Though
the vessel - Seaman Guard Ohio – belongs to AdvanFort, a US-based firm
that provides maritime security, sources in defence agencies said the
crew and guards could not explain why they had entered Indian waters.
They had no documents authorising their possession of sophisticated arms
and ammunition, which included semi-automatic weapons and self-loading
rifles.
According to Inspector-General and Commander
Coast Guard (Region East) Satya Prakash Sharma, the operations centre
here received information late on Friday that a vessel with armed guards
on board was seen near the Tuticorin coast. After putting the vessel
under electronic surveillance, Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Naiki Devi’
intercepted and escorted it to the Tuticorin Port on Saturday.
The
guards/crew comprising British, Estonian, Ukranian and Indian nationals
were interrogated by a multi-agency joint investigation team at
Tuticorin
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