Indian Coast Guard makes third arrest in a week
June 2, 2011 03:38 pm
In its third apprehension of the week and tenth of the year, Coast Guard has seized two more Sri Lankan fishing boats with 10 fishermen for allegedly fishing in Indian waters.
ICGS Avvaiyyar found Lankan boats ‘‘Jaya Isuru’’ and ‘‘Yug Gaya’’ about 109 nautical miles off the Chennai coast in the late hours on Tuesday, a Coast Guard release said. Their catch weighing around 2,000 kg of was also confiscated.
The boats were apprehended for violating MZI Act of 1981 and illegally fishing in the Indian Exclusive Zone, the release said.
Earlier this week, Coast Guard had seized two Lankan boats on May 29 and three more boats on May 31 for allegedly fishing in Indian waters. Since January, Coast Guard has apprehended 22 Sri Lankan boats with over a hundred crew and total catch of 22,400 kg, according to the release. (PTI)
