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IMO:
8410691
MMSI:
667004026
Callsign:
9LA2125
Width:
7.0 m
Length:
50.0 m
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Sierra Leone
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Undefined
Course:
277.1° / 0.0
Heading:
114.0° / 0.0
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Status:
moored
Location:
Tuticorin (Tuticorin Port)
Area:
Gulf of Mannar
Last seen:
2013-10-18
3814 days ago
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3814 days ago
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2013-10-12
2013-10-18
5d 21h 49m
2013-08-28
2013-08-29
1d 3h 42m
2013-08-27
2013-08-27
2013-08-26
2013-08-26
2013-08-23
2013-08-23
2013-07-13
2013-07-13
14h 11m
2013-07-07
2013-07-10
3d 19h 35m
2013-07-06
2013-07-06
4h 24m
2013-06-29
2013-06-30
18h 10m
2013-06-22
2013-06-22
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Madras high court acquitted crew and guards of imposed ship from all charges

Mon Nov 27 19:17:05 CET 2017 Timsen

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Nov 27, 2017, acquitted all 35 crew members and guards of the "Seaman Guard Ohio" from all charges of the Arms Act. The vessel had been impounded and the crew and guards on board were detained in October 2013 after the ship allegedly entered Indian waters with "illegal arms without adequate permission." The Q branch of the Tamil Nadu police took up the investigation and booked the crew members under various Acts, including the Arms Act, IPC and the Essential Commodities Act. Justice A.M. Basheer Ahamed pronounced the judgment setting aside the trial court verdict. He said the prosecution had failed to prove that the Indian Coast Guard intercepted the vessel on Oct 12, 2013 within the territorial water of India. Besides, the prosecution had failed to prove that the ship had been engaged in any of the activities prejudicial to the peace, good order and security. The prosecution had produced a map pertaining to location of the disputed vessel. However, the location of the vessel and the baseline drawn with pencil on map were not proved by competent witness. Besides, the person who drew the location of the ship had not been examined for which no reason was assigned, the judge said. It was proved in this case the ship was anchored at the given place on account of distress for want of provisions and fuel. The ship never had intention of visiting Indian ports because the captain were waiting for further instructions and getting for provisions and fuel. It was Indian Coast Guard which moved the vessel from the out-port limit of Tuticorin into the berth in the port, the court said. Also, a Ballistic expert had admitted that the arms were semi-automatic arms on demonstration by himself before the trial court. Out of 35 crew members, 12 Indians were in Palayamkottattai prison, and 23 were foreign nationals (14 Estonians, six British nationals and three Ukrainians) and heldin Chennai Puzhal prison. The accused were directed to be released forthwith unless their detention is required in connection with other cases. Their seized passports and documents are ordered to be returned in filing if proper application after getting acknowledgement. On Jan 11, 2016, the Tuticorin district and sessions court sentenced all crew members to five years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 on each of them. The crew members, including captain Dudnik Valentyn, filed appeals in high court against the verdict.

HC reserves order in appeal by US anti-piracy ship crew

Tue Dec 06 10:40:52 CET 2016 arnekiel

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has reserved its order on a batch of appeals filed by the crew members of the US-based anti-piracy ship 'MV SEAMAN GUARD OHIO' challenging their conviction by a trial court in Tuticorin for entering the Indian territorial waters illegally with a large cache of arms and ammunition. The Indian Coast Guard intercepted the ship in 2013 off Tuticorin port and arrested 35 crew members including captain Dudnik Valentyn. The crew members include 14 Estonians, six British nationals, three Ukranians and 12 Indians. A trial court in 2016 sentenced them to five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 3,000 each. Since then they have been lodged in the Puzhal prison in Chennai. Seeking to suspend the sentence and to set aside the judgment the crew members preferred appeals before the high court bench. They claimed that they are innocent and possessed weapons for anti-piracy activities. The court turned down their plea for suspending the sentence on February 29 and conducted hearing to set aside the judgment. The crew members argued that the trial court had failed to apply its mind to the actual facts and circumstances of the case and wrongly held that the appellants failed to produce adequate proof to their claim that the vessel was in distress. They said that as a matter of fact the vessel had run out of diesel at the time of interception by the Coast Guard; the master had communicated the same to the company which would be revealed from the log-book entries. Besides, the trial court did not consider the cross examination of prosecution witnesses 1 and 2 by defence, which established that the vessel was outside the territorial waters of India. While the court held that the vessel did not have proper registration certificate, it is wrong, they said The prosecutor argued that as there was no piracy in the Indian Ocean, the question of preventing it does not arise. He also said it is not known why the crew entered into the Indian territory without permission and why they kept arms during the stay in the Indian ocean for 48 hours. Further, it is also not known how the crew possessed weapons which are only allowed to the Army, Paramilitary and Police. Their intention itself attracted the Arms Act, the prosecution argued. After hearing both sides, justice AM Basheer Ahamed reserved his order. Source : Times of India

Seaman Guard Ohio crew held in India for 1,000 days – lobby of Parliament and delivery of petition called for 7 July

Mon Jul 04 09:40:06 CEST 2016 arnekiel

The Mission to Seafarers and families of the British guards of the anti-piracy vessel the MV Seaman Guard Ohio, who have been unlawfully detained and imprisoned in India, have called for a parliamentary lobby and supporter rally to hand in a petition at Downing Street on the 7 July. This marks the day when the men will have been in detention for 1,000 days. The families are calling for British MPs across all parties to unite to support the men and for the British people to write to their local MPs. Yvonne MacHugh, partner of Billy Irving, issued a statement, via Change.org which said: “As you may or may not know the 7th of July marks 1000 days since the men were arrested. That is 1000 days too many that innocent men have had to have their lives torn apart and survive a living hell. Talking hasn’t worked, it’s time for action. The men cannot be left to rot for another 1000 days. They once fought for us as veterans, now we must fight for them.” http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seaman-guard-ohio-crew-held-in-india-for-1000-days-lobby-of-parliament-and-delivery-of-petition-called-for-7-july/

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