According to TV reports, a Pakistani fishing vessel carrying explosives blew itself up on Friday after being chased by Coast Guard in sea for almost an hour.
Indian Coast Guard ships and navy aircraft tried to intercept the boat near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary, about 365 km from Porbander in Gujarat, on the night of December 31-January 1. It was also reported that when Indian Coast Guard ship warned the boat to stop for investigation of the crew and cargo – the vessel tried to dodge the Indian officials.
There were intelligence alerts since September about a possibility of a threat from the seas. The coast guard has been on vigil since then. The areas specific under the radar of the agencies were the coasts along Gujarat and also Kolkata.
In November, there was a threat at the Kolkata port following which security was upped. Since then the agencies have been on the look out for every Paksitan vessel that has been entering into the Indian waters.
Indian Coast Guard ships and navy aircraft tried to intercept the boat near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary, about 365 km from Porbander in Gujarat, on the night of December 31-January 1. It was also reported that when Indian Coast Guard ship warned the boat to stop for investigation of the crew and cargo – the vessel tried to dodge the Indian officials.
Pictures of the Pak boat that blew itself up off Porbandar coast pic.twitter.com/2FjYinsQ2N
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 2, 2015
Mysterious self-#destruction of Pak boat off Guj coast.Normally they jettison contraband& court arrest, unless high value asset on board.
— K. C. Singh (@ambkcsingh) January 2, 2015
There were intelligence alerts since September about a possibility of a threat from the seas. The coast guard has been on vigil since then. The areas specific under the radar of the agencies were the coasts along Gujarat and also Kolkata.
Indian Press says Pakistani terror boat blew itself up.
Pakistani Press says Indian Navy chase forced Fishing boat to blow itself up.
— Disappointed Indian (@rsrikanth05) January 2, 2015
Pakistani fishermen blow up own boat after India navy chase http://t.co/xlX6tvKbjw
— Pakistan News (@pakistaninews) January 2, 2015
In November, there was a threat at the Kolkata port following which security was upped. Since then the agencies have been on the look out for every Paksitan vessel that has been entering into the Indian waters.