Pakistani boat was unlit to escape detection. 6-7 occupants on the boat who blew themselves up when intercepted.
Pakistani boat blew itself up off the west coast of India on New Year's Eve after Indian Coast Guard chased it for nearly an hour off the coast of Porbandar. After the Coast Guard fired at the boat to warn it to stop, the vessel blew up.
Photo - Indian coast guard.
UAV and Coast Guard Dornier images of boat
On New Year's Eve, intelligence agencies had inputs that a boat had sailed from near Karachi to carry out what sources described as "an illicit transaction" in the Arabian Sea, about 350 kms south west of Porbandar in Gujarat. A midnight operation was launched using ships and a Dornier aircraft to locate the fishing boat.
After a three-hour search, the unlit boat was located, and a Coast Guard ship that was patrolling the area was diverted. The Coast Guard fired warning shots at the boat, which then sped up and tried to escape. After a one-hour chase, the men on board who had gone below deck set fire to the vessel. A huge explosion and flames were seen.
Pakistani boat blew itself up off the west coast of India on New Year's Eve after Indian Coast Guard chased it for nearly an hour off the coast of Porbandar. After the Coast Guard fired at the boat to warn it to stop, the vessel blew up.
Photo - Indian coast guard.
UAV and Coast Guard Dornier images of boat
On New Year's Eve, intelligence agencies had inputs that a boat had sailed from near Karachi to carry out what sources described as "an illicit transaction" in the Arabian Sea, about 350 kms south west of Porbandar in Gujarat. A midnight operation was launched using ships and a Dornier aircraft to locate the fishing boat.
After a three-hour search, the unlit boat was located, and a Coast Guard ship that was patrolling the area was diverted. The Coast Guard fired warning shots at the boat, which then sped up and tried to escape. After a one-hour chase, the men on board who had gone below deck set fire to the vessel. A huge explosion and flames were seen.
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