New Delhi: Against the backdrop of merchant vessel MV Pavit running aground off the Mumbai coast, Defence Minister AK Antony will hold a meeting of senior Navy, Coast Guard and Defence Ministry officials on Wednesday to review the coastal security. The meeting will take stock of the coastal security in the eastern as well as the western coastline, Defence Ministry officials said.
Following the incident of MV Pavit, the Ministry had asked the Navy and Coast Guard to submit a report as to how the abandoned ship entered Indian waters undetected.
Other naval authorities were also asked to submit report on the incident.
The Panama-flag vessel started to drift towards Mumbai coast after its engines failed a month ago near the coast of Oman, leading to flooding of its engine room....
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11:29 PM, Aug 08, 2011
Mumbai: MT Pavit, a small ship mysteriously grounded at Mumbai's Versova Beach, has literally turned into a giant jigsaw puzzle for India's coastal security agencies. Having not even a blip on the security radar, while it was adrift towards Mumbai for a month, has left alarm bells ringing. The ship owner claimed Pavit had sunk off the Oman coast on June 29 due to water ingress in its engine room....
08:31 PM, Aug 04, 2011
Mumbai: While MV Pavit, the oil tanker stranded at the Juhu beach in Mumbai, was out of Indian waters its crew had sent a distress message to Indian authorities, according to sources. Sources, however, added that after the tanker was reported sunk by the owner to the UK centre, the alert was lifted by Indian authorities. Locals claimed that they saw the ship near the shore on Saturday night, while...
10:25 AM, Aug 04, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian Navy chief is concerned over how the second ship stranded at Juhu in Mumbai remained undetected by the Navy or the Coast Guard, when it drifted into Indian waters. In the first fallout of the MV Pavit incident Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma has sought a report to be completed at the earliest. The main points of reference in the report will be how the vessel...
07:40 AM, Aug 04, 2011
Mumbai: There has still been no movement on MV Pavit, a Panama flagged oil tanker stranded in shallow waters near Juhu in Mumbai since Sunday. But fears are rising among residents of the possibility of oil spewing from the ship. The Director General of Shipping will send an emergency towing vessel to salvage the 999 ton ship. Coastguard Ship Amrutkaur has also been sent to initiate an investigation into the...
10:12 AM, Aug 02, 2011
Mumbai: A case of negligence has been registered against the owner, captain and engineer of MV Pavit by Mumbai Police. MV Pavit has been grounded off the coast of Juhu since Sunday. MV Pavit is a Panama flagged oil tanker and is stranded in shallow waters near Juhu. The Mumbai Police have taken preemptive measures to avoid any mishaps or instances of drowning. All access points are being manned by...
03:54 PM, Aug 01, 2011
