailors on board the American vessel feared it could pose a threat. A statement from the US Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain said the crew had opened fire as a last resort.
India has asked for details of the firing incident and has directed Indian officials in UAE to look into the matter with utmost urgency. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin in New Delhi today said, the US ambassador to India, Nancy Powel called Foreign Secretry Ranjan Mathai to express regret. The Indian consulate in Dubai has begun a probe into the killing.
Meanwhile, the US has released a statement on the tragic incident saying that it had issued several warnings to the boat carrying the Indians before firing at them. As per the statement their warning were not heeded.
In Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Karaiyur Fishermen Association President Malairajan said the fishermen were working for Dubai fishing companies on daily wage basis.
Lt Gred Raelson, a spokesman for US Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, said a security team aborad the USNS Rappahannock fired from a .50-calibre machinegun on the boat after it disregarded warnings and raced towards the ship.
Labels: Bahrain, Dubai, Indian fisheries, UAE
Pakistan on Wednesday freed 315 Indian fishermen, including over 20 juveniles, from a prison in Karachi as a goodwill gesture. Officials said that they have been sent to Lahore to be repatriated via the Wagah land border crossing.
They said that one prisoner who had recently undergone surgery, was unfit to travel and could not join the others as they set off by road for Lahore after being freed from Malir Jail in the port city on Wednesday morning. Officials also informed that about 130 Indian fishermen are still in Malir Jail in Karachi.
Labels: Indian fisheries, Pakistan
leader Basudeb Acharia today demanded a ban on the large fishing trawlers and foreign fishing vessels encroaching in the Bay of Bengal.
Releasing a Greenpeace Foundation report on future of Indian fisheries, Mr Acharia, also the Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, said the Committee is examining the issue of over-exploitation of fish stock in Indian waters.
He said, the first round of meeting was held recently with the Animal Husbandry department in this regard. Mr Acharia said the proposal for making a new policy to govern fishing activities in our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is being examined.
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