Secure fishermen’s release from Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa urges PM
July 5th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up the issue of Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan ... Read more...
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Australia intercepts boats carrying more than 300 asylum seekers
May 7th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Australian Navy on Sunday intercepted three boats carrying more than 300 asylum seekers combined, the government said on Monday. It follows a series of intercepted people ... Read more...
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Australian navy intercepts 119 asylum seekers
January 8th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 8 (IANS) A boat carrying 119 asylum seekers has been intercepted by the Australian Navy off the country's west coast, the immigration department has said.The HMAS Maryborough, operating ... Read more...
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Indian Navy foils another piracy attempt
November 11th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) A five-boat pirate attack on merchant vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden was foiled by an Indian warship that was on escort duty, capturing 26 ... Read more...
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Typhoon Nesat kills three in China
October 2nd, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) Three people were killed in typhoon Nesat in southern China, a media report said Sunday.They died when their houses in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region collapsed Saturday ... Read more...
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13 Indian fishermen held in Pakistan
March 23rd, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 23 (IANS) At least 13 Indian fishermen have been taken into custody off the coast of Karachi for allegedly violating Pakistan's marine boundary, a media report said Wednesday.Three ... Read more...
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Seven kids among dead in Australia boat capsize (Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) Seven children - including four babies - were among the dead after a boat carrying about 70 Asian asylum seekers crashed into the rocks Wednesday at Christmas Island ... Read more...
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Abby Sunderland: The Lost Sailor Found In Indian Ocean
June 12th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Abby Sutherland whose real name is Abby Sunderland was lost at the sea last Wednesday as reported. This 16 year old girl from California was sailing ... Read more...
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EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship disrupts Pirate Action Group
May 8th, 2010 - 5:10 am ICT by BNO News
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BNO NEWS) – The Netherlands warship Johan de Witt intercepted and disrupted a Pirate Action group (PAG) in the Somalia Basin on Friday morning, the European Union Naval Force (EU ... Read more...
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French scupper Dunkirk-style effort to bring home Britons
April 19th, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) A rescue mission, inspired by Second World War's Dunkirk evacuation, to bring home Britons stranded due to flight cancellations was thwarted by the French authorities.
Television presenter Dan Snow ... Read more...
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Pak arrests 17 Indian fishermen for violating sea limits
April 14th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.14 (ANI): Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 17 Indian fishermen for violating country's water boundary.The fishermen were caught fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone and their three boats were ... Read more...
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Five Pakistani fishermen nabbed in Kutch
April 10th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) personnel Saturday nabbed five Pakistani fishermen after chasing them in the Sir Creek area of Kutch in Gujarat, an official said.
"The incident marks a ... Read more...
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15 held for fishing near famous turtle nesting site
January 25th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) At least 15 fishermen were arrested for fishing in the prohibited area of a world famous turtle nesting site in Orissa, official said Monday.
The fishermen were fishing at ... Read more...
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Pakistan arrests 16 Indian fishermen
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 16 Indian fishermen and seized three boats for allegedly venturing into Pakistan's territorial waters, Online news aagency quoted a private TV ... Read more...
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14 arrested for fishing in Orissa’s Chilika Lake
November 27th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (IANS) At least 14 people have been arrested for fishing in a prohibited area of Orissa's Chilika lake, India's largest brackish water lagoon that hosts hundreds of thousands of ... Read more...
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20 Pakistani fishermen arrested by Coast Guard
November 9th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Nov 9 (IANS) Three Pakistani fishing boats with 20 fishermen were seized by the Coast Guard off the Kutch-Saurashtra coast, officials said Monday.
The three Pakistani boats were intercepted by a ... Read more...
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16 Indian fishermen arrested for violating Pakistan’s sea limits
September 13th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep.13 (ANI): At least 16 Indian fishermen along with their three boats were nabbed by Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on Sunday for violating Pakistani waters."16 Indian fishermen boarding three vessels were ... Read more...
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Aid workers killed in Sri Lanka war zone (Lead)
May 13th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 13 (DPA) A volunteer doctor and a Red Cross worker were killed Wednesday in fighting in northeastern Sri Lanka as civilian casualties mounted in the region where government troops are ... Read more...
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Tamil Tigers attempt suicide attack on Sri Lankan troops
May 13th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 13 (DPA) An attempt by Tamil separatist rebels to carry out a suicide attack on government troops by sea off northeast Sri Lanka was foiled Wednesday with security forces sinking ... Read more...
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Somali pirates seize three boats following hostage drama
April 14th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, April 14 (DPA) Somali pirates have seized three ships - a Greek tanker and two Egyptian fishing boats - just days after US and French forces killed five pirates in two ... Read more...
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Madoff’s waterfront Florida home, three boats seized
April 3rd, 2009 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (DPA) Prosecutors have started seizing the property of the fraudster-financier Bernard Madoff, taking possession of his multimillion-dollar waterfront home in upscale Palm Beach, Florida, and three boats, the US ... Read more...
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Hundreds missing off Libya, many feared dead: Relief agencies (Lead)
March 31st, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 31 (DPA) Up to three boats capsized off the coast of Libya, having set sail with hundreds of migrants in the direction of Italy over the past few days, many ... Read more...
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Mumbai attackers used three boats: Interior minister
February 12th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The Mumbai attackers had used three boats during the planning and execution of the 26/11 carnage and the investigative authorities had obtained details of all three vessels, Interior ... Read more...
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Hundreds missing after boats capsize off Yemeni coast
January 19th, 2009 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa (Yemen), Jan 18 (Xinhua) Hundreds of people were missing after three boats capsized in two separate incidents off the coast of Yemen Saturday, a UN official said here Sunday.In one incident, ... Read more...
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Snakes and stench on Uttar Pradesh flood trail
September 27th, 2008 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 27 (IANS) What is the smell of flood? Rotting cattle carcasses. Why do people wading through floodwaters carry heavy sticks? To keep at bay the snakes swimming alongside.Over ... Read more...
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Pirates seize Ukrainian ship with 21 on board
September 26th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Kiev, Sep 26 (RIA Novosti) Pirates off the Somali coast seized a Ukrainian ship en route to Kenya with 21 people on board, Ukraine's foreign ministry has said citing reports from maritime ... Read more...
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15 Tamil rebels killed
May 29th, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Colombo, May 29 (Xinhua) At least 15 Tamil tiger rebels were killed early Thursday in a an operation by the security forces in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, the navy said in ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan Air Force destroys three rebel arms boats
April 20th, 2008 - 12:02 am ICT by admin
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, April 19 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Air Force claimed that its attack jets had "bombed and destroyed" three arms boats of the Sea Tiger wing of the Liberation Tigers ... Read more...
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Indians send message of love to Pakistan on Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
Akhnoor (J-K), Feb 14 (ANI): Unmanned boats loaded with lots of love and messages of peace set sail down the Chenab River in India to Pakistan to celebrate Valentine's Day.
The three boats ... Read more...
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