MUMBAI: An Indian Navy warship on Tuesday successfully intercepted a fleeing merchant ship off Diu coast.
"Naval warship INS Angre fired warning shots ahead of the fleeing merchant ship's bow and stopped it. It is being escorted back to Mumbai," a defence spokesperson said.
The joint operation by Navy and Coast Guard followed a police complaint about the merchant ship fleeing Mumbai port without completing necessary formalities, the spokesperson said.
Initially, efforts to establish contacts with the fleeing ship failed as it had switched off the communication system on board.
"Naval warship INS Angre fired warning shots ahead of the fleeing merchant ship's bow and stopped it. It is being escorted back to Mumbai," a defence spokesperson said.
The joint operation by Navy and Coast Guard followed a police complaint about the merchant ship fleeing Mumbai port without completing necessary formalities, the spokesperson said.
Initially, efforts to establish contacts with the fleeing ship failed as it had switched off the communication system on board.
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