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cali

(114,904 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 07:29 AM Oct 2013

Now this is interesting. India Arrests Crew of US Ship Carrying Weapons

Police in a southern Indian port city on Friday arrested the crew of a U.S.-owned ship on charges of illegally transporting weapons and ammunition in Indian waters.

Eight crew and 25 security guards aboard the MV Seaman Guard Ohio were arrested after they failed to produce documents allowing them to carry the weapons, a police official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

The ship is owned by Virginia-based security company AdvanFort but is registered in Sierra Leone. It was detained Oct. 12 and has been in the Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu state.

The ship's captain told investigators that the company provides armed escorts to merchant vessels traveling in pirate-infested waters in the Indian Ocean.

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/india-arrests-crew-us-ship-carrying-weapons-20608592

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Now this is interesting. India Arrests Crew of US Ship Carrying Weapons (Original Post) cali Oct 2013 OP

Ah, the Tom Hanks sequel? postulater Oct 2013 #1

I saw this on the BBC website Savannahmann Oct 2013 #2

India charges 33 aboard armed U.S. "anti-piracy" ship dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #3

postulater

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1. Ah, the Tom Hanks sequel?

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Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:11 AM

Oct 2013

Savannahmann

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2. I saw this on the BBC website

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Fri Oct 18, 2013, 10:02 AM

Oct 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-24577190

A little more information about the British Government asking questions, and so far waiting for answers.

From what I can gather, they are a private mercenary/security group providing security to ships passing through the danger zone of pirate waters for a fee.

dipsydoodle

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3. India charges 33 aboard armed U.S. "anti-piracy" ship

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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 10:22 AM

Oct 2013

(Reuters) - India has charged 33 men aboard an armed ship operated by a U.S. maritime security firm for failing to produce papers authorising it to carry weapons in Indian waters, police said on Saturday, a move that could trigger diplomatic tensions.

The captain and the chief engineer were not among those arrested in Friday's action.

The crew have been charged with illegal procurement of diesel and possession of arms and ammunitions without required documentation.

"The captain kept saying that he would produce the required documentation, but whatever was produced was inadequate," a police officer, who did not wish to be identified, told Reuters from Chennai.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/india-ship-seaman-guard-ohio-idINDEE99I02V20131019

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