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The two Bangladeshi fishing trawlers detained by the Indian Coast Guard on Monday morning were taken to Paradip port in Odisha of India. Indian Coast Guard on social media platforms last night stated that the two fishing trawlers, along with 78 crew, were apprehended for unauthorised fishing in Indian waters. "In a swift operation, Indian Coast Guard apprehended two Bangladeshi fishing trawlers along with 78 crew for unauthorised fishing in Indian waters.
The vessels have been brought to Paradip for legal proceedings," said the posts. In the post, three photos were also uploaded. One of the photos shows a few crewmen kneeling on the deck of a trawler putting their hands behind their heads.
Another photo shows the two trawlers at sea while the third photo shows that one of the trawlers were taking berth at a jetty. According to the trawlers' owning firms, the two fishing vessels FV Meghna 5 and FV Layla 2 were apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard while fishing in the Bangladesh water territory of Bay of Bengal near Hiron Point in Khulna around 11:00am on Monday.Chattogram based C&A Agro Ltd owns FV Meghna 5 while Dhaka based SR Fishing Ltd owns FV Layla 2.
Following the detention, the trawlers' owners contacted with relevant authorities in Bangladesh to ensure safe return of the vessels and their crew. When contacted, C&A Agro Ltd Executive Director Suman Sen told The Daily Star that the two trawlers were engaged in fishing in Heron Point for last two weeks and they were very close to Bangladesh maritime border during the detention. Suman said that master of their trawler, Rahul Biswas, made contact with crewmen of the another trawler belonging to the firm around yesterday midday and informed that all the crewmen were okay.
Department of Shipping (DoS) Director General Commodore Maksud Alam said the GPS locations of the two trawlers show that their positions were very close to maritime border but within the Bangladesh water territory during the apprehension. The Bangladesh Coast Guard officials are already in talks with Indian Coast Guard regarding the matter, said the DG Shipping, adding that the foreign ministry is taking necessary steps for safe return of the two trawlers. The two Bangladeshi fishing trawlers detained by the Indian Coast Guard on Monday morning were taken to Paradip port in Odisha of India.
Indian Coast Guard on social media platforms last night stated that the two fishing trawlers, along with 78 crew, were apprehended for unauthorised fishing in Indian waters. "In a swift operation, Indian Coast Guard apprehended two Bangladeshi fishing trawlers along with 78 crew for unauthorised fishing in Indian waters. The vessels have been brought to Paradip for legal proceedings," said the posts.
In the post, three photos were also uploaded. One of the photos shows a few crewmen kneeling on the deck of a trawler putting their hands behind their heads. Another photo shows the two trawlers at sea while the third photo shows that one of the trawlers were taking berth at a jetty.
According to the trawlers' owning firms, the two fishing vessels FV Meghna 5 and FV Layla 2 were apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard while fishing in the Bangladesh water territory of Bay of Bengal near Hiron Point in Khulna around 11:00am on Monday.Chattogram based C&A Agro Ltd owns FV Meghna 5 while Dhaka based SR Fishing Ltd owns FV Layla 2. Following the detention, the trawlers' owners contacted with relevant authorities in Bangladesh to ensure safe return of the vessels and their crew.
When contacted, C&A Agro Ltd Executive Director Suman Sen told The Daily Star that the two trawlers were engaged in fishing in Heron Point for last two weeks and they were very close to Bangladesh maritime border during the detention. Suman said that master of their trawler, Rahul Biswas, made contact with crewmen of the another trawler belonging to the firm around yesterday midday and informed that all the crewmen were okay. Department of Shipping (DoS) Director General Commodore Maksud Alam said the GPS locations of the two trawlers show that their positions were very close to maritime border but within the Bangladesh water territory during the apprehension.
The Bangladesh Coast Guard officials are already in talks with Indian Coast Guard regarding the matter, said the DG Shipping, adding that the foreign ministry is taking necessary steps for safe return of the two trawlers..
