Coast Guard boat kills TN fisherman

Coast Guard boat kills TN fisherman RAMESWARAM: Kalvin (18), a fisherman from Pamban, drowned while four others escaped when a Coast Guard (CG) patrol boat allegedly hit the country boat in which the group were fishing 11 nautical miles off the Pamban coast on Thursday night.Other fishermen in the area, on hearing the noise caused by the accident, rescued Sathiyan, Aruldass, Bose and Innasi, who were struggling for life in the sea. On Thursday, the five...
09:16 AM, May 12, 2012

Hunt on for ship that hit boat off Kerala coast

Hunt on for ship that hit boat off Kerala coast Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy have launched a search operation to trace the ship which collided with a shipping boat at the high seas off the Kochi-Alleppey coast killing at least two fishermen. Four ships and a Dornier aircraft have been deployed to trace the ship involved. "INS Sarvekshak from Southern Naval Command and ICGS Savitribai Phule who were at sea were diverted to the area while...
04:52 PM, Mar 01, 2012

No out of court settlement in fishermen case: Chandy

No out of court settlement in fishermen case: Chandy Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of any out of court settlement in the case relating to the killing of two Indian fishermen by two Italian marines onboard a merchant ship. "There is no provision in Indian criminal law to have an out of court settlement on charges of murder," Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told mediapersons after a cabinet meeting to questions about reports that Italian...
05:40 PM, Feb 29, 2012

Fishermen killing: Court rejects Italy's plea

Fishermen killing: Court rejects Italy's plea Kochi: A Kollam court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Italy in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast. Italy had sought permission to allow presence of their forensic experts during the examination of the weapons recovered from the ship. This came a day after the Italian Foreign Minister met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna over the alleged killings of the fishermen by Italian...
05:32 PM, Feb 29, 2012

Vessel's weapon room resembled military armoury

Vessel's weapon room resembled military armoury Kochi: The Italian weapons were protected in two vaults in the Italian vessel, Enrica Lexie. Though the marines were in the ship to safeguard the vessel, the weapon room resembled a perfect Military armoury. One of the police personnel who was a part of the search and seizure procedure said that, the Italians had perfectly documented all the weapons. "Even the small bullets had been documented and they were accounted...
07:51 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Firing probe: Italian guards sent to police custody for 3 days

Firing probe: Italian guards sent to police custody for 3 days

The two accused were produced at the magistrate's home, with a swarm of policemen on alert as Congress, BJP and Left workers protested outside. ...
11:37 PM, Feb 20, 2012

Firing probe: Italian crew sent to police custody

Firing probe: Italian crew sent to police custody Kollam: A Kollam court on Monday remanded the two Italian Naval guards, accused of killing two Indian fishermen, in judicial custody for two weeks till March 5 and sent them to police custody for three days. The Italian marines were taken back to Cochin for further investigation. In court, the Italians argued that the shooting took place 33 nautical miles out in the sea, which is outside India's territorial water...
06:57 PM, Feb 20, 2012

Firing probe: Italian crew produced in court

Firing probe: Italian crew produced in court New Delhi: Five days after two Indian fishermen were killed in firing from their cargo ship off Kerala coast, two Italian Naval guards were on Monday produced at the House of Magistrate in Kollam. Youth Congress and BJP workers were seen protesting outside the Magistrate's residence in Kollam. Earlier, Italian lawyers claimed that they have begun a separate probe into the alleged killings of two Indian fishermen in Italy and...
05:19 PM, Feb 20, 2012
Ship probe: Italian delegation meets MEA officials

Ship probe: Italian delegation meets MEA officials

Police on Sunday questioned two Italian crew members over the killing of the Indian fishermen, but their surrender is delayed. ...
02:09 PM, Feb 19, 2012
We take fishermen death incident very seriously: Antony

We take fishermen death incident very seriously: Antony

The Defence Minister, refused to give more details in the incident, in which guards on an Italian ship fired at and killed two Indian fishermen. ...
04:46 PM, Feb 17, 2012

Fishermen deaths: Antony remains silent

Fishermen deaths: Antony remains silent Kochi: Defence Minister AK Antony said on Friday that investigations were on in the Kochi firing incident where guards on an Italian ship fired at and killed two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kochi. "They are questioning all the people involved." He, however, refused to give more details. "Giving more details is not appropriate. We take this issue very seriously, What happened was against the law, against all norms....
10:37 AM, Feb 17, 2012

Indians killed: Italian ship crew detained

Indians killed: Italian ship crew detained Kochi: Kerala Police on Friday detained several members of the Enrica Lexie crew, who were accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kochi. "Vital information is yet to be collected from the ship. Six security guards on the ship are considered to be from the Italian Navy as per the information they have. These crew members will be arrested and produced in the court only after...
10:17 AM, Feb 17, 2012

Indian fishermen mistaken for pirates, shot dead

Indian fishermen mistaken for pirates, shot dead Kochi: Two fishermen, one each from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in a fishing boat were on Wednesday shot dead by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel in the deep sea after being mistaken for pirates, an official said. Sources in Indian Navy said that the ship was in international waters. Sources also said that the fishermen shot by Italian Naval personnel on-board the tanker. Normally shooting is only for...
09:04 AM, Feb 16, 2012

'Get back on board, damn it!' T-shirts a hit

'Get back on board, damn it!' T-shirts a hit Rome: A coast guard officer's 'Get back on board damn it!' order to the fleeing captain of the capsized Costa Concordia liner is being printed on T-shirts by a company hoping to inspire Italians to rescue their country from economic crisis. Italians have made a hero of coast guard officer Gregorio De Falco for his angry exchange with skipper Francesco Schettino - who has been blamed for the accident and...
01:30 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Italy ship tragedy: Indian crew still missing

Italy ship tragedy: Indian crew still missing

A week after the Costa Concordia struck rock, Italy has declared a formal emergency for the island to helping with the rescue operations. ...
09:32 AM, Jan 21, 2012
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