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Title: Indian Navy and CG chase Greece bulk carrier which fled Mumbai with all cargo on
Post by: odindj on November 23, 2010, 02:57:32 AM

The coast guard has launched a chase on the high seas for a merchant vessel, which reportedly left the Mumbai port without discharging cargo worth $1.7 million (Rs7.7 crore).  The vessel Dynamic Strike had come to the Mumbai port from Croatia on October 28. It is a Panama flagged vessel and had been anchored at the Mumbai port since then.
Deputy commissioner of police, port zone, Quaiser Khalid said,

Title: Re: Indian Navy and CG chase Greece bulk carrier which fled Mumbai with all cargo on
Post by: Phil English on November 23, 2010, 09:05:56 AM

There is definitely more to this than meets the eye. This is a very modern ship owned by a respectable Greek company, not some rust bucket operated by a dodgy fly-by-night outfit.

No doubt more will come to light soon.

Brgds
Phil

Title: Re: Indian Navy and CG chase Greece bulk carrier which fled Mumbai with all cargo on
Post by: cazenove on November 23, 2010, 10:08:37 PM

Some more info under this link.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Navy-intercepts-fleeing-vessel-FIR-against-22-crew-members/articleshow/6976489.cms

Don't know the details other than what is posted under the link but if they tried to "escape" without completing whatever formalities that were needed, I guess its a good thing that they were caught.

We will hopefully get some more info in the coming days.

Title: Re: Indian Navy and CG chase Greece bulk carrier which fled Mumbai with all cargo on
Post by: odindj on November 27, 2010, 07:20:29 AM

Latest news from Indian media and comment with some details which evaded attention of Indian media:

MV Dynamic Striker fled on superiors' orders, says its captain
Ivanychev Sergiy, captain of merchant vessel MV Dynamic Striker which tried to flee without discharging cargo worth Rs40 crore earlier this week, has confessed that they were trying to flee from Indian waters and moving towards Port Fujiriyah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
When asked why they did this despite several warnings issued by the Port Trust, the Coast Guard and the navy, Sergiy said that he was only following the orders of his superiors from the shipping company that owns the ship. A team from the Ukraine consulate general

Title: Re: Indian Navy and CG chase Greece bulk carrier which fled Mumbai with all cargo on
Post by: david1 on December 02, 2010, 05:51:48 AM

It is sad to see international shipping companies (http://www.bidtoship.co.uk) behave in such irresponsible manner endangering the lives of it