Nothing 'fishy' about North Korean ship, says navyOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KOCHI - A probe team has found nothing "incriminating" on board a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship, which was detained off the Kerala coast for anchoring in Indian waters without mandatory clearance, a naval official said Sunday. The vessel, Hyang Ro, was detained at Vadakara in Kozhikode district Oct 2 and was inspected by a joint team of the Indian Navy, the Coast Guard, intelligence agencies and port authorities, naval spokesperson Commander Roy Francis said.
Report: Indian coast guard detains North Korean ship headed to PakistanOctober 4th, 2009 Report: North Korean ship detained in IndiaNEW DELHI — India's coast guard has detained a North Korean ship headed for Pakistan after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, a news agency reported Sunday. It was not immediately clear what cargo the ship was carrying.
Report: Indian coast guard allows detained North Korean ship lo leaveOctober 4th, 2009 Report: Seized NKorean ship allowed to leave IndiaNEW DELHI — India's navy said Sunday that a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship would be allowed to leave Indian waters after a search of the vessel yielded "nothing incriminatory," news reports said. The ship had been detained near Calicut port in southwestern India two days ago after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, Press Trust of India said.
Detained North Korean ship may be booked under Maritime ActAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The detained North Korean ship MV Mu San is likely to be booked under the Indian Maritime Act for illegally entering in to the Indian waters. According to sources, the Union Home Ministry, Defence Ministry and External Affairs Ministry are coordinating with each other to finalise the procedure in this regard.
No nuke materials on detained North Korean ship, says scientistsAugust 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two nuclear scientists who have conducted a preliminary investigation of the seized North Koran ship MV Mu San, have said the vessel does not contain any trace of chemical, biological, radioactive or nuclear materials. The Kalpakam Nuclear Power Station scientists conducted the preliminary investigations at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Seized North Korean ship moved to Andhra Coast for interrogationAugust 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The seized North Korean ship MV Mu San is being brought to Kakinada port in Andhra Pradesh where central security agencies and nuclear scientists will carry out an extensive search of the vessel. The MV Mu San was intercepted off the Andaman and Nicobar coast while awaiting clearance to proceed to Iraq.
Investigation of detained North Korean ship continuingAugust 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta has said that interrogation of the crew of a suspicious North Korea ship detained by Indian coastguards at Andaman and Nicobar Islands was still on. Talking to reporters here on the sideline of a conference Mehta said, "Till now nothing significant has come out.
Naval Chief says investigation of North Korean ship is going onAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta, said on Saturday that there was nothing to panic and the investigation of crewmembers of the North Korean ship detained by the Coast Guard near Andaman and Nicobar is lands is still going on. Admiral Mehta clarified that no suspicious thing has been found on the ship so far.
North Korean ship had no business to be in Indian waters: Sureesh MehtaAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI/PORT BLAIR - India on Saturday said that the North Korean cargo ship, which illegally entered its territorial waters, had "no business" to be there even as its captain today claim to have done so following some mechanical problems. Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta in the national capital said that M V San "had no business" to be in Indian waters and that the maritime security agencies had fears that it could be carrying nuclear components.
Chinese ship adrift off Mangalore coast, crew rescuedJuly 18th, 2009 BANGALORE - A Chinese ship carrying 13,000 tonnes of iron ore is adrift in choppy waters of the Arabian sea off the Mangalore coast and the Indian Coast Guard planes are not able to locate it due to inclement weather, an official said Saturday. "Our Dorniers have not sighted the ship and search is on despite the bad weather," Assistant Commandant D.K.
North Korea fires four missiles, claims South Korea (Second Lead)July 2nd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Thursday fired four short-range missiles over the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean reports. The fourth missile was launched at 9.20 p.m.
North Korea fires three missiles, claims South KoreaJuly 2nd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Thursday fired a third short-range missile from its east coast in the direction of the Sea of Japan, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing the defence ministry in Seoul. The missiles, fired between 5.20 p.m.
Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesJuly 2nd, 2009 Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean media report that North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles. Yonhap news agency reported Thursday the North fired two ground-to-ship missiles from its eastern coast.
Pentagon: No decision yet whether to contact, request boarding of North Korean shipJune 24th, 2009 Pentagon: No decision yet on North Korean shipWASHINGTON — The U.S. and its allies have not decided whether to contact and request inspection of a suspected North Korean arms ship that the U.S.
North Korea fires two missiles after nuclear test (Lead)May 26th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea fired two short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after conducting an internationally condemned nuclear test, South Korean media reported. The launches were carried out on North Korea's east coast, the national news agency Yonhap said, citing a government official in Seoul.
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