Port Blair, Sept 02: The Indian Coast Guard Ship Kanaklata Barua, in a sea-air coordinated operation apprehended another poaching boat with five Indonesian poachers on Friday night from Andaman sea.
In a span of 21 hours, Indian Coast Guard has apprehended 13 poachers i.e. 08 Myanmarese and 05 Indonesian with 01 boat.
Earlier the same ship of Indian Coast Guard had apprehended 08 Myanmarese poachers in an anti-poaching operation on 30 Aug 12 off Barren Island.
The Indian Coast Guard Ship harbour yesterday afternoon with all 13 apprehended poachers.
“The Coast Guard Dornier was launched in the early hours of 31 Aug 12 for anti-poaching operation to continue with sea-air coordinated search off Barren Island. The Dornier aircraft located one suspicious boat 50 nm south east of Barren Island. Immediately the information was passed to ICGS Kanaklata Barua which had apprehended 08 Myanmarese poachers previous evening and was patrolling in the area,” a release from Coast Guard said here today.
According to the Assistant Commandant, the boat on being detected by the Coast Guard aircraft, attempted to flee towards International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) at high speed.
“The motivated officers and men under the command of Commandant (JG) SC Singh disregarded the rough sea conditions and reached the reported position of suspicious boat at 1400 hrs, but could not locate the boat. Meanwhile Dornier aircraft was re-launched at 1330 hrs from Port Blair and successfully located the suspicious boat. The ship was vectored by aircraft to intercept the boat. Finally, at 1500 hrs ICGS
Kanaklata Barua successfully apprehended 05 Indonesian poachers along with the boat,” the release added.
The Coast Guard Ship entered Port Blair harbor yesterday afternoon with all 13 poachers (08 Myanmarese and 05 Indonesian) and apprehended boat under escort.
“All poachers and apprehended boat are being handed over to Police authorities for legal formalities,” the release said.
